Wrap Around Joy

Wrap Around Joy is a 1974 album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman" (No. 2 pop) and "Nightingale" (No. 9 pop, No. 1 adult contemporary).

Wrap Around Joy
Studio album by Carole King
Released	September 1974
Genre	Pop, soft rock
Length	42:15
Label	Ode / A&M (Original Issue) Ode / Epic (Re-issue)
Producer	Lou Adler
Carole King chronology
Fantasy (1973) Wrap Around Joy (1974) Really Rosie (1975)
Singles from Wrap Around Joy
"Jazzman" Released: August 22, 1974 "Nightingale" Released: December 17, 1974

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[3]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carole King, lyrics written by Dave Palmer.

Side one

1. "Nightingale" – 3:38
2. "Change in Mind, Change of Heart" – 4:39
3. "Jazzman" – 3:44
4. "You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine" – 3:34
5. "You're Something New" – 2:55
6. "We Are All in This Together" – 4:03

Side two

7. "Wrap Around Joy" – 2:59
8. "You Gentle Me" – 3:46
9. "My Lovin' Eyes" – 3:08
10. "Sweet Adonis" – 3:22
11. "A Night This Side of Dying" – 2:59
12. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 3:30

Personnel

• Carole King - piano, vocals
• Tom Scott - saxophone
• Susan Ranney - bass
• Louise Goffin - background vocals
• Mike Altschul - horn
• George Bohanon - trombone
• Mari Tsumura - violin
• Denyse Buffum - viola
• Thomas Buffum - violin
• David Campbell - viola
• Gene Coe - horn
• Maurice Dicterow - violin
• Richard Feves - bass
• Chuck Findley - trumpet
• Frederick Seykora - cello
• Sherry Goffin - background vocals
• Abigale Haness - background vocals
• Jim Horn - saxophone
• Dick Hyde - trombone
• Danny Kortchmar - guitar, vocals
• Charles Larkey - bass
• Gordon Marron Strings - violin
• Dan Neufeld - viola
• Andy Newmark - drums
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Paul Polivinick - viola
• Jay Rosen - violin
• Sheldon Sanov - violin
• Haim Shtrum - violin
• Jeff Solow - cello
• Lya Stern - violin
• Polly Sweeney - violin
• Ernie Watts - horn
• Richard Kaufman - violin
• Nina Deveritch - cello
• Bobby Dubow - violin
• Gottfried Hoogeveen - cello
• Dan Newfeld - viola
• Fred Jackson, Jr. - horn

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1974) Position Canadian RPM Albums Chart[5] 1 Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[6] 7 US Billboard Top LPs[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Position Canadian Albums Chart[8] 13 Chart (1975) Position US Billboard Year-End[9] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold

References

1. Bush, John. Wrap Around Joy at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Landau, Jon (1974-11-21). "Carole King: Wrap Around Joy: Music Review". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
6. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
7. Allmusic - Carole King > Wrap Around Joy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
8. "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
9. "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1975". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
10. "American album certifications – Carole King – Wrap Around Joy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-07. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.