Writer is the first solo album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by 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...

 and was released in 1970. Carole King had already started her career as a songwriter and been a part of The City. The top song was "Child of Mine

Child of Mine

"Child of Mine" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. It first appeared in King's 1970 album, Writer. Many other artists, including Emmylou Harris, have sung this song....

", then "Up on the Roof

Up on the Roof (song)

"Up on the Roof" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters. Released at the tail end of that year, the song became a big hit in early 1963, reaching number five on the U.S. pop singles chart and number 4 on the U.S...

" which was a number 4 hit for the Drifters in 1962 and later covered

Cover version

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 by James Taylor

James Taylor

James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....

. The album itself did not become a commercial success.

Reviewers rate it positively if not as highly as Tapestry noting that it was the "most underrated of all [her] original albums". And, in a review that also covered Tapestry in Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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, Jon Landau

Jon Landau

Jon Landau is an American music critic, manager and record producer, most known for his association in all three capacities with Bruce Springsteen.He is currently the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....

 wrote, "Writer was a blessing" and "very worthwhile".

Track listing

All songs by Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...

 and 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...

, except where noted.

1. "Spaceship Races" – 3:09
2. "No Easy Way Down" – 4:36
3. "Child of Mine
   Child of Mine
   "Child of Mine" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. It first appeared in King's 1970 album, Writer. Many other artists, including Emmylou Harris, have sung this song....
   
   " – 4:05
4. "Goin' Back" – 3:20
5. "To Love" – 3:39
6. "What Have You Got to Lose" – 3:33
7. "Eventually" – 5:01
8. "Raspberry Jam" (King, Toni Stern) – 4:35
9. "Can't You Be Real" – 3:00
10. "I Can't Hear You No More" – 2:46
11. "Sweet Sweetheart" – 2:46
12. "Up on the Roof
    Up on the Roof (song)
    "Up on the Roof" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters. Released at the tail end of that year, the song became a big hit in early 1963, reaching number five on the U.S. pop singles chart and number 4 on the U.S...
    
    " – 3:37

Personnel

• 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...
  
   - Piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , Vocals, Backing Vocals, & Arrangements
• Ralph Schuckett - Organ
  Organ (music)
  The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
  
  
• John Fischbach - Moog Synthesizer
• James Taylor
  James Taylor
  James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
  
   - Acoustic Guitar & Backing Vocals
• Daniel Kortchmar
  Danny Kortchmar
  Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
  
  - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Conga
• Charles Larkey - Fender Bass
• Joel O'Brien - Drums, Percussion, Vibes
• Abigale Haness and Delores Hall - Backing Vocals

Production

• John Fischbach - Session Producer
• Andrew Berliner - Engineer
• Gerry Goffin - Mixing
• Guy Webster - Cover Photograph
• Tom Neuwirth - Liner Photographs
• Rod Dyer, Paul Bruhwiler - Layout & Design