Wrap Around Joy

Wrap Around Joy is a 1974 album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman" (No. 2 pop) and "Nightingale" (No. 9 pop, No. 1 adult contemporary).

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
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]

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

Track listing

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

Charts

Certifications
Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold

References
  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 (1974-11-21). "Carole King: Wrap Around Joy: Music Review". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  10. "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1975". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  11. "American album certifications – Carole King – Wrap Around Joy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-07. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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