Touch the Sky (Carole King album) explained

Touch the Sky
Type:	studio
Artist:	Carole King
Cover:	Touch the Sky Carole King.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	March 1979
Studio:	Pecan Street (Austin, Texas)
Genre:	Rock, pop
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Carole King, Mark Hallman
Prev Year:	1978
Next Year:	1980

Touch the Sky is an album by the American musician Carole King, released in 1979.^[1] Produced by King and Mark Hallman, it was recorded in Austin, Texas, with Jerry Jeff Walker's band.^[2]

Critical reception

The New York Times noted that "the songs and the musical idiom in general are tougher than in the past, full of the slightly raunchy Southern rock that characterizes Mr. Walker's work."^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Carole King.

1. "Time Gone By" 4:13
2. "Move Lightly" 4:58
3. "Dreamlike I Wander" 3:50
4. "Walk with Me" 2:52
5. "Good Mountain People" 3:23
6. "You Still Want Her" 4:39
7. "Passing of the Days" 2:48
8. "Crazy" 4:00
9. "Eagle" 4:35
10. "Seeing Red" 3:50

Personnel

• Carole King – lead vocals, background vocals, guitar, piano
• Reese Wynans – piano, keyboards
• Dave Perkins – guitar, background vocals
• Ron Cobb – bass, saxophone, flute, background vocals
• Bobby Rambo – guitar, background vocals
• Mark Hallman – guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, background vocals
• Leo LeBlanc – pedal steel guitar, background vocals
• Fred Krc – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
• Tomas Ramirez – saxophone, flute, recorder, background vocals
• Richard Hardy – saxophone

Production notes

• Produced by Carole King and Mark Hallman
• Engineered by Chet Himes
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman
• Jim McGuire – photography
• James Flournoy/Wonder Graphics – art direction, design

Chart positions

Chart (1979)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	84
Canada RPM Albums Chart^[5]	62
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape^[6]	104

External links

• Carole King discography.

Notes and References

1. Book: Weller . Sheila . Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—And the Journey of a Generation . 2008 . Atria Books . 400.
2. Book: Perone . James E. . The Words and Music of Carole King . 2006 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 137.
3. News: Rockwell . John . A Mother and Daughter Duo . The New York Times . 8 July 1979 . D21.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 166/167.
5. Top Albums/CDs - Volume 31, No. 23. RPM. PHP. September 1, 1979. December 18, 2013.
6. Allmusic - Carole King > Touch the Sky > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums