Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an
American singer-songwriter who has been active since 1958, initially
as one of the staff songwriters at the Brill Building and later as a
solo artist. She is the most successful female songwriter of the
latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or
co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King also wrote 61
hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female
songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005.King's major
success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry
Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have
become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for
other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own
right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs,
accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts.
After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album
Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which
topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the
charts for more than six years.
American singer-songwriter who has been active since 1958, initially
as one of the staff songwriters at the Brill Building and later as a
solo artist. She is the most successful female songwriter of the
latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or
co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King also wrote 61
hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female
songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005.King's major
success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry
Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have
become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for
other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own
right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs,
accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts.
After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album
Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which
topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the
charts for more than six years.
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