Carole King - Really Rosie (1975)

“Really Rosie” is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King. The musical is based on Sendak's books Chicken Soup with Rice, Pierre, One was Johnny, Alligators All Around (which compose 1962's The Nutshell Library), and The Sign on Rosie's Door (1960). Sendak based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom he observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn.
The musical has become a mainstay of children's theater groups. It follows a typical summer day in the life of the Nutshell Kids, a group of several neighborhood friends, including Pierre, Alligator, Johnny, and Chef Jeff from the Nutshell Library books, and Rosie and Kathy from The Sign on Rosie's Door. Rosie, the self-proclaimed sassiest kid on her block of Brooklyn's Avenue P, entertains everyone by directing and starring in an Oscar-winning movie based on the exciting, dramatic, funny (and slightly exaggerated) story of her life.
During its off-Broadway run, the lead role of Rosie was first played by a-then 12-year-old Tisha Campbell-Martin. Midway through the run, Tisha left the cast and was replaced by cast member and "Rosie" understudy, 10-year old Angela Coin. Angela also sang the role of "Rosie" on the cast recording.
A half-hour animated television special aired on CBS TV in February 1975. It was directed by Maurice Sendak, with Carole King voicing the title character. An album based on the songs by King and lyrics by Sendak is available on Ode/Epic/SME Records. In the animated special, only the first seven songs and Really Rosie (Reprise) were showcased.

Track listing

01. "Really Rosie"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 1:51
02. "One Was Johnny"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 2:08
03. "Alligators All Around"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 1:54
04. "Pierre"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 5:38
05. "Screaming and Yelling"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 1:16
06. "The Ballad of Chicken Soup"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 2:15
07. "Chicken Soup with Rice"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 4:20
08. "Avenue P"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 3:03
09. "My Simple Humble Neighborhood"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 3:07
10. "The Awful Truth"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 3:11
11. "Such Sufferin'"  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 2:55
12. "Really Rosie" (Reprise)  (Maurice Sendak, Carole King)  - 1:40

Credits
Music By, Piano, Guitar, Synthesizer – Carole King
Backing Vocals – Louise Goffin, Sherry Goffin
Bass – Charles Larkey
Drums – Andy Newmark
Engineer – Hank Cicalo, Milt Calice
Remastered By – Bob Irwin
Mastered By – Vic Anesini
Producer – Lou Adler, Sheldon Riss

Notes
Genre: Soft Rock
Length: 33:24
Label: Ode / Epic Records

© 1975

Carole King - In Concert (1994)

Singer-songwriter Carole King captured live in concert at the Bushnell Hall, Hartford, during her 1993 “Colour of Your Dreams” tour. “In Concert” was the first of Carole King's live albums to appear, actually preceding the release of the 1971 “Carnegie Hall Concert”. The two couldn't be more different. Carnegie Hall presents a nervous, unassuming artist on the cusp of stardom. The Carole King of “In Concert” is a different woman an abundantly confident, slick professional, with all the timing, glitz, and glamour of a Las Vegas pro. Includes the classics 'Up On the Roof', 'Natural Woman', and 'It's Too Late'. Sometimes this works her mind-boggling collaboration with Slash from Guns N' Roses on guitar, on the version of 'Hold Out for Love' and the rearranged "Jazzman" betters its studio counterpart. But there are disasters, too  "Hard Rock Cafe" is a distinctly unwelcome inclusion, and the blandly flawless band plays as if in a recording studio, rather than on-stage. It's no surprise that King's most unforgettable standard "You've Got a Friend" elicits the warmest crowd response, which might explain why it appears twice, the second time with supporting vocals courtesy of Crosby, Stills & Nash.


01.  Hard Rock Cafe  (Carole King)  - 5:07
02.  Up on the Roof  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)  - 3:50 
03.  Smackwater Jack  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)  - 4:52  
04.  So Far Away  (Carole King)  - 4:26  
05.  Beautiful  (Carole King)  - 4:37  
06.  (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler)  - 4:09  
07.  Hold Out for Love feat. Slash  (Carole King)  - 7:46 
08.  Will You Love Me Tomorrow?  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)  - 4:20  
09.  Jazzman  (Ed Holstein, Carole King, Dave Palmer, David Palmer, Pretorius)  - 5:56  
10.  It's Too Late  (Carole King, Wilson Pickett, Toni Stern)  - 5:30 
11.  Chains  (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)  - 3:49  
12.  I Feel the Earth Move  (Carole King)  - 3:26  
13.  You've Got a Friend  (Carole King)  - 5:34    
14.  The Loco-Motion feat. Slash  (John Coltrane, Gerry Goffin, Carole King)  - 4:42    
15.  You've Got a Friend feat. David Crosby & Graham Nash  (Carole King)  - 5:52 

Credits
Carole King: Vocals, Piano
Teddy Andreadis: Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, & Backing Vocals
Bill Mason: Additional Keyboards
Rudy Guess: Guitar and Backing Vocals
Slash: Lead Guitar
Danny Pelfrey: Guitar, Saxophone, Flute, & Backing Vocals
John Humphrey: Bass
Jerry Angel: Drums
Brie Howard Darling: Percussion and Backing Vocals
Sherry Goffin: Backing Vocals
Linda Lawley: Backing Vocals
Voices of Jubilation: Choir
David Crosby & Graham Nash: Guest vocalists on "You've Got A Friend"
Hilton Rosenthal: Executive Producer
Bernie Grundman: Mastering
Legal Representative: Emily Simon
Manager Label Operations: Magda Summerfield
Project Coordinator: Lorna Guess
Production Coordinator: Ivy Skoff
Larry Vigon: Art Direction
Brian Jackson: Design
Catherine Wessel: Photography
Executive-producer – Hilton Rosenthal
Mixed By – Bobby Summerfield
Producer – Rudy Guess

Notes
Recorded at: Universal Amphitheatre – Los Angeles, Le Mobile, Eastman Theatre – Rochester, NY, Proctor's Theatre – Schenectady, NY, Bushnell Auditorium – Hartford, CT
Guy Charbonneau: Recording Engineer
Dr. Dave Gallo: Stage Engineer
Charlie Bovis: Tape Operator
Remote Recording Services, Inc.
David Hewitt: Recording Engineer
John McClintock: Stage Engineer
Phil Gitomer: Tape Operator
Plus 4 Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Bobby Summerfield: Post-Production and Mix Engineer
Duration Time - 1:14
Genre - Folk Rock, Acoustic, Singer/Songwriter
© 1994 Copyright Virgin/Rhythm Safari