Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, “Woman” is a thoroughly sensual song, an ode of devotion to the pleasures of discovering the right lover, but Franklin delivers it as if she were testifying at church. The Sweet Inspirations push the song’s gospel inflections to the forefront, ...
From the wiki: “‘Up on the Roof’ is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, first recorded as a demo in 1962 by Little Eva – their 14-year old babysitter whose singing career Goffin and King had helped launched with ‘The Loco-Motion’ and who the songwriting pair often ...
“Woman” was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, with an assist from Atlantic Records head Jerry Wexler, but it’s Arethra that expertly dramatizes it all, pushing and pulling. When Aretha holds you in the bridge, maintaining the intensity of the previous chorus before going even ...
Composer: Carole King, Gerry Goffin Length (seconds): 4:3 PurchaseView on NONE 19 Belfast Child Simple Minds 9 votes Simple Minds' hauntingly beautiful "Belfast Child" is a heartfelt plea for peace and unity amidst the turmoil of political conflict. Incorporating elements of traditional Irish ...
Husband/wife songwriting duo Carole King and Gerry Goffin had been inspired by a babysitter who’d shown up bruised but still smitten, translating her boyfriend’s abuse as an expression of love. The song flopped tremendously; magazines refused to advertise it, DJs refused to play it. Later, ...
Also recorded (as “Yu-Ma/Go Away Little Boy”) by Marlena Shaw (R&B #29 1977). From the wiki: “‘Go Away Little Girl’ was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and was first recorded in 1962 by Bobby Vee. The song would go on to become notable for making the American Top...
This is one of Aretha Franklin’s signature songs. It was originally composed by Carole King and Gerry Goffin after having a conversation with Jerry Wexler, co-owner and producer of Atlantic Records. They wrote it specifically for Franklin. ...
Writer(s):Carole King, Gerry Goffin Powered by “Up on the Roof” — a summertime song for city dwellers whose only getaways were the tar beaches at the top of their buildings — was written by the husband-and-wife team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, rising stars in New York’s Tin...
Up to two entries per person or team will be accepted. A team would be like Paul McCartney and John Lennon (both co-wrote, both sang) or Gerry Goffin and Carole King (he co-wrote, she co-wrote and sang). To enter, you must: ...
A Carole King–Gerry Goffin song, from their Brill Building days, sung by a noticeably young George Harrison. After the first visit to Parlophone, McCartney and Lennon went back to Liverpool and did what needed to be done. With a professionalism they might not have possessed, they forthrightly...