City Streets | ||||
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Released | April 1989 | |||
Studio | Skyline Studios New York, NY | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 42:50 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Carole King, Rudy Guess | |||
Carole King chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Deseret News | (Mixed) [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
City Streets is the 14th album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1989. It was her first album after six-year hiatus from her recording career, co-produced by Rudy Guess who supported her as a backing guitarist in later years.
The title track features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton. It was released as a single and became a Top 20 hit in the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Clapton also played the guitar on "Ain't That the Way". Another notable guest musician is Branford Marsalis, who played the saxophone on "Midnight Flyer".
Before making a comeback record, King fostered an acting career. "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" is a collaboration work with actor Paul Hipp, who co-starred with her in the off-Broadway show A Minor Incident in 1988. "Midnight Flyer" and "Someone Who Believes in You" were co-written by her former songwriting partner and husband Gerry Goffin. The latter was originally written for Air Supply vocalist Russell Hitchcock. His interpretation was initially featured on his eponymous solo debut released in 1987, and he remade the song on Air Supply's album The Earth Is... , four years later. It was also covered by Martha Wash in 1993 on her solo album.
Like her other efforts released in the 1980s, City Streets received mixed critical reviews and resulted in a commercial flop, reaching only No. 111 on the Billboard album chart. The album has been out of print worldwide since 1993, although a reissue was once planned by American Beat Records in 2007.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "City Streets" | Carole King | 5:00 |
2. | "Sweet Life" | King, Rudy Guess | 4:34 |
3. | "Down to the Darkness" | King | 4:17 |
4. | "Lovelight" | King | 4:28 |
5. | "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (Duet with Paul Hipp) | King, Paul Hipp | 5:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Legacy" | King, Guess | 5:04 |
7. | "Ain't That the Way" | King | 3:09 |
8. | "Midnight Flyer" | King, Gerry Goffin | 4:27 |
9. | "Homeless Heart" (Duet with Sherry Goffin) | King, John Bettis | 4:05 |
10. | "Someone Who Believes in You" | King, Goffin | 2:56 |
Chart (1989) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 40 |
Canadian RPM Albums Chart [6] | 66 |
Dutch Albums Chart [7] | 67 |
U.S. Billboard 200 [8] | 111 |
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