Wrap Around Joy

Wrap Around Joy
Studio album by
Carole King
ReleasedSeptember 1974
GenrePop, soft rock
Length42:06
LabelOde / A&M (original issue)
Ode / Epic (re-issue)
ProducerLou Adler
Carole King chronology
Fantasy
(1973) 		Wrap Around Joy
(1974) 		Really Rosie
(1975)
Singles from Wrap Around Joy
  1. "Jazzman"
    Released: August 22, 1974
  2. "Nightingale"
    Released: December 17, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]

Wrap Around Joy is the sixth album by American singer and songwriter Carole King, released in 1974. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned King a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in the 17th Grammy Awards (the award went to Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You"); and "Nightingale", which reached number nine on the Hot 100 chart and number six on the Easy Listening chart.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[4]

  1. ^ Bush, John. Wrap Around Joy at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Landau, Jon (1974-11-21). "Carole King: Wrap Around Joy: Music Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.