Carole King

Fecha de Nacimiento: 9 de febrero de 1942

Conocida como Carole King, es una cantante, pianista y compositora estadounidense. Su época de mayor actividad como compositora fue en los años 60, y como cantante fue durante la década de los ’70, si bien tanto antes como después ha tenido considerable aceptación como compositora.

King ha ganado cuatro premios Grammy y ha sido incluida en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) y en el Salón de la Fama de los Compositores (Songwriters Hall of Fame) por su trabajo, junto con su compañero Gerry Goffin.

Con Goffin, King escribió más de dos docenas de éxitos para numerosos artistas durante los años 1960, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en estándares.

Como cantante, ha realizado 25 álbumes en solitario, siendo su álbum Tapestry el más exitoso de su carrera al encabezar la lista de álbumes de Estados Unidos durante 15 semanas en 1971, y permanecer en las listas durante más de seis años. Además, Tapestry mantuvo el récord de álbum interpretado por una solista como número uno durante más tiempo, solo superado por Whitney Houston con El Guardaespaldas y por Adele y su álbum 21.

Tuvo mucho éxito como intérprete en la primera mitad de la década de 1970, a pesar de que fuera una compositora de éxito mucho antes y que después lo haya seguido siendo. Tuvo su primer número 1 en las listas Billboard como compositora en 1961 a los 19 años, con “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, interpretada por “The Shirelles” que escribió con Gerry Goffin. En 1997, co-escribió “The Reason” de Aerosmith, aunque fue cantada por Céline Dion.

Date of Birth: February 9, 1942

Known as Carole King, is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Her time of greatest activity as a songwriter was in the 60s, and as a singer it was during the ’70s, although both before and after she has had considerable acceptance as a songwriter.

King has won four Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work, along with his partner Gerry Goffin.

With Goffin, King wrote more than two dozen hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards.

As a singer, he has made 25 solo albums, with his album Tapestry being the most successful of his career, topping the US album chart for 15 weeks in 1971, and staying on the charts for more than six years. In addition, Tapestry held the record for the longest solo album performed by a female soloist, surpassed only by Whitney Houston with The Bodyguard and Adele and her album 21.

She was very successful as a performer in the first half of the 1970s, despite the fact that she was a successful songwriter long before and has continued to be successful. She had her first number 1 on the Billboard charts as a songwriter in 1961 at age 19, with “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” performed by “The Shirelles” which she wrote with Gerry Goffin. In 1997, he co-wrote Aerosmith’s “The Reason”, although it was sung by Céline Dion.

Genero Folk rock, pop, soft rock	Escuchar Musica	Año
1	Writer	1970
2	Tapestry	1971
3	Music	1971
4	Rhymes and Reasons	1972
5	Fantasy	1973
6	Wrap Around Joy	1974
7	Really Rosie	1975
8	Thoroughbred	1976
9	Simple Things	1977
10	Welcome Home	1978
11	Touch the Sky	1979
12	Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King	1980
13	One to One	1982
14	Speeding Time	1983
15	City Streets	1989
16	Color of Your Dreams	1993
17	In concert	1994
18	Carnegie Hal	1996
19	Time Heals All Wounds	1997
20	Goin’ Back	1998
21	Super Hits	2000
22	Love Makes the World	2001
23	The Living Room Tour	2005
24	Live at the Troubadour	2010
25	A Holiday Carole	2011
26	The Essential Carole King	2011
27	The Legendary Demos	2012

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