![]() ![]() She had no time for the stuff the rest of us in Laurel Canyon were up to. ![]() Carole’s focus was her family: Louise and Sherry