''Speeding Time'' is an album by

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singer-songwriter

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...

, released in 1983. King's 13th album in 14 years, ''Speeding Time'' was poorly reviewed and was her first album not to chart. Following the album's release, King did not record again for six years.

Track listing

Side 1 # "Computer Eyes" (King,

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

) – (3:08) # "One Small Voice" (King) – (3:01) # "

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" (King,

Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...

) – (2:32) # "Sacred Heart of Stone" (King, Goffin) – (3:45) # "Speeding Time" (King, Goffin) – (4:49) Side 2 # "Standin' on the Borderline" (King, Goffin) – (2:55) # "So Ready for Love" (King) – (5:22) # "Chalice Borealis" (King, Rick Sorensen) – (2:35) # "Dancing" (King) – (4:00) # "Alabaster Lady" (King) – (5:45)

Personnel

* Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, synthesizer *

Robbie Kondor Robbie Kondor is an American composer, session musician, and arranger. He has worked as a composer on '' The Significant Other'', ''Ball In The House'', ''Sally Jessy Raphael'', ''Happiness'' (1998), ''The Suburbans'' (1999), '' Forever Fabulous ...

– synthesizer, programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), harmonica solo (7) * Rob Meurer – synthesizer, programming (1, 4, 8) *

Danny Kortchmar Daniel "Danny Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Carole King, David Cassidy, ...

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

– guitar *

Bob Glaub Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...

– bass guitar * Steve Meador – drums (1, 4) *

Russ Kunkel Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Da ...

– drums (2, 3, 5–10) *

Bobbye Hall Bobbye Jean Hall is an American percussionist who has recorded with a variety of rock, soul, blues and jazz artists, and has appeared on 20 songs that reached the top ten in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early career, work for Motown and move to ...

– percussion *

Plas Johnson Plas John Johnson Jr. (born July 21, 1931) is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax ...

– tenor saxophone solo (3) * Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)

Production

* Producer – Lou Adler * Engineered and Mixed by Paul Brown at Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, CA). * Mastered by Bobby Hata at Amigo Studios. * Album Design – Peter Corriston * Cover Photo – Jim Shea * Design Photo – Brian Hagiwara

Production notes

*Lou Adler – producer *Paul Brown – engineering and mixing

References

{{Authority control 1983 albums Carole King albums Albums produced by Lou Adler Atlantic Records albums