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1982 studio album by Carole King
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
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.
"One to One" (King,
Cynthia Weil ) – 3:16
"It's a War" – 3:08
"Lookin' Out for Number One" – 3:15
"Life Without Love" (
Gerry Goffin ,
Louise Goffin , Warren Pash) – 3:48
"Golden Man" – 5:24
"Read Between the Lines" – 2:54
"(Love Is Like A) Boomerang" – 2:35
"Goat Annie" – 4:01
"Someone You Never Met Before" (Goffin, King) – 3:16
"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
^ Thorncroft, Anthony (April 8, 1982). "Soul Survivors". The Arts. Financial Times . p. 15.
^
"Carole King" . Billboard . Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ Donovan, Charles.
One to One at
AllMusic
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 397.
^ Holden, Stephen (7 Apr 1982). "The Pop Life". The New York Times . p. C20.
^ Lacey, Liam (10 Apr 1982). "One on One Carole King". The Globe and Mail . p. F6.
External links
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