City Streets (album)

1989 studio album by Carole King

City Streets

Studio album by

Carole King

Released| April 1989
Studio| Skyline Studios New York, NY
Genre| Rock
Length| 42:50
Label| Capitol
Producer| Carole King, Rudy Guess
Carole King chronology
| Speeding Time
(1983)  | City Streets
(1989)  | Colour of Your Dreams
(1993)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Chicago Tribune| [2]
Deseret News| (Mixed)[3]
Rolling Stone| [4]

City Streets is the 14th album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1989. It was her first album after six-year hiatus from her recording career, co-produced by Rudy Guess who supported her as a backing guitarist in later years.

The title track features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton. It was released as a single and became a Top 20 hit in the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Clapton also played the guitar on "Ain't That the Way". Another notable guest musician is Branford Marsalis, who played the saxophone on "Midnight Flyer".

Before making a comeback record, King fostered an acting career. "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" is a collaboration work with actor Paul Hipp, who co-starred with her in the off-Broadway show A Minor Incident in 1988. "Midnight Flyer" and "Someone Who Believes in You" were co-written by her former songwriting partner and husband Gerry Goffin. The latter was originally written for Air Supply vocalist Russell Hitchcock. His interpretation was initially featured on his eponymous solo debut released in 1987, and he remade the song on Air Supply's album The Earth Is..., four years later. It was also covered by Martha Wash in 1993 on her solo album.

Like her other efforts released in the 1980s, City Streets received mixed critical reviews and resulted in a commercial flop, reaching only No. 111 on the Billboard album chart. The album has been out of print worldwide since 1993, although a reissue was once planned by American Beat Records in 2007.

## Track listing

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Side OneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "City Streets"| Carole King| 5:00
2.| "Sweet Life"| King, Rudy Guess| 4:34
3.| "Down to the Darkness"| King| 4:17
4.| "Lovelight"| King| 4:28
5.| "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (Duet with Paul Hipp)| King, Paul Hipp| 5:00

Side TwoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "Legacy"| King, Guess| 5:04
7.| "Ain't That the Way"| King| 3:09
8.| "Midnight Flyer"| King, Gerry Goffin| 4:27
9.| "Homeless Heart" (Duet with Sherry Goffin)| King, John Bettis| 4:05
10.| "Someone Who Believes in You"| King, Goffin| 2:56

## Personnel

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* Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 6–8), synthesizers (1–3), rhythm guitar (2), acoustic piano (3, 7), keyboards (4, 6, 8–10), Hammond organ (7)
* Robbie Kondor – synthesizers (2, 4, 6, 9, 10), acoustic piano (5), Hammond organ (6, 8)
* Teddy Andreadis – acoustic piano (6)
* Eric Clapton – lead guitar (1), guitars (7)
* Rudy Guess – rhythm guitar (1, 2), lead guitar (2), guitars (3, 4, 6, 8, 9), electric guitar (5), mandolin (8)
* Mark Bosch – acoustic guitar (5), electric guitar (5)
* Paul Hipp – acoustic guitar (5), backing vocals (5)
* Wayne Pedzwater – bass (1, 2, 5–10)
* Seth Glassman – bass (3, 4)
* Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
* Max Weinberg – drums (2)
* Omar Hakim – drums (5, 8), cymbals (10)
* Jimmy Bralower – tambourine (1, 8), cowbell (2), timpani (3), electronic drums (4), percussion (4)
* Sammy Figueroa – percussion (3, 6, 7, 9, 10)
* Michael Brecker – saxophone (1)
* Jimmy Roberts – saxophone (5)
* Branford Marsalis – saxophone (8)
* Nick Lane – trombone (5)
* Jimmy Zavala – harmonica (8)
* Richard Hardy – flute (10)
* Heidi Berg – backing vocals (9)
* Angela Capell – backing vocals (9)
* Kacey Cisyk – backing vocals (9)
* Sherry Goffin – backing vocals (9)

## Production

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* Producers – Carole King and Rudy Guess
* Executive Producer – Tom Whalley
* Recorded and Mixed by James Farber at Skyline Studios (New York, NY).
* Second Engineer – Eugene "UE" Nastasi
* Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
* Art Direction – Tommy Steele
* Design – Jeffrey Fey
* Photography – Caroline Grayshock

## Chart positions

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Chart (1989)  | Position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 40
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[6] | 66
Dutch Albums Chart[7] | 67
U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 111

## References

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1. ^ AllMusic Review
2. ^ Van Matre, Lynn (1989-04-13). "Carole King City Streets (Capitol)". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
3. ^ Sprangler, Jerry (1989-05-06). "FOLK MUSIC IS MAKING A COMEBACK TO THE SURPRISE OF INDUSTRY INSIDERS". Deseret News. Deseret News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
4. ^ Hoerburger, Rob (May 18, 1989), "City Streets by Carole King", Rolling Stone
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 50, No. 4". RPM. May 22, 1989. Archived from the original (PHP) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
7. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Carole King - City Streets" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
8. ^ Allmusic - Charts & Awards

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* Rhymes & Reasons
* Fantasy
* Wrap Around Joy
* Really Rosie
* Thoroughbred
* Simple Things
* Welcome Home
* Touch the Sky
* Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
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* 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"
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* "Now and Forever"

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* "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"

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