In June 1973, “Ode” and “A&M” labels released “Fantasy”, the fifth Carole King album. It was recorded in 1973, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lou Adler.
Personnel:
- Carole King – lead and backing vocals, piano, arrangements
- David T. Walker- guitar
- Charles Larkey – bass guitar
- Susan Ranney – bass guitar
- Harvey Mason- drums
- Bobbye Hall- percussion
- Eddie Kendricks- backing vocals
- Tom Scott, Curtis Amy, Ernie Watts, Mike Altschul – saxophone
- Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell, Al Aarons – trumpet
- Charles Loper, George Bohanon, Dick Hyde- trombone
- Ken Yerke, Barry Socher, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Kathleen Lenski, Miwako Watanabe, Glen Dicterow, Polly Sweeney, Robert Lipsett, Gordon Marron Strings – violin
- Denyse Buffum, David Campbell, Alan DeVeritch, Ronald Folsom – viola
- Jeffrey Solow, Judith Perett – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Carole King.
- Fantasy Beginning
- You’ve Been Around Too Long
- Being at War With Each Other
- Directions
- That’s How Things Go Down
- Weekdays
- Haywood
- A Quiet Place to Live
- Welfare Symphony
- You Light Up My Life
- Corazón
- Believe in Humanity
- Fantasy End