卡洛金-織錦畫 SACD

Numbered limited-edition Hybrid SACD

True to producer’s original intent of putting Carole King in the room With You: Experience and feel every organic nuance, suggestive delivery, intimate note

Carole King’s Tapestry is one of the rare albums that immediately plays in your head the moment its title, cover art, or songs are mentioned. Having achieved status of near-mythical proportions, it is the singer-songwriter record you’d bring to the proverbial desert island if you were limited to one choice.

Faithful to original album producer Lou Adler’s vision of making King (and not just any piano player) appear seated and playing in front of listeners, this numbered, limited edition Hybrid SACD delivers utmost transparency, balance, warmth, intimacy, and perhaps most importantly, feeling. Aware of how many times this iconic work has been re-released, Mobile Fidelity’s engineers settled for nothing less than the absolute finest sonic presentation possible when mastering Tapestry from the original master tapes.

The results mirror what went down in the A&M Studios. Lean, simple, direct, and so nakedly real, the sonics evoke what might be heard on a professional demo tape. This collectable SACD gives what Rolling Stone deems the 36th Greatest Album of All Time the due it deserves. King’s personal singing, her graceful pianism, the integral rhythmic foundation provided by the likes of drummer Russ Kunkel and guitarist Danny Kortchmar, and the symmetrical contributions of guest instrumentalists ranging from saxophonist Curtis Amy to guitarist James Taylor resonate with three-dimensional imaging and cozy realism. Every note, every basic movement, accurately rendered with exquisite detail and full-bodied tonality.

★滾石雜誌評選史上500張最佳專輯第39位
★葛萊美獎第一位女性囊獲「年度最佳專輯(Tapestry)」、「年度最佳唱片(It’s Too Late)」、「年度最佳歌曲(You’ve Got A Friend)」、「年度最佳流行樂女歌手」等四項大獎。

1942年出生於紐約布魯克林的Carole King四歲時便開始彈鋼琴，大學時曾組過樂團，不過其是以詞曲創作的身份初入樂壇並嶄露頭角，與其第一任丈夫Gerry Goffin是詞曲創作的最佳黃金組合，1987年兩人一同榮獲Natiional Academy of Songwriters終身成就獎，1990年同時引薦進入詞曲創作及搖滾名人殿堂。Carole King除了詞曲創作的成就之外，1971年其以歌手身份發行的專輯「Tapestry」更是大獲好評，專輯停留排行榜上長達302週，其中還包括15週的冠軍王座，於隔年的葛萊美獎頒獎典禮上更是出盡鋒頭，成為第一位女性囊獲「年度最佳專輯」、「年度最佳唱片(It’s Too Late)」、「年度最佳歌曲(You’ve Got A Friend)」、「年度最佳流行樂女歌手」等四項大獎，全球專輯銷售量超過一千萬張。

37年過去，卡洛金這張專輯現在聽來還是一張無懈可擊的傑作，猶如陳年好酒一樣愈陳愈香，歲月不減其音樂魅力，許多人就在這張專輯的影響下創作了許多好歌，織錦畫在流行音樂史的地位相信是無法可以被取代的。

曲目

1.I Feel the Earth Move
2.So Far Away
3.Its Too Late
4.Home Again
5.Beautiful
6.Way Over Yonder
7.You’ve Got a Friend
8.Where You Lead
9.Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
10.Smackwater Jack
11.Tapestry
12.(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman