Recorded on July 3, 2016, in front of a rapturous audience
of more than 65,000 fans, Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park celebrates the 45th
anniversary of a zeitgeist-shifting touchstone album that established Carole
King as the quintessential singer-songwriter, a "Natural Woman" who
gave voice to the emotions and experiences of millions of listeners around the
world. With songs that are literally woven into the fabric of pop culture,
Tapestry struck a universal chord, topping the Billboard 200 for 15 weeks and
staying on the chart for six years. King took home four Grammy Awards for the
album, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. And the songs, including
"So Far Away," "It's Too Late," "I Feel The Earth
Move," "You've Got a Friend" and others remain timeless
standards and radio staples.
The artist's largest concert since her legendary 1973 show
in Central Park, Carole King's historic Hyde Park performance marked her first
British concert since 1989 and the first time she'd performed Tapestry on stage
in its entirety. The album showcases Carole leading a full band (including
guitarist Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, who played on the original
Tapestry album) through the album with the bonus addition of some of her
personal favorite compositions from her formidable songbook. Guest performers
include her daughter, Louise Goffin, who joins Carole on several tracks
including "Where You Lead" (which the duo re-recorded as the theme
song to the popular television series "Gilmore Girls") plus the
Laurence Olivier Award-winning West End cast of "Beautiful: The Carole
King Musical."
Originally released in 1971, Tapestry established Carole
King--already a noted songwriter of smash hits for Aretha Franklin, The Everly
Brothers, The Monkees, The Drifters and many others--as an extraordinary
performer who defines the singer-songwriter genre from the 1970s onward.
The Carole King - Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park package
includes the full concert on CD/DVD and is rounded out with insightful
recollections from Carole about the making of Tapestry.
Leading up to the home release of the CD/DVD, "Carole
King: Tapestry – Captured Live at Hyde Park London" will be broadcast to
U.S. movie theaters on Tuesday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m. (local time). In addition
to the full-length concert, this special one-night cinema event includes an
interview with King herself, special introduction by the iconic WCBS-FM radio
host Scott Shannon, star-studded appearances from Tom Hanks, Elton John, Graham
Nash, Lou Adler, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, James Taylor, David
Crosby, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and includes several timeless Goffin/King
compositions. Tickets and more information available at FathomEvents.com
A special television broadcast edition of Carole King -
Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park, distributed by American Public Television, will
begin airing on public television stations in September 2017.
Additional performances on Live at Hyde Park include a Gerry
Goffin/Carole King medley featuring "Take Good Care of My Baby,"
"It Might As Well Rain Until September," "Go Away Little
Girl," "I'm Into Something Good," "One Fine Day" and
more.
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