Rhymes & Reasons (Carole King album)

Rhymes & Reasons
Studio album by Carole King
Released	October 1972
Recorded	A&M (Hollywood) [1]
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	35:42
Label	Ode / A&M (Original Issue) Ode / Epic (Re-issue)
Producer	Lou Adler
Carole King chronology
Carole King Music (1971) Rhymes & Reasons (1972) Fantasy (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C [3]
Rolling Stone	(mixed) [4]

Rhymes & Reasons is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. Released in 1972, the album features a single "Been to Canaan", which topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number 24 on the Pop chart. The album itself also became a hit, reaching number two on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

All songs by Carole King unless otherwise noted.

Side one

1. "Come Down Easy" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 3:06
2. "My My She Cries" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 2:19
3. "Peace in the Valley" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 3:23
4. "Feeling Sad Tonight" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 3:13
5. "The First Day in August" (Carole King, Charles Larkey) - 2:50
6. "Bitter with the Sweet" – 2:29

Side two

1. "Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone" – 3:34
2. "Stand Behind Me" – 2:29
3. "Gotta Get Through Another Day" – 2:35
4. "I Think I Can Hear You" – 3:26
5. "Ferguson Road" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 2:40
6. "Been to Canaan" – 3:38

Personnel

• Carole King – vocals, piano, clavinet, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes
• Charles Larkey – bass guitar, double bass
• Harvey Mason – drums, vibraslap
• Ms. Bobbye Hall – tambourine, shaker, bells, congas, bongos
• Daniel Kortchmar – electric guitar
• David T. Walker – electric guitar
• Red Rhodes – steel guitar
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Robert "Bobby" Bryant – flugelhorn, trumpet
• George Bohanon – trombone
• Ernie Watts – flute

String section:
Conducted and arranged by David Campbell and Norman Kurban

• David Campbell and Carole Mukogawa – viola
• Terry King and Nathaniel Rosen – cellos
• Charles Larkey – string bass
• Barry Socher, Eliot Chapo, Marcy Dicterow, Gordon Marron, Sheldon Sanov and Polly Sweeney – violin

Additional credits

• Hank Cicalo  –engineer
• Steve Mitchell –assistant engineer
• Chuck Beeson –graphic concept and design
• Jim McCrary  –photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1972–73) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 19 Canadian RPM Albums Chart [6] 1 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart [7] 3 UK Albums Chart [8] 4 US Billboard Top LPs [9] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1973) Position U.S. Billboard Year-End [10] 52

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA) [11]	Gold

References

1. "A Natural Woman". Archived from the original on April 22, 2017.
2. Ruhlmann, William. Rhymes & Reasons at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 28, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
4. Holden, Stephen (December 21, 1972). "Carole King: Rhymes & Reasons: Music Review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on December 20, 2008.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 166/167. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
7. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
8. "The Official Charts Company - Carole King - Rhymes and Reasons" (PHP). Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 7, 2012.
9. Allmusic - Carole King > Rhymes and Reasons > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
10. "Top Pop Albums of 1973". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
11. "American album certifications – Carole King – Rhymes & Reasons". Recording Industry Association of America.