Wrap Around Joy is a 1974 album by American

United States

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 singer-songwriter Carole King

Carole King

Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...

. The album hit #1 on the Billboard album charts in the fall of 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman

Jazzman

"Jazzman" is a 1974 song performed by Carole King, from her album Wrap Around Joy. King provided the sheet music for the song, while David Palmer wrote the lyrics....

" (#2 pop) and "Nightingale" (#9 pop as well as #1 adult contemporary).

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carole King, lyrics by Dave Palmer

David Palmer (vocalist)

David Palmer is an American vocalist and songwriter, most noted for his lead vocals on the Steely Dan song "Dirty Work" and as lyricist of the Carole King #2 hit, "Jazzman". Palmer was born and raised in Warren Township, Watchung, New Jersey....

.

1. "Nightingale
   Nightingale (song)
   "Nightingale" is a song written by Carole King and David Palmer. "Nightingale" first appeared on her top-selling album Wrap Around Joy, which was released in mid-July 1974, but was released as a single in December...
   
   " – 3:38
2. "Change of Mind, Change of Heart" – 4:39
3. "Jazzman
   Jazzman
   "Jazzman" is a 1974 song performed by Carole King, from her album Wrap Around Joy. King provided the sheet music for the song, while David Palmer wrote the lyrics....
   
   " – 3:44
4. "You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine" – 3:34
5. "You're Something New" – 2:55
6. "We Are All in This Together" – 4:03
7. "Wrap Around Joy" – 2:59
8. "You Gentle Me" – 3:46
9. "My Lovin' Eyes" – 3:08
10. "Sweet Adonis" – 3:22
11. "A Night This Side of Dying" – 2:59
12. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 3:30

Personnel

• Carole King - synthesizer, guitar, piano, vocals
• Tom Scott
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   - saxophone
• Susan Ranney - bass
• Louise Goffin
  Louise Goffin
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   - background vocals
• Mike Altschul - horn
• George Bohannon - trombone
• Mari Tsumura - violin
• Denyse Buffum - viola
• Thomas Buffum - violin
• David Campbell - viola
• Gene Coe - horn
• Maurice Dicterow - violin
• Richard Feves - bass
• Chuck Findley
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   - trumpet
• Frederick Seykora - cello
• Sherry Goffin - background vocals
• Abigale Haness - background vocals
• Jim Horn
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   - saxophone
• Richard Hyde - trombone
• Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar
  Danny Kortchmar
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   - guitar, vocals
• Charles Larkey - bass
• Gordon Marron Strings - violin
• Dan Neufeld - viola
• Andy Newmark
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   - drums
• Dean Parks
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   - guitar
• Paul Polivinick - viola
• Jay Rosen - violin
• Sheldon Sanov - violin
• Haim Shtrum - violin
• Jeff Solow - cello
• Lya Stern - violin
• Polly Sweeney - violin
• Ernie Watts
  Ernie Watts
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  - horn
• Dick Hyde - horn
• Richard Kaufman - violin
• Nina Deveritch - cello
• Bobby Dubow - violin
• Gottfried Hoogeveen - cello
• Dan Newfeld - viola
• Fred Jackson, Jr. - horn