Tapestry

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studio album
First released:
1971

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Tapestry is a pop album by singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1971. It features minimal production by Lou Adler. Tapestry was ranked US number 1 for 15 consecutive weeks, which is the longest time for an album by a female to occupy that position and remained in the charts for six years. In terms of time on the charts, it ranks fifth overall and in terms of length on the charts for solo musical acts it ranks second. It remains the longest charting album by a female solo artist. Tapestry has sold over 25 million copies worldwide and on July 17, 1995 was certified diamond in the United States by the RIAA for 10 million copies sold in the US. In 2001, the VH1 TV network named Tapestry the 39th greatest album ever. In 2003, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

Various artists combined to re-record all the original tracks for more than one tribute album; the first, released in 1995, entitled Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King, which was certified gold, and the second, released in 2003, entitled A New Tapestry — Carole King Tribute.

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Catalog number:
65850
Release dates:
  • May 25 1999

Genres

Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock. Vote on Genres

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4 stars Why, oh why can't the record companies do it right?
I'll admit -- I'm one of those people who feel that TAPESTRY is one of the greatest albums of all time. So my review of this new 2-CD edition is colored by that view.

TAPESTRY is one of only a handful of albums ever released that contains only total winners (in terms of songs). Many artists produce great albums, but there are always a couple of songs that I don't like as much as the others. Not so with TAPESTRY. Every song on the album deserves five stars.

This 2-CD set contains the complete o…
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3 stars From an audiophile point of view...
I would give this album 5 stars as it deserved it musically. But this is a well known example of a poor recording (mastering) effect. From its original source this album was poorly recorded (what a sin!) so if you are expecting this album to be your reference album to showcase your system abilities and the sacd techonology be aware that it will give you a bad surprise. The audible distortion is evident and it shows. I think its better to have this album on a regular CD, you are not going to gain…
Written by insoc

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Tapestry 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 65850
release dates: May 25 1999
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Tapestry 12 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: 65850
release dates: May 25 1999
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Tapestry 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Epic
catalog number: 65850
release dates: May 25 1999
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Tapestry 12 tracks Legacy Edition
format: 1 x CD
record label: Sony Legacy
release dates: Apr 22 2008
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Tapestry 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Dec 31 1998
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