''Fantasy'' is the fifth album by
American singer-songwriter
Carole King, released in 1973. At the time of its release, it only reached number six on the US
Billboard 200
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album chart, but has remained highly regarded by her fans over the ensuing decades. Presented as a sort of song cycle, the album opens and closes with two versions of the title song and the songs on each side segue directly into one another.
The
Spanish language
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track "Corazón" (the Spanish word for "heart", also used as a term of endearment, as in this song's lyrics) was a moderate hit single from the album, as was "Believe in Humanity". The flip side of the latter single, "You Light Up My Life" (not the
Debby Boone
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), charted separately from its A-side.
Track listing
Personnel
*Carole King - vocals, piano, backing vocals, string and horn arrangements
*
David T. Walker - guitar
*Charles Larkey - bass guitar, double bass
*Susan Ranney - double bass
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Harvey Mason - drums, vibraphone
*
Ms. Bobbye Hall - congas, bongas
*
Eddie Kendricks
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- backing vocals
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Tom Scott,
Curtis Amy
Curtis Amy (October 11, 1929 – June 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Biography
Amy was born in Houston, Texas, United States. He learned how to play clarinet before joining the Army, and during his time in service, picked up the teno ...
,
Ernie Watts, Mike Altschul - saxophone
*
Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell, Al Aarons - trumpet, flugelhorn
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George Bohanon
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In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty ...
- trombone, euphonium, trombone arrangements
*Charles Loper,
Dick "Slyde" Hyde - trombone
*Ken Yerke, Barry Socher, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Kathleen Lenski, Miwako Watanabe, Glenn Dicterow, Polly Sweeney, Robert Lipsett, Gordon Marron - violin
*Denyse Buffum,
David Campbell, Alan DeVeritch, Paul Polivnick - viola
*Jeffrey Solow, Judy Perett, Denis Brott, Dennis Karmazyn - cello
;Technical
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Hank Cicalo - engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1973 albums
Carole King albums
Albums produced by Lou Adler
Albums with cover art by Drew Struzan
Ode Records albums
Albums recorded at A&M Studios