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1976's THOROUGHBRED was Carole King's last album for Lou Adler's Ode Records imprint, and it's clearly a transitional release. Change was afoot in the musical air in 1976, and while there's no hints of punk or disco on THOROUGHBRED--which is a good thing--King is definitely moving away from the solo piano sound of her earlier solo albums. King's thumping, percussive piano playing is still all over the album, but guitars play a more prominent role than ever before. At times, the instrumental interplay resembles that of Fleetwood Mac, particularly Waddy Wachtel's Lindsey Buckingham-like solo on "Only Love Is Real." The songs themselves are in the eclectic style of 1973's all-over-the-map FANTASY, with the country-tinged "We All Have To Be Alone" and "Ambrosia" sitting comfortably between the slinky pop of "I'd Like To Know You Better" and the soulful "Still Here Thinking of You."
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Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - G. Goffin, Composer - G. Goffin, Lyricist - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - G. Goffin, Composer - G. Goffin, Lyricist - James Taylor, Background Vocal - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - David Crosby, Background Vocal - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Graham Nash, Background Vocal - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Composer - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Lyricist - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - James Taylor, Vocal - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - James Taylor, Background Vocal - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - David Crosby, Background Vocal - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Graham Nash, Background Vocal - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Lou Adler, Producer - G. Coffin, Composer - G. Coffin, Lyricist - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - John David Souther, Vocal - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - David Palmer, Composer - David Palmer, Lyricist - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - James Taylor, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Lou Adler, Producer - G. Coffin, Composer - G. Coffin, Lyricist - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Hank Cicalo, Engineer - Carole King, Vocal - Carole King, Background Vocal - Carole King, Keyboards - Carole King, Performer - Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Guitar - Milt Calice, 2nd Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Robert "Waddy" Wachtel, Guitar - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Lou Adler, Producer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
Album review
1976's THOROUGHBRED was Carole King's last album for Lou Adler's Ode Records imprint, and it's clearly a transitional release. Change was afoot in the musical air in 1976, and while there's no hints of punk or disco on THOROUGHBRED--which is a good thing--King is definitely moving away from the solo piano sound of her earlier solo albums. King's thumping, percussive piano playing is still all over the album, but guitars play a more prominent role than ever before. At times, the instrumental interplay resembles that of Fleetwood Mac, particularly Waddy Wachtel's Lindsey Buckingham-like solo on "Only Love Is Real." The songs themselves are in the eclectic style of 1973's all-over-the-map FANTASY, with the country-tinged "We All Have To Be Alone" and "Ambrosia" sitting comfortably between the slinky pop of "I'd Like To Know You Better" and the soulful "Still Here Thinking of You."
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:28
- Main artists: Carole King
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
(P) 1975 Ode Records, Inc.
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