I was born in 1973. The day I was born the biggest album in the United States and the world was Carol King's Tapestry. It was a singer songwriter album of sorts and is still considered one of the great folk/singer-songwriter album of all-time. The album is anchored by such mega-hits as I Feel the Earth Move, It's Too Late, and Tapestry but essentially the whole album is a hits collection. The album speaks to the complexity of love and commitment during the early, turbulent 70s and the power and pain of womanhood. It is a beautiful album of emotional depth and intellectual peaks. Carol King's voice is angelic and she sings with authority and wit.
I was given this album because my mother felt I should have her copy to keep in my collection. My mother loved this album and she felt it was important I have the album that was number one when I was born. Luckily for me that album was not a Tony Orlando album or something. I got lucky that the album that kicked off my life is as timeless as we hope out existence is. My father really introduced me to and cultivated my appreciation of music. But my mother understands how music affects me and its nostalgic qualities it has. So Carol King and I will forever be linked and that is pretty cool.
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