[2015-10-02] The City (Carole King) "Now That Everything's Been Said" remaster (Light In The Attic)

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:44 pm

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We all know the Carole King who wrote some of the biggest hits of the ‘60s, from “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” to “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” via “The Locomotion” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” We also know the singer-songwriter behind Tapestry, the album that launched King as a solo singer in her own right. But in between–and not nearly as well known–is King’s band, The City, and their album, Now That Everything’s Been Said.

By the mid-‘60s, King’s marriage to Gerry Goffin, with whom she’d written many of those wonderful hits, had hit the rocks. A divorce loomed, and King all but retired to raise their two daughters. She headed west to Laurel Canyon in ‘67, taking the children with her, and made the previously unlikely move of joining a progressive folk-rock band. King formed The City with future husband Charles Larkey on bass and Danny Kortchmar on guitar and vocals. With King on piano and vocals, they created a folk rock sound that pre-empted the singer-songwriter boom of the ‘70s.

Produced by Lou Adler and featuring Jimmy Gordon on drums, The City’s sound is deep and soulful, imperfect but passionate. And the songs, with King writing or co-writing all but one, are as exceptional as you’d expect and as widely covered as her factory work. “Now That Everything’s Been Said” was a hit for American Spring, “A Man Without A Dream” was tackled by The Monkees, and “Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)” was a hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears. Central to the album’s appeal is King’s own stirring reading of her track “Wasn’t Born To Follow,” covered masterfully by The Byrds for the Easy Rider soundtrack.

King had been used to a life on the sidelines, and her stage fright left the trio unable to tour the LP which adversely affected their fortunes. That, plus some behind-the-scenes distribution problems, meant the album was quickly deleted, and it remained so for the next thirty years–partly at King’s request. Even so, its failure was a surprise to those concerned. “I was 26 when Now That Everything’s Been Said was released in 1968,” King says of the album. “[We] expected it to zoom to the top of the charts within, at most, a few weeks. Individually and together, we optimistically imagined the album’s success as if it had already happened. Danny and Charlie kept telling each other, ’It’s a great album. The City is gonna be Number 1 with a bullet!’"

Listening now, you can feel the threads that lead to Tapestry and to the hugely successful performing career that followed. It’s not so much an oddity in King’s work as the missing link between her two lives. Reissued here, this is, at long last, a chance to own this lost album.

Tracklist
1. Snow Queen
2. I Wasn't Born To Follow
3. Now That Everything's Been Said
4. Paradise Alley
5. Man Without A Dream
6. Victim Of Circumstance
7. Why Are You Leaving
8. Lady
9. My Sweet Home
10. I Don't Believe It
11. That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)
12. All The Time

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013EEKKEY/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:46 pm

"Victim Of Circumstance":

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

Carole King fans, grab this while you can. I have the previous CD edition and it's a very good album. Don't miss your chance. Worth it for Snow Queen alone.

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3845

Greg Carrier wrote:

Carole King fans, grab this while you can. I have the previous CD edition and it's a very good album. Don't miss your chance. Worth it for Snow Queen alone.

I agree, it's a really good album for Carole King fans. I really enjoy the tracks Now That Everything's Been Said and I Don't Believe It. I Don't Believe It is a duet with Danny Kortchmar. He also does the vocals on A Man Without A Dream. I got my CD quite a while ago as an import from Japan.

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Eye sea it'll be available on LP in an expanded gatefold edition, housed in deluxe Stoughton “Tip-On” gatefold jacket, whatever that bee. In 3 vinyl colours, regular black, limited gold 200 copies for Light In The Attic subscribers, and limited black & white "haze" 200 copies for Light In The Attic online pre-orders.

Found it:

Old Style Tip-On Jackets match the authenticity of the historic record jackets.
They are comprised of two printed paper wraps laminated to a heavy 24 point Kraft backed paper board shell.
The corners of the front sheets are carefully folded and laminated over the shell while the second sheet is placed on the back.

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

In case anybody is wondering, the sound on this Light In The Attic reissue easily beats the previous CD version I have. Still not an audiophile recording, but it's much clearer sound.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Is there a remastering credit for the new release?

Neal Alhadeff · 07 Jan 2007

Jason Michael wrote:

Is there a remastering credit for the new release?

Yes: Dave Cooley

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Neal Alhadeff wrote:

Jason Michael wrote:

Is there a remastering credit for the new release?

Yes: Dave Cooley

Thank you.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:17 am

"Why Are You Leaving":

[2015-10-02] The City (Carole King) "Now That Everything's Been Said" remaster (Light In The Attic)

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