Reviews
Ranked # 19in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: the 50 Essential Albums", "It's an Exquisite, Timeless Work....Tapestry Remains Carole King's Definitive Testimony...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "One of TAPESTRY's greatest charms is its lack of histrionics, with King's unpolished, lived-in voice....There is a real pleasure in hearing the love song in an expert's hands...", "...this is a terrific set of songs...more than a quarter century after they first came to light, they are still fresh...", "King Looked Into Herself and Became a Brilliant Romantic Realist.", "...Carole King's second album, TAPESTRY, has fulfilled the promise of her first album and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music...", 5 stars (out of 5) - "...if the term singer-songwriter gained currency anywhere, it wouldn't be far from here....King's inward-looking songs spoke of a mature woman going it alone, wounded but hopeful....perhaps it's time to put aside the baggage that TAPESTRY brings with it and celebrate instead a classic rock record...", 5 stars out of 5 -- "As good as you remember: mellow, exultant, heartfelt and even surprisingly dark, especially with the sad verses of the otherwise upbeat 'Beautiful'...", 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's hard to think of another album that hit the Zeitgeist quite as emphatically as TAPESTRY."
