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Touch the Sky (Carole King album)

Touch the Sky is an album by the American musician Carole King, released in 1979.[1] Produced by King and Mark Hallman, it was recorded in Austin, Texas, with Jerry Jeff Walker's band.[2][3]

Touch the Sky
Studio album by
Carole King
Released1979
RecordedMarch 1979
StudioPecan Street (Austin, Texas)
GenreRock, pop
LabelCapitol
ProducerCarole King, Mark Hallman
Carole King chronology
Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago
(1978) 		Touch the Sky
(1979) 		Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
(1980)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [6]

The New York Times noted that "the songs and the musical idiom in general are tougher than in the past, full of the slightly raunchy Southern rock that characterizes Mr. Walker's work."[3]

Track listing

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All songs by Carole King.

  1. "Time Gone By" 4:13
  2. "Move Lightly" 4:58
  3. "Dreamlike I Wander" 3:50
  4. "Walk with Me" 2:52
  5. "Good Mountain People" 3:23
  6. "You Still Want Her" 4:39
  7. "Passing of the Days" 2:48
  8. "Crazy" 4:00
  9. "Eagle" 4:35
  10. "Seeing Red" 3:50

Personnel

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  • Carole King – lead vocals, background vocals, guitar, piano
  • Reese Wynans – piano, keyboards
  • Dave Perkins – guitar, background vocals
  • Ron Cobb – bass, saxophone, flute, background vocals
  • Bobby Rambo – guitar, background vocals
  • Mark Hallman – guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, background vocals
  • Leo LeBlanc – pedal steel guitar, background vocals
  • Fred Krc – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
  • Tomas Ramirez – saxophone, flute, recorder, background vocals
  • Richard Hardy – saxophone

Production notes

  • Produced by Carole King and Mark Hallman
  • Engineered by Chet Himes
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman
  • Jim McGuire – photography
  • James Flournoy/Wonder Graphics – art direction, design

Chart positions

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Chart (1979) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 84
Canada RPM Albums Chart[8] 62
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[9] 104

References

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  1. ^ Weller, Sheila (2008). Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—And the Journey of a Generation. Atria Books. p. 400.
  2. ^ Perone, James E. (2006). The Words and Music of Carole King. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 137.
  3. ^ a b Rockwell, John (8 July 1979). "A Mother and Daughter Duo". The New York Times. p. D21.
  4. ^ "Touch the Sky Review by James Chrispell". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 397.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 166/167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 31, No. 23" (PHP). RPM. September 1, 1979. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  9. ^ Allmusic - Carole King > Touch the Sky > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
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