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Wrap Around Joy
Studio album by Carole King
Released	September 1974
Genre	Pop, soft rock
Length	42:06
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
Christgau's Record Guide	C
Rolling Stone	(mixed)

Wrap Around Joy is the sixth album by American singer and songwriter Carole King, released in 1974. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned King a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in the 17th Grammy Awards (the award went to Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You"); and "Nightingale", which reached number nine on the Hot 100 chart and number six on the Easy Listening chart.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carole King and David Palmer

Personnel

• Carole King – piano, vocals, backing vocals
• Charles Larkey – bass
• Andy Newmark – drums
• Dean Parks – guitar
• Danny Kortchmar – guitar
• Horn section:
  • George Bohanon
  • Fred Jackson, Jr.
  • Mike Altschul
  • Chuck Findley
  • Gene Coe
  • Dick "Slyde" Hyde
  • Ernie Watts
• Tom Scott – saxophone solo on "Jazzman"
• Jim Horn – saxophone solo on "Wrap Around Joy"
• Abigale Haness – backing vocals
• Sherry and Louise Goffin – backing vocals on "Nightingale"
• The Eddie Kendricks Singers – choir vocals on "We Are All in This Together"
• The David Campbell String Section – strings on "We Are All in This Together"

Charts

Certifications

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". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18.
4. "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 166/167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
7. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
8. Allmusic - Carole King > Wrap Around Joy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
9. "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
10. "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1975". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
11. "American album certifications – Carole King – Wrap Around Joy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

• 1974 albums
• Carole King albums
• Albums produced by Lou Adler
• Ode Records albums