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Wrap Around Joy

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 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned King a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in the 17th Grammy Awards (the award went to Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You"); and "Nightingale", which reached number nine on the Hot 100 chart and number six on the Easy Listening chart.

Wrap Around Joy
Studio album by
Carole King
ReleasedSeptember 1974
GenrePop, soft rock
Length42:06
LabelOde / A&M (original issue)
Ode / Epic (re-issue)
ProducerLou Adler
Carole King chronology
Fantasy
(1973)		 Wrap Around Joy
(1974)		 Really Rosie
(1975)
Singles from Wrap Around Joy
  1. "Jazzman"
    Released: August 22, 1974
  2. "Nightingale"
    Released: December 17, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Carole King and David Palmer.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Nightingale"3:36
2."Change in Mind, Change of Heart"4:39
3."Jazzman"3:43
4."You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine"3:32
5."You're Something New"2:53
6."We Are All in This Together"4:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Wrap Around Joy"2:56
2."You Gentle Me"3:46
3."My Lovin' Eyes"3:06
4."Sweet Adonis"3:21
5."A Night This Side of Dying"2:57
6."The Best Is Yet to Come"3:30
Total length:42:06

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold

References

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  1. ↑ Bush, John. Wrap Around Joy at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Landau, Jon (November 21, 1974). "Carole King: Wrap Around Joy: Music Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 166/167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
  7. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  8. ↑ Allmusic - Carole King > Wrap Around Joy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  9. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1975". billboard.biz. Retrieved April 17, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Carole King – Wrap Around Joy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
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