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said of the single "Believe in Humanity"/"You Light Up My Life" that "'Believe' is a fine rocking tune with great orchestrations, while 'Light Up My Life' is a gently wistful ballad." Elias regarded "Believe" as being the best song on the album, saying that "all of the elements coalesce and might
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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
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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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Ken Yerke, Barry Socher, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Kathleen Lenski, Miwako Watanabe, Glenn Dicterow, Polly Sweeney, Robert Lipsett, Gordon Marron - violin
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described "Corazón" as being "mostly instrumental and highly Latin flavored" and with an "outstanding rhythm track."
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make listeners wish they took the harder sound and well-meaning messages even further, even for the hell of it."
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critic Jason Elias said that "'Corazón' has Latin intonations and King certainly doesn't embarrass herself."
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Allmusic - Carole King > Fantasy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
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Carole King - vocals, piano, backing vocals, string and horn arrangements
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Jeffrey Solow, Judy Perett, Denis Brott, Dennis Karmazyn - cello
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Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
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Index


Studio album
Carole King
A&M
Genre
Blue-eyed soul
soft rock
Label
Ode
A&M
Ode
Epic
Producer
Lou Adler
Carole King
Rhymes and Reasons
Wrap Around Joy
Allmusic
Christgau's Record Guide
Rolling Stone
American
Carole King
Billboard 200
Spanish language
Debby Boone
hit
Record World
Allmusic
Carole King
David T. Walker

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