The Legendary Demos

2012 compilation album by Carole King

The Legendary Demos

Compilation album by

Carole King

Released| April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)
Recorded| 1962–1971
Genre| Folk rock, soft rock, pop rock
Label| Hear Music, Rockingale Records
Carole King chronology
| A Holiday Carole
(2011)  | The Legendary Demos
(2012)  |

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The Legendary Demos is a compilation album by pop rock artist Carole King. It was released on April 24, 2012 on Hear Music. The album contains thirteen demo recordings, ranging in time from "Crying in the Rain" (1962) to six tracks that appeared on King's 1971 hit album Tapestry.[1] "The Legendary Demos" was given a limited reissue on ivory/clear vinyl for Record Store Day in 2023 on King's own Rockingale Records imprint.[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 2:26
2. "So Goes Love" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 2:52
3. "Take Good Care of My Baby" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)[3] \- 2:17
4. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler) - 2:51
5. "Like Little Children" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 3:12
6. "Beautiful" (Carole King) - 2:23
7. "Crying in the Rain" (Carole King, Howard Greenfield) - 1:48
8. "Way Over Yonder" (Carole King) - 3:24
9. "Yours Until Tomorrow" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 3:16
10. "It's Too Late" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 3:29
11. "Tapestry" (Carole King) - 3:00
12. "Just Once in My Life" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Phil Spector) - 4:02
13. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) - 4:09

## Charts

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Year  | Country  | Position

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2012  | Billboard 200 (US)  | 56[4]

## References

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1. ^ Chris Willman, "Carole King Review: ‘Legendary Demos’ Honors a ’60s Recording Career That Never Was", The Wrap, April 24, 2012
2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/26952896-Carole-King-The-Legendary-Demos
3. ^ "Carole King – The Legendary Demos". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
4. ^ "Week Ending April 29, 2012. Albums: White's in Good Company".

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Carole King

Studio albums|

* Writer
* Tapestry
* Carole King 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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