The Early Years

~ Release by Carole King (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Crying in the Rain
cover recording of:
Crying in the Rain (Everly Brothers song)
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
writer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
1:56
2Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
cover recording of:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
lyricist and composer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Careers and Aldon (in 1962)
2:14
3Up on the Roof
cover recording of:
Up on the Roof
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:00
4Music
assistant engineer:
Norm Kinney
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
acoustic bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Danny Kootch
bongos, congas and tambourine:
Bobbye Hall
celesta, electric piano, piano and lead vocals:
Carole King
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
background vocals:
Abigale Haness and Carole King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1971)
recording of:
Music
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
3:50
5Too Much Rain
recording of:
Too Much Rain
lyricist and composer:
Carole King and Toni Stern
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
3:30
6Song of Long Ago
assistant engineer:
Norm Kinney
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
acoustic bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
acoustic guitar:
Danny Kootch and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bongos, congas and tambourine:
Bobbye Hall
celesta, electric piano, piano and lead vocals:
Carole King
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
electric guitar:
Danny Kootch
background vocals:
Danny Kootch, Carole King and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1971)
recording of:
Song of Long Ago
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
2:45
7Brighter
assistant engineer:
Norm Kinney
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
acoustic bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Danny Kootch
bongos, congas and tambourine:
Bobbye Hall
celesta, electric piano, piano and lead vocals:
Carole King
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
background vocals:
Abigale Haness and Carole King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1971)
recording of:
Brighter
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
2:44
8Back to California
recording of:
Back to California
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
3:24
9It Started Over Again
2:30
10Growing Away From Me
recording of:
Growing Away From Me
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
2:58