Wrap Around Joy

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Wrap Around Joy
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Studio album by
Carole King
ReleasedSeptember 1974
Genre Pop, soft rock
Length42:06
Label Ode / A&M (Original Issue)
Ode / Epic (Re-issue)
Producer Lou Adler
Carole King chronology
Fantasy
(1973)		Wrap Around Joy
(1974)		 Really Rosie
(1975)
Singles from Wrap Around Joy
  1. "Jazzman"
    Released: August 22, 1974
  2. "Nightingale"
    Released: December 17, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide C [2]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [3]

Wrap Around Joy is the sixth album by American singer and songwriter Carole King, released in 1974. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman", reaching number two on the Pop chart and earning Carole King a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in the 17th Grammy Awards (the award went to Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You"). Another song from the album, "Nightingale", reached number nine on the Pop chart and number six on the adult contemporary chart.

Contents

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carole King and David Palmer

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Nightingale"3:36
2."Change in Mind, Change of Heart"4:39
3."Jazzman"3:43
4."You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine"3:32
5."You're Something New"2:53
6."We Are All in This Together"4:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Wrap Around Joy"2:56
2."You Gentle Me"3:46
3."My Lovin' Eyes"3:06
4."Sweet Adonis"3:21
5."A Night This Side of Dying"2:57
6."The Best Is Yet to Come"3:30
Total length:42:06

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold

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  4. ↑ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
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