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Carole King: ''Love Makes the World''
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Out of 24 votes - Similar Artists: James Taylor, Carly Simon, Laura Nyro, Rickie Lee Jones, Joan Armatrading, Evie Sands
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- Genre: Rock & Pop » Singer/Songwriter
Editor's review
"They don't make 'em like they used to" might've been coined to describe King's '70s pop, which was radio-ready but stunning in depth. The expanded version of her 2001 set "Love Makes the World" proves she's still got it; her shiny vocals ooze with sincerity yet sidestep "sap."
Biography
Carole King's Rockingale Records has recently reissued her critically acclaimed 2001 album Love Makes The World, marking the first release in an ambitious label re-launch that will include other deluxe editions - many on CD for the first time - and new releases, to be made available via a new arrangement with Ryko Distribution. Other planned releases include a concert DVD from King's 2004-'05 Living Room Tour, due later this year, first-time CD reissues of King classics like Simple Things (1977), Welcome Home ('78) and Touch the Sky ('79), plus a signature Songwriter Demo series of archival, previously unreleased King recordings.
The deluxe double-cd edition of Love Makes The World includes five bonus tracks. "Where You Lead I Will Follow," a duet with daughter Louise Goffin and a version of the theme song from Gilmore Girls, appears on a King recording for the first time, while "Lo Que Tu Eres Para Mi," with Alejandro Lerner, and "Two Hearts," with Graham Nash, are previously unreleased. King's modern-day standards "Birthday Song" and "Love for Christmas" fill out the collection, bringing it to 17 songs. The package also boasts a behind-the-scenes video featurette on the making of the album, an in-depth interview with the artist and music videos for the title track and "Safe Again." Also making guest appearances on the CD are music legends Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, k.d. lang, Celine Dion, and mega-producer David Foster.
A review of Love Makes the World in the L.A. Times noted the CD "evokes [King's] signature clean, lush sound while being contemporary enough to remind us that big, romantic pop can express genuine feeling."
