Touch the Sky (Carole King album)

Touch the Sky
Studio album by Carole King
Released	June 1979
Recorded	March 1979
Studio	Pecan Street (Austin, Texas)
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	39:08
Label	Capitol
Producer	Carole King, Mark Hallman
Carole King chronology
Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago (1978) Touch the Sky (1979) Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980)

Touch the Sky is an album by the American musician Carole King, released in June 1979. ^[1] Produced by King and Mark Hallman, it was recorded in Austin, Texas, with Jerry Jeff Walker's band. ^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

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.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Still Want Her"	4:39
2.	"Passing of the Days"	2:48
3.	"Crazy"	4:00
4.	"Eagle"	4:35
5.	"Seeing Red"	3:50
Total length:		39:08

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) [7]	84
Canada RPM Albums Chart [8]	62
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [9]	104

References

1. Weller, Sheila (2008). Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—And the Journey of a Generation. Atria Books. p. 400.
2. Perone, James E. (2006). The Words and Music of Carole King. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 137.
3. Rockwell, John (July 8, 1979). "A Mother and Daughter Duo". The New York Times. p. D21.
4. "Touch the Sky Review by James Chrispell". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
5. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 397.
7. 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.
8. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 31, No. 23" (PHP). RPM . September 1, 1979. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
9. Allmusic - Carole King > Touch the Sky > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums

External links

• Carole King discography.