Gerry Goffin and Carole King, even in 1968 were already established songwriters, but it wasn't until Carole's 1971 classic "Tapestry" release that she came to be fully recognised as one of the great American singer/songwriters. In 1968, Carole King and her then husband Charles Larkey, formed the short lived The City, with Danny Kortchmar on guitar and vocals, and Jim Gordon on drums. "Now That Everything's Been Said" was originally issued as a limited edition album in 1968 by Ode records. It's an excellent album with some terrific songs. "Snow Queen" is a beautifully written track. "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi De Ho)", was covered, by the Byrds and Blood, Sweat And Tears, and is also a great song. Danny Kortchmar sings "A Man Without a Dream" and "Sweet Home" on this album, which really hasn't a dud track. "Now That Everything's Been Said" is now available on a remastered CD, and is well worth buying. The post here is a vinyl rip, and sound quality is only average.
TRACKS / COMPOSERS
SIDE 1
1.) Snow Queen (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 4:11
2.) I Was Not Born to Follow (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:45
3.) Now That Everything's Been Said (Carole King - Stern) - 2:20
4.) Paradise Alley (Carole King - Palmer) - 3:04
5.) A Man Without a Dream (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:50
6.) Victim of Circumstance (Carole King - Palmer) - 2:35
SIDE 2
1.) Why Are You Leaving (Carole King - Stern) - 3:37
2.) Lady (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 2:59
3.) My Sweet Home (Allison) - 3:12
4.) I Don't Believe It (Carole King) - 2:42
5.) Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:22
6.) All My Time (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:17
sample listen and buy here or...
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MUSICIANS
Carole King - Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Danny Kortchmar - Guitar, Vocals
Charles Larkey - Bass
Jim Gordon - Drums
The 1999 Ode/Epic/Legacy CD reissue of this album marks its first appearance in the American catalog since 1969, when a switch of distributors by Ode, from Columbia to A&M, ended up getting it deleted prematurely. The original LP became a collector's item with a triple-digit price and was even bootlegged with a bad black-and-white reproduction of the original jacket. It was briefly in print on CD in Japan during the early 1990s, but this reissue is an improvement — King lacked some confidence, and this remastering captures the subtle, deep, expressive aspect of King's singing, which was easy to lose, especially because King sometimes sounds a little outnumbered, trying to work within a "group" context. The City has more of an integrated ensemble sound, and less prominence to King, than her subsequent records, even though she used bigger backing groups on most of her solo sides. The new CD squeezes the best out of her voice (and piano, which sounds gloriously resonant) as it existed then. The soft but clear, gently tapped percussion in the opening seconds of "Snow Queen," and the close-up twang and crunch of Danny Kortchmar's guitar on "Wasn't Born to Follow," also enhance the listening. King wasn't yet filling her albums wall-to-wall with memorable songs, and there's some material here that might better have been held back at the time, but this release is the best way to hear this record. © Bruce Eder, allmusic.com
"hidee Ho" just ok.
"born to follow" (inferior byrds version. can't fin the city version which its TOP)
12/27/10
The City (Feat. Carole King/Danny Kortchmar-Fugs)
Gerry Goffin and Carole King, even in 1968 were already established songwriters, but it wasn't until Carole's 1971 classic "Tapestry" release that she came to be fully recognised as one of the great American singer/songwriters. In 1968, Carole King and her then husband Charles Larkey, formed the short lived The City, with Danny Kortchmar on guitar and vocals, and Jim Gordon on drums. "Now That Everything's Been Said" was originally issued as a limited edition album in 1968 by Ode records. It's an excellent album with some terrific songs. "Snow Queen" is a beautifully written track. "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi De Ho)", was covered, by the Byrds and Blood, Sweat And Tears, and is also a great song. Danny Kortchmar sings "A Man Without a Dream" and "Sweet Home" on this album, which really hasn't a dud track. "Now That Everything's Been Said" is now available on a remastered CD, and is well worth buying. The post here is a vinyl rip, and sound quality is only average.
TRACKS / COMPOSERS
SIDE 1
1.) Snow Queen (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 4:11
2.) I Was Not Born to Follow (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:45
3.) Now That Everything's Been Said (Carole King - Stern) - 2:20
4.) Paradise Alley (Carole King - Palmer) - 3:04
5.) A Man Without a Dream (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:50
6.) Victim of Circumstance (Carole King - Palmer) - 2:35
SIDE 2
1.) Why Are You Leaving (Carole King - Stern) - 3:37
2.) Lady (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 2:59
3.) My Sweet Home (Allison) - 3:12
4.) I Don't Believe It (Carole King) - 2:42
5.) Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:22
6.) All My Time (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) - 3:17
sample listen and buy here or...
...
password= aoofc
MUSICIANS
Carole King - Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Danny Kortchmar - Guitar, Vocals
Charles Larkey - Bass
Jim Gordon - Drums
The 1999 Ode/Epic/Legacy CD reissue of this album marks its first appearance in the American catalog since 1969, when a switch of distributors by Ode, from Columbia to A&M, ended up getting it deleted prematurely. The original LP became a collector's item with a triple-digit price and was even bootlegged with a bad black-and-white reproduction of the original jacket. It was briefly in print on CD in Japan during the early 1990s, but this reissue is an improvement — King lacked some confidence, and this remastering captures the subtle, deep, expressive aspect of King's singing, which was easy to lose, especially because King sometimes sounds a little outnumbered, trying to work within a "group" context. The City has more of an integrated ensemble sound, and less prominence to King, than her subsequent records, even though she used bigger backing groups on most of her solo sides. The new CD squeezes the best out of her voice (and piano, which sounds gloriously resonant) as it existed then. The soft but clear, gently tapped percussion in the opening seconds of "Snow Queen," and the close-up twang and crunch of Danny Kortchmar's guitar on "Wasn't Born to Follow," also enhance the listening. King wasn't yet filling her albums wall-to-wall with memorable songs, and there's some material here that might better have been held back at the time, but this release is the best way to hear this record. © Bruce Eder, allmusic.com
"hidee Ho" just ok.
"born to follow" (inferior byrds version. can't fin the city version which its TOP)
