''Fantasy'' is the fifth album by
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
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 1973. At the time of its release, it only reached number six on the US
Billboard 200 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 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 hit), charted separately from its A-side.
Track listing
Personnel
*Carole King - vocals, piano, backing vocals, string and horn arrangements
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David T. Walker
David T. Walker (born June 25, 1941) is an American guitarist, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to numerous session musician duties since the early 1970s, Walker has issued fifteen albums in his own name.
Career
David T. Walker was born to ...
- guitar
*Charles Larkey - bass guitar, double bass
*Susan Ranney - double bass
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Harvey Mason
Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay.
Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...
- drums, vibraphone
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Ms. Bobbye Hall - congas, bongas
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Eddie Kendricks - backing vocals
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Tom Scott,
Curtis Amy,
Ernie Watts
Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's ...
, Mike Altschul - saxophone
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Chuck Findley
Charles B. Findley (born December 13, 1947 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player known for his diverse work as a session musician. He also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone. His technical abilities ...
, Ollie Mitchell, Al Aarons - trumpet, flugelhorn
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George Bohanon - 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