''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
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of ar ...
albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "
Jazzman
"Jazzman" is a 1974 song performed by Carole King, from her album ''Wrap Around Joy''. King composed the music for the song, while David Palmer (formerly of Steely Dan) wrote the lyrics.
The song is best known for its lengthy saxophone solos, ...
", reaching number two on the Pop chart and earning Carole King a nomination for
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The awar ...
in the
17th Grammy Awards
The 17th Annual Grammy Awards were presented March 1, 1975, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1974.
Award winners
*Record of the Year
**John Farrar (producer) & Olivia New ...
(the award went to
Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...
for "
I Honestly Love You
"I Honestly Love You" is a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John released in 1974 on the album '' Long Live Love'' in United Kingdom and ''If You Love Me, Let Me Know'' in the United States. The song became a worldwide pop hit, her first number- ...
"). Another song from the album, "
Nightingale
The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''), is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is no ...
", reached number nine on the Pop chart and number six on the adult contemporary chart.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
Personnel
*Carole King - piano, vocals, backing vocals
*
Tom Scott - saxophone on "Jazzman"
*Susan Ranney - bass
*
Andy Newmark - drums
*
Louise Goffin
Louise Goffin (born March 23, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and producer of the 2011 album ''A Holiday Carole''. Signed by record executive Lenny Waronker to DreamWorks in 1999, Goffin released ''Sometimes a Circle'' in 2002. She wen ...
and Sherry Goffin - backing vocals on "Nightingale"
*Mike Altschul - horn
*
George Bohanon
George Roland Bohanon, Jr. (born August 7, 1937) is a jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan.
In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty ...
- trombone
*Mari Tsumura - violin
*Denyse Buffum - viola
*Thomas Buffum - violin
*
The David Campbell String Section - strings on "We Are All in This Together"
*
The Eddie Kendricks Singers - vocals on "We Are All in This Together"
*Gene Coe - horn
*Maurice Dicterow - violin
*Richard Feves - bass
*
Chuck Findley - trumpet
*Frederick Seykora - cello
*Abigale Haness - backing vocals
*
Jim Horn
James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician.
Biography
Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for f ...
- saxophone on "Wrap Around Joy"
*
Dick "Slyde" Hyde - trombone
*
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, Gr ...
- guitar, vocals
*Charles Larkey - bass
*Gordon Marron Strings - violin
*Dan Neufeld - viola
*
Andy Newmark - drums
*
Dean Parks
Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas.
Albums
Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...
- guitar
*Paul Polivinick - viola
*Jay Rosen - violin
*Sheldon Sanov - violin
*Haim Shtrum - violin
*Jeff Solow - cello
*Lya Stern - violin
*Polly Sweeney - violin
*
Ernie Watts - horn
*Richard Kaufman - violin
*Nina Deveritch - cello
*Bobby Dubow - violin
*Gottfried Hoogeveen - cello
*Dan Newfeld - viola
*Fred Jackson, Jr. - horn
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1974 albums
Carole King albums
Albums produced by Lou Adler
Ode Records albums