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One to One
Studio album by
Released1982
Recorded1982 at Studio South, Austin, Texas and Kendun Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length33:36
Label Atlantic
Producer Carole King, Mark Hallman
Carole King chronology
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
(1980)
One to One
(1982)
Speeding Time
(1983)

One to One is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1982 by Atlantic Records. [1] It is also the name of the accompanying concert video. The album peaked at number 119 on the Billboard 200. [2]

One to One the video contains on-camera comments by Carole King as well as live performances from One to One the studio album, and some of her best-known songs from previous LP's.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4]

The New York Times wrote that "King good-naturedly dishes out humanitarian truisms like chicken soup." [5] The Globe and Mail noted that "the band of folk-jazz musicians she has assembled around her is Nashville and California perfect," but deemed the album a "likeable, although undistinguished collection of songs." [6]

Track listing

All songs by Carole King unless otherwise noted.

  1. "One to One" (King, Cynthia Weil) – 3:16
  2. "It's a War" – 3:08
  3. "Lookin' Out for Number One" – 3:15
  4. "Life Without Love" ( Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Warren Pash) – 3:48
  5. "Golden Man" – 5:24
  6. "Read Between the Lines" – 2:54
  7. "(Love Is Like A) Boomerang" – 2:35
  8. "Goat Annie" – 4:01
  9. "Someone You Never Met Before" (Goffin, King) – 3:16
  10. "Little Prince" – 2:06

Personnel

  • Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4), acoustic piano (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10), Wurlitzer electronic piano (2), Fender Rhodes electric piano (10)
  • Reese Wynans – acoustic piano (1, 3, 8), Fender Rhodes electric piano (1, 4-7), Hammond organ (2, 9), synthesizer (4)
  • Robert McEntee – acoustic guitar (1, 5), electric guitar (2-5, 7, 8), backing vocals (2, 3, 5), slide guitar (8)
  • Eric Johnson – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7), Fender Rhodes electric piano (7)
  • Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar solo (2), electric guitar (9)
  • Charles Larkey – bass guitar (1-9)
  • Steve Meador – drums (1-9)
  • Christopher Dennis – percussion (1-5, 7), tambourine (6), goat bell (8)
  • George Bohanon – horn arrangements (2, 3)
  • John Mills – baritone saxophone (2, 3)
  • Richard Hardy – tenor saxophone (2, 3), flute (5), alto saxophone (7)
  • Donald Knaub – bass trombone (2, 3)
  • Michael Mordecai – trombone (2, 3)
  • Raymond Crisara – trumpet (2, 3)
  • Scott McIntosh – trumpet (2, 3)
  • Bill Ginn – string arrangements (10)
  • Leonard Posner – concertmaster (10)
  • Ted Herring – cello (10)
  • Delta Holl – cello (10)
  • Sallie Banks – viola (10)
  • Shirley Blair – viola (10)
  • Stepen Edwards – viola (10)
  • Lucia Woodroff – viola (10)
  • Michael Fizzell – violin (10)
  • Marylynn Fletcher – violin (10)
  • Dorothy Goodenough – violin (10)
  • Georgeann Nero – violin (10)
  • Nancy Nicoles – violin (10)
  • Douglas Tabony – violin (10)
  • Betty Whitlock – violin (10)
  • Mark Hallman – backing vocals (1-6), acoustic guitar (8), string arrangements (10)
  • Debbie James – backing vocals (5)
  • Louise Goffin – backing vocals (6, 9)
  • Sherry Goffin – backing vocals (6)

Production

  • Producers – Carole King and Mark Hallman
  • Production Coordination – Gayle Goff
  • Engineer – Chet Himes
  • Additional and Assistant Engineer – James Tuttle
  • Assistant Engineer on Tracks 4 & 10 – Tom Cummings
  • Tracks 1-9 recorded at Studio South (Austin, TX).
  • Track 10 recorded at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA).
  • Tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5-10 mixed at Studio South.
  • Track 4 remixed at Kendun Recorders.
  • Mastered by Bobby Hata at Amigo Studios (Burbank, CA).
  • Direction – Michael Brovsky and Witt Stewart
  • Art Direction and Design – Dick Reeves and John Wilson, assisted by Bill Maye.
  • Photography – Jim McGuire

LP Chart position

Year Chart Position
1982 Billboard Pop albums 119

The album's lead single "One to One" peaked at #45 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1982.

References

  1. ^ Thorncroft, Anthony (April 8, 1982). "Soul Survivors". The Arts. Financial Times. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Carole King". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ Donovan, Charles. One to One at AllMusic
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 397.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (7 Apr 1982). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C20.
  6. ^ Lacey, Liam (10 Apr 1982). "One on One Carole King". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.

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