Released 1973 Fantasy
(1973) Wrap Around Joy
(1974) Release date 1973 Label Ode Records | Length 40:33 Artist Carole King Producer Lou Adler Genres Soft rock, Blue-eyed soul | |
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Fantasy is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1973. At the time of its release, it only reached #6 on the Billboard album chart, but has remained highly regarded by her fans over the ensuing decades. Presented as a sort of song cycle, the album opens and closes with two versions of the title song and the songs on each side segue directly into one another.
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The Spanish language track "Corazón" (the Spanish word for "heart," also used as a term of endearment, as in this song's lyrics) was a moderate hit single from the album, as was "Believe in Humanity." The flip side of the latter single, "You Light Up My Life" (not the Debby Boone hit), charted separately from its A-side.
Track listing
All songs composed and arranged by Carole King.
- "Fantasy Beginning" – 1:03
- "You've Been Around Too Long" – 3:42
- "Being at War With Each Other" – 3:27
- "Directions" – 3:29
- "That's How Things Go Down" – 3:01
- "Weekdays" – 2:45
- "Haywood" – 4:47
- "A Quiet Place to Live" – 1:56
- "Welfare Symphony" – 3:47
- "You Light Up My Life" – 3:14
- "Corazón" – 4:06
- "Believe in Humanity" – 3:19
- "Fantasy End" – 1:25
Personnel
Songs
1Fantasy Beginning1:03
2You've Been Around Too Long3:42
3Being at War With Each Other3:27