In May 1978, “Capitol” label released “Welcome Home”, the tenth Carole King album. It was recorded in January 1978 at “Sound Labs” in Hollywood, and was produced by Carole King and Norm Kinney.
Personnel:
- Carole King – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements
- Robert McEntee – guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Hallman- guitars, backing vocals
- Rob Galloway – bass, backing vocals
- Michael Wooten – drums
- Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
- Richard Hardy – vocals, flute, saxophone, clarinet
- George Bohanon- trombone, horn arrangement
- Dick “Slyde” Hyde- trombone
- Ernie Watts- saxophone
- Nolan Andrew Smith, Jr – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Oscar Brashear- trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Charles Veal, Jr. – concertmaster, violin
- Israel Baker- violin
- Frank Foster – violin
- William H. Henderson – violin
- Marcia Van Dyke – violin
- Dorothy Wade – violin
- John Wittenberg – violin
- Kenneth Yerke – violin
- Rollice Dale – viola
- Denyse Buffum – viola
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello
- Ronald Cooper – cello
- Charles Veal, Rollice Dale, Dennis Karmazyn – The Trio on “Changes”
- Bob Harrington – hammer dulcimer
- Anne Golia – tamboura
- Georgia Kelly – harp
- Rick Evers – cowbell
- Carole King, Mark Hallman, Robert McEntee, Richard Hardy, Stephanie Spruill, Alexandra Brown, Ann White – choir
- Norm Kinney, Linda Tyler, Steve Katz – engineer
- Roy Kohara,- art direction
- Roy Reynolds – art direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Carole King except where noted.
- Main Street Saturday Night
- Sunbird – Carole King, Rick Evers
- Venusian Diamond – Carole King, Rick Evers, Mark Hallman, Robert McEntee, Robb Galloway, Miguel Rivera, Richard Hardy, Michael Wooten
- Changes
- Morning Sun
- Disco Tech – Carole King, Mark Hallman, Robert McEntee, Robb Galloway, Miguel Rivera, Michael Wooten, Richard Hardy
- Wings of Love – Carole King, Rick Evers
- Ride the Music
- Everybody’s Got the Spirit
- Welcome Home
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