Editing Carole King (section)

===1970s===
[[File:Carole King - Cash Box 1971.jpg|thumb|left|King on the cover of ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''; May 15, 1971]]
While living in Laurel Canyon, King met [[James Taylor]] and [[Joni Mitchell]], as well as Toni Stern, with whom she collaborated.<ref name=biography /> King released her debut solo album, ''[[Writer (album)|Writer]]'', in 1970 for [[Lou Adler]]'s [[Ode Records|Ode]] label, with Taylor playing acoustic guitar and providing backing vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.lightintheattic.net/wp-content/uploads/Carole-LouAdler_Photo-JimMcCrary.jpg|title=Photo of King with Lou Adler|website=Blog.lightintheattic.net|access-date=November 9, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510092630/http://blog.lightintheattic.net/wp-content/uploads/Carole-LouAdler_Photo-JimMcCrary.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> It peaked at #84 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200. That same year, King played keyboard on [[B.B. King]]'s album ''[[Indianola Mississippi Seeds]]''.

King followed up ''Writer'' with her sophomore effort ''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]'' (1971), which featured new songs as well as renewed versions of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". The album was recorded concurrently with Taylor's ''[[Mud Slide Slim]],'' with an overlapping set of musicians including King, [[Danny Kortchmar]] and Joni Mitchell. Both albums included "[[You've Got a Friend]]", which was a #1 hit for Taylor; King said in a 1972 interview that she "didn't write it with James or anybody really specifically in mind. But when James heard it he really liked it and wanted to record it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/troubadours-carole-king-james-taylor-the-rise-of-the-singer-songwriter/carole-king%E2%80%99s-monumental-tapestry-album/1776/|title=Troubadours – Carole King's Monumental Tapestry Album {{!}} American Masters {{!}} PBS|website=[[PBS]] |date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220024629/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/troubadours-carole-king-james-taylor-the-rise-of-the-singer-songwriter/carole-king%E2%80%99s-monumental-tapestry-album/1776/|archive-date=February 20, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>

''Tapestry'' was an instant success. With numerous hit singles—including a [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'']] #1 with "[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]"—''Tapestry'' held the #1 spot on the albums chart for 15 consecutive weeks, remained on the charts for nearly six years, and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.<ref name=latimes>{{Cite news |date=February 4, 2020 |title='Tapestry' at 50: How Carole King 'bet on herself' to record a singer-songwriter classic |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-02-04/carole-king-tapestry-50-james-taylor|first=Mikael |last=Wood |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/04/19/life-memoir-carole-king-traces-complex-life-early-success-song-writer-memoir-performer-and-trail-troubled-relationships-king-weaves-tapestry/T5woyB9T4tDv1qgoQhKR2K/story.html |title= 'A Natural Woman' by Carole King – Books |first= James |last= Rosen |work= [[The Boston Globe]] |date= April 19, 2012 |access-date= March 20, 2013 |archive-date= November 2, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131102120430/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/04/19/life-memoir-carole-king-traces-complex-life-early-success-song-writer-memoir-performer-and-trail-troubled-relationships-king-weaves-tapestry/T5woyB9T4tDv1qgoQhKR2K/story.html |url-status= live }}</ref> The album garnered four [[Grammy Awards]], including [[Album of the Year (Grammy)|Album of the Year]], Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), Record of the Year ("It's Too Late", lyrics by Toni Stern), and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], with King becoming the first woman to win the award (for "You've Got a Friend"). The album appeared on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list at #36.<ref name= "rollingstone.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/carole-king-mn0000174557/biography |title=Carole King Biography |first=Jason |last=Ankeny |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609004817/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/carole-king-mn0000174557/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, "It's Too Late" was ranked #469 on the magazine's list of the [[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].

''[[Carole King Music]]'' was released in December 1971 and subsequently certified gold on December 9. It entered the top ten at #8, with ''Tapestry'' and ''Carole King: Music'' simultaneously occupying the top 10 for many weeks. The following week, ''Tapestry'' rose to #3 before ascending to the top of the chart on January 1, 1972, staying there for three weeks. The album also spawned a top-ten hit with "Sweet Seasons" (US #9 and AC #2). ''Carole King: Music'' stayed on the ''Billboard'' pop album charts for 44 weeks and was eventually certified platinum.

