キャロル・キングが描く帰郷のメロディ
1978年リリースの「Welcome Home」は、シンガー・ソングライターとしての成熟を示すアルバム。
キングの温かみあるピアノとヴォーカルが、家族や故郷への想いを優しく歌い上げる。70年代を通じて磨かれた彼女の作曲技術とプロデュース能力が、アルバム全体に統一感を与えている。「Tapestry」のような爆発的ヒットはなくとも、キングの音楽的誠実さが貫かれた佳作だ。
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A:
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1)
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Main Street Saturday Night
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2)
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Sunbird
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3)
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Venusian Diamond
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4)
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Changes
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5)
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Morning Sun
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B:
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1)
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Disco Tech
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2)
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Wings Of Love
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3)
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Ride The Music
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4)
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Everybody's Got The Spirit
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5)
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Welcome Home
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Harp - Georgia Kelly (A3, B5)
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Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] - Nolan Andrew Smith Jr.
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Arranged By [Strings] - Carole King
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Producer - Carole King
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Violin - John Wittenberg
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Viola - Denyse Buffum
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Arranged By [Horns] - George Bohanon
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Violin - Israel Baker
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Violin - Kenneth Yerke
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Viola - Rollice Dale
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Violin, Concertmaster - Charles Veal Jr.
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Guitar, Vocals, Written-By - Mark Hallman (A3, B1)
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Violin - Dorothy Wade
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Violin - William H. Henderson
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Cello - Dennis Karmazin
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Engineer - Linda Tyler
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Engineer - Norm Kinney
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Producer - Norm Kinney
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Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Vocals, Written-By - Richard Hardy (A3, B1)
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Cello - Ronald Cooper
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Violin - Marcia Van Dyke
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Violin - Frank Foster (2)
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Guitar, Vocals, Written-By - Robert McEntee (A3, B1)
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Bass, Written-By - Rob Galloway (A3, B1)
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Vocals [High] - Rob Galloway (B1)
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Photography - Roy Reynolds
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Art Direction - Roy Kohara
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Drums, Written-By - Michael Wooten (2) (A3, B1)
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Engineer - Steve Katz (2)
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Cowbell - Rick Evers (A3)
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Tambura - Anne Golia (A3)
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Congas, Percussion, Written-By - Miguel Rivera (6) (A3, B1)
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Art Direction - Roy Renolds
