You've Got a Friend
"You've Got
a Friend" is a friendship song from 1971, written by Carole King, and
included in her album Tapestry and James Taylor's album Mud Slide Slim, which
were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with shared musicians. Taylor's version
was released as a single, and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and
number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
"You've Got
a Friend" won Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
and King (Song of the Year). Various artists have recorded the song over the
years, including Dusty Springfield, Michael Jackson, and Donny Hathaway. Celine
Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan, and Carole King performed the song at the
VH1 Divas Live concert in 1998.
History
"You've Got
a Friend" was written by Carole King during the January 1971 recording
sessions for her own album Tapestry, and James Taylor's album Mud Slide Slim.
King's album was recorded in an overlap with Taylor's, and King, Danny
Kortchmar, and Joni Mitchell perform on both. The song is included on both
albums; King said in a 1972 interview, that she "didn't write it with
James or anybody really specifically in mind. But when James heard it he really
liked it and wanted to record it".
Carole King (born
February 9, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter. Her career began in the
1960s when King, along with her former husband Gerry Goffin, wrote more than
two dozen chart hits for numerous artists, many of which have become standards
and she has continued writing for other artists since then. She had her first
number 1hit as a songwriter in 1960 at age 18, with "Will You Love Me
Tomorrow", which she wrote with Goffin. In 1997, she co-wrote "The
Reason", which was a hit for Celine Dion.
Her success as a
performer in her own right did not come until the the 1970s, when she would
sing her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and
concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album
Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry which topped the
U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than
six years.
In 2000, Joel
Whitburn, a Billboard Magazine pop music researcher, named her the most
successful female songwriter of 1955–99 because she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits
on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2005 music historian Stuart Devoy found her the
most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts 1952-2005.
King has made 25
solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry. Her most recent noncompilation
album is Live at the Troubadour, a collaboration with James Taylor that reached
number 4 on the charts in its first week and has sold over 600,000 copies.
James Vernon
Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A
five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame in 2000.
Taylor achieved
his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and
had his first No. 1 hit the following year with "You've Got a
Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits
album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his
1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. His
commercial achievements declined slightly until a resurgence during the late
1990s and 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums
(including Hourglass, October Road and Covers) were released.
You've Got A
Friend lyrics
When you're down
and troubled.
And you need some
love and care.
And nothing,
nothing is going right.
Close your eyes
and think of me
and soon i will
be there
to brighten up
even your darkest night.
You just call out
my name.
And you know
wherever I am
I'll come
running, to see you again.
winter, spring,
summer or fall
all ya have to do
is call.
And i'll be there
yeah, yeah, yeah
You've got a
friend
If the sky above
you
close dark and
full of clouds.
And that old
north wind begins to blow.
Keep your head
together.
and call my name
out loud.
And soon you hear
me knocking at your door
You just call out
my name.
And you know
whereever I am
I'll come
running, to see you again.
winter, spring,
summer or fall
all ya have to do
is call.
And i'll be there
yes is will
Now ain't it good
to know that you've got a friend?
When people can
be so cold.
The'll hurt you
yes and desert you.
And the'll take
your soul if you let them.
Oh but don't you
let them.
You just call out
my name.
And you know
whereever I am
I'll come
running, to see you again.
winter, spring,
summer or fall
all ya have to do
is call.
And i'll be there
yes is will
You've got a
friend
You've got a
friend
Ain't it good to
know
You've got a
friend
Ain't it good to
know
Ain't it good to
know
Ain't it good to
know
You've got a
friend
Oh yeah now
You've got a
friend
Yeah baby
You've got a
friend
Oh yeah
You've got a
friend
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