One to One (Carole King album) explained
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."[3] 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."[4]
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
The album's lead single "One to One" peaked at #45 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1982.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Thorncroft . Anthony . Soul Survivors . Financial Times . April 8, 1982 . The Arts . 15.
- Carole King . Billboard . 11 July 2023.
- News: Holden . Stephen . The Pop Life . The New York Times . 7 Apr 1982 . C20.
- News: Lacey . Liam . One on One Carole King . The Globe and Mail . 10 Apr 1982 . F6.
