Wrap Around Joy is the sixth album by American singer and songwriter Carole King, released in 1974. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned King a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in the 17th Grammy Awards (the award went to Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You"); and "Nightingale", which reached number nine on the Hot 100 chart and number six on the Easy Listening chart.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
Personnel Carole King – piano, vocals, backing vocals Charles Larkey – bass Andy Newmark – drums Dean Parks – guitar Danny Kortchmar – guitar Horn section: George Bohanon Fred Jackson, Jr. Mike Altschul Chuck Findley Gene Coe Dick "Slyde" Hyde Ernie Watts Tom Scott – saxophone solo on "Jazzman" Jim Horn – saxophone solo on "Wrap Around Joy" Abigale Haness – backing vocals Sherry and Louise Goffin – backing vocals on "Nightingale" The Eddie Kendricks Singers – choir vocals on "We Are All in This Together" The David Campbell String Section – strings on "We Are All in This Together"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1974)PositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)24Canadian RPM Albums Chart Retrieved 2011-02-021Japanese Oricon LPs Chart7US Billboard Top LPs[ Allmusic - Carole King > Wrap Around Joy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums]1
Year-end charts Chart (1974)PositionCanadian Albums Chart13Chart (1975)PositionUS Billboard Year-End73
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