Been to Canaan

1972 single by Carole King

"Been to Canaan"

Single by Carole King
from the album  Rhymes & Reasons
B-side| "Bitter with the Sweet"
Released| November 1972 (1972)
Genre| Pop
Length| 3:38
Songwriter(s)| Carole King
Producer(s)| Lou Adler
Carole King singles chronology
| "Sweet Seasons"
(1972)  | "Been to Canaan"
(1972)  | "Believe in Humanity"
(1973)

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"Been to Canaan" is a song written by Carole King introduced on King's 1972 album release, Rhymes & Reasons. Released as that album's lead single, "Been to Canaan" peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1973 and it was the second of King's four number one hits on the Easy Listening chart. The single also reached number 20 on the Cashbox chart.[1]

Record World said that "this lilting song again displays the rare intelligence behind any Carole King composition."[2] Cash Box described it as a "a delightful MOR/Pop smash."[3]

Billboard said that the single, including the B-side "Bitter with Sweet" was "a dynamite item with two equally potent rhythm ballads for Top 40 and MOR."[4]

## Cover versions[edit]

* A Finnish rendering of "Been to Canaan": "Olet Nähnyt Kaanan", was recorded by Anki on her 1973 album Aikalintu.
* Also in 1973, the Swedish jazz singer Alice Babs, recorded a cover on her album, Music With a Jazz Flavour.[5]

## See also[edit]

* List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1973 (U.S.)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 136.
2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 18, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 18, 1972. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
4. ^ "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 11, 1972. p. 80. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
5. ^ "Alice Babs / Nils Lindberg's Orchestra – Music With A Jazz Flavour (1973, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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Carole King

Studio albums|

* Writer
* Tapestry
* Music
* Rhymes & Reasons
* Fantasy
* Wrap Around Joy
* Really Rosie
* Thoroughbred
* Simple Things
* Welcome Home
* Touch the Sky
* Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
* One to One
* Speeding Time
* City Streets
* Colour of Your Dreams
* Love Makes the World

Compilations|

* Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago
* The Legendary Demos

Live albums|

* In Concert
* The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971
* The Living Room Tour
* Live at the Troubadour

Other albums|

* A Holiday Carole

Singles|

* "It Might as Well Rain Until September"
* "Up on the Roof"
* "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move"
* "So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack"
* "You've Got a Friend"/"Beautiful" (Scandinavia only)
* "Sweet Seasons"
* "Been to Canaan"
* "Jazzman"
* "Nightingale"
* "Only Love Is Real"
* "One Fine Day"
* "Now and Forever"

Other songs|

* "Wasn't Born to Follow"
* "Goin' Back
* "I Can't Hear You No More"
* "Where You Lead"
* "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
* "It's Going to Take Some Time"
* "No Sad Song"
* "Some Kind of Wonderful"
* "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
* "Chains"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Troubadour Reunion Tour
* A Natural Woman: A Memoir
* Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King
* Marcia Sings Tapestry
* Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

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