by CAROLE KING
Release Date: 13 October 2023
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Sony Music CMG
£19.99
CAROLE KING A HOLIDAY CAROLE Limited Vinyl LP
Overview:
Carole King's classic holiday album, A Holiday Carole, released in 2011. Produced by her daughter Louise Goffin, the album's 12 songs artfully blend the sacred and the secular with an eclectic mix of well-chosen standards and newlywritten material. Goffin co-wrote three original tracks on the album, including the Latin-flavored "Christmas in Paradise," on which she collaborated with Grammy-winners George Noriega and Jodi Marr, the sublime Goffin/Marr composition "Christmas In The Air," and the deeply moving "New Year's Day," co-written with renowned songsmith Guy Chambers.
"As an experienced producer," King remembers, "Louise's first question to me as her artist was, 'What songs do you like?'" After compiling a list of favorites, Goffin went on the hunt for more unusual tracks, coming up with tunes like William Bell & Booker T. Jones' Stax classic "Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday." King puts her own indelible stamp on the music, lending it a special seasonal flair.
For King, the album's emotional highlight is undoubtedly "Chanukah Prayer." "Louise had the brilliant idea to take the Chanukah prayer that I learned from my parents, and they learned from their parents, and back through generations," she explains. "She said 'I want to record you singing that and I'm going to build a track around it.'" The result is a warm, jazz-inflected tune that brings together three generations on vocals: King, her daughter, and her grandson.
Featured Tracks:
Side: 1
1 My Favorite Things
2 Carol of the Bells
3 Sleigh Ride
4 Christmas Paradise
5 Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday
6 Chanukah Prayer
Side: 2
1 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2 I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
3 Christmas in the Air
4 Do You Hear What I Hear
5 This Christmas
6 New Year's Day
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Format: LP Double Vinyl
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