A Holiday Carole

by Carole King

Overview

Carole King's first studio album in over ten years, A Holiday Carole, opens on a familiar note with a light, jazzy take on Rodgers & Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things." King's daughter Louise Goffin produced the album and co-wrote the three original pieces, which include the Latin-tinged "Christmas Paradise," the free and easy "Christmas in the Air," and the lovely closing ballad "New Year's Day," and while they may not be as instantly familiar as "Carol of the Bells," "Sleigh Ride," or "Do You Hear What I Hear," they blend in well amidst the yuletide standards. Fueled by King's laid-back delivery and precise diction, A Holiday Carole, which represents the first seasonal release from the pop legend, breezes by without a whole lot of pomp and circumstance, touching on multiple genres while remaining true to both the holiday spirit and the singer's distinctive cadence. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0196587628413

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carole King   Primary Artist,Piano
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Dean Parks   Tres,Guitar,Soloist
Luis Conte   Percussion
Louis Price   Choir/Chorus
Louise Goffin   Piano,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Danny Pelfrey   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Dillon Kondor   Guitar,Soloist
Gregory Smith   Sax (Baritone)
Hayden Wells   Vocals
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet
Lee Curreri   Bass,Piano,Trumpet,Trombone,Keyboards,Flugelhorn
Patrick Warren   Keyboards
Robbie Kondor   Piano,Keyboards
Bob Glaub   Bass
Chuck Berghofer   Bass
Ramon Stagnaro   Guitar
Nick Lane   Trombone
Yvonne Williams   Choir/Chorus
Joel Alpers   Drums
George Noriega   Vocals (Background)
Danny Kortchmar   Guitar
Lou Marini   Flute
Oren Waters   Choir/Chorus
Jodi Marr   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Saunders Hayes   Bass
Judith Hill   Choir/Chorus
Hernan Mulet   Cuatro
Terry Wood-Pena   Choir/Chorus
Clydene Jackson   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Carole King   Photography,Composer
Donny Hathaway   Composer
Jussi Tegelman   Engineer
Louise Goffin   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Gloria Shayne   Composer
Larissa Collins   Art Direction
Jossip Serrano   Engineer
Mykola Leontovych   Composer
Ian MacGregor   Engineer
Elissa Kline   Photography
Scott Smith   Engineer
Eric Denniston   Engineer
Eric Raptosh   Photography
Jeff Eden Fair   Engineer
Lisa Goich-Andreadis   Coordination
Seth Presant   Engineer
Steve Genewick   Engineer
Leroy Anderson   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Lee Curreri   Arranger,Engineer,Programming,Horn Arrangements
Sherry Kondor   Management
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Robbie Kondor   Horn Arrangements
Hugh Martin   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Nadine McKinnor   Composer
Nathaniel Kunkel   Mixing,Engineer
Niko Bolas   Engineer
Noel Regney   Composer
George Michael   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
William Bell   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Guy Chambers   Composer
George Noriega   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Jodi Marr   Composer
Nathaniel Alford   Engineer
Saro Daghlian   Engineer
Lars Fox   Engineer