''[[Rhymes and Reasons (Carole King album)|Rhymes and Reasons]]'' (1972) and ''[[Fantasy (Carole King album)|Fantasy]]'' (1973) followed, each record earning gold certifications. ''Rhymes and Reasons'' produced another successful single, "[[Been to Canaan]]" (US #24 and AC #1), and ''Fantasy'' produced two, "Believe in Humanity" (US #28) and "Corazon" (US #37 and AC #5), as well as another song that charted on the Hot 100, "You Light Up My Life" (US #67 and AC #6).

In 1973, King performed a free concert in New York City's [[Central Park]] for at least 100,000 people on Saturday, May 26.<ref name=ckdshtcp>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/27/archives/carole-king-draws-70000-to-central-park-biggest-and-best-concert-by.html |work=New York Times |last=Lichtenstein |first=Grace |title=Carole King draws 70,000 to Central Park |date=May 27, 1973 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistfacts.com/detail.php?id=226& |title=Carole King Artistfacts |publisher=Artistfacts.com |date=February 9, 1942 |access-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901003028/http://www.artistfacts.com/detail.php?id=226& |url-status=dead }}</ref> The concert was recorded for the film ''Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001l5ck/carole-king-home-again-live-in-central-park|title=Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

In September 1974, King released her album ''[[Wrap Around Joy]],'' which was certified gold on October 16, 1974, and entered the top ten at #7 on October 19, 1974. Two weeks later, it became King's third album to reach #1. ''Wrap Around Joy'' spawned two singles, "[[Jazzman]]" and "[[Nightingale (Carole King song)|Nightingale]]". "Jazzman" peaked at #2 on November 9 but fell out of the top ten the next week; "Nightingale" peaked at #9 on March 1, 1975.

In 1975, King scored and recorded songs for the children's animated TV production of [[Maurice Sendak]]'s ''[[Really Rosie]]'', released as an album by the same name, with lyrics by Sendak.
[[File:Carole King - Capitol.jpg|thumb|King {{circa}} 1977]]

''[[Thoroughbred (Carole King album)|Thoroughbred]]'' (1976) was the last studio album King released under the Ode label.<ref name= waddy>{{cite web |url=http://waddywachtelinfo.com/CaroleKing.html |title=Carole King – Thoroughbred 1976 Album and Tour |publisher=Waddywachtelinfo.com |access-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617232643/http://waddywachtelinfo.com/CaroleKing.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to enlisting long-time friends (such as [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], James Taylor, and [[Waddy Wachtel]]), King reunited with ex Gerry Goffin to write four songs for the album. Their partnership continued intermittently. King also did a promotional tour for the album in 1976.

After covering her song "[[Goin' Back]]" on October 17 and 18, 1975, at two of his high-profile [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|Roxy]] gigs, [[Bruce Springsteen]] showed up at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] in New York City on March 7, 1976, to sing "[[The Loco-Motion]]" with King for the night's final encore.<ref>{{cite web |title=1976-03-07-beacon-theatre-new-york-city-ny |url=http://brucebase.wikidot.com/gig:1976-03-07-beacon-theatre-new-york-city-ny |website=Brucebase |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727073407/http://brucebase.wikidot.com/gig:1976-03-07-beacon-theatre-new-york-city-ny |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1977, King collaborated with another songwriter, Rick Evers, on ''[[Simple Things (Carole King album)|Simple Things]]'', the first release with a new label distributed by [[Capitol Records]]. Shortly after that, King and Evers were married; he died of a [[cocaine overdose]], one year later, while King and her daughter, Sherry, were in Hawaii. ''Simple Things'' was her first album that failed to reach the top ten on the ''Billboard'' since ''Tapestry'', and it was her last gold-certified record by the [[RIAA]], except for a compilation album, ''Her Greatest Hits'' (1978), and ''Live at the Troubadour'' (2010).

Despite its gold-certified record status, ''Simple Things'' was named "The Worst Album of 1977" by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine.<ref name= weller-girls />{{rp|394}} Neither ''Welcome Home'' (1978)—her debut as a co-producer on an album—nor ''Touch the Sky'' (1979) entered the ''Billboard'' 100. ''Pearls – The Songs of Goffin and King'' (1980) yielded a hit single, an updated version of "One Fine Day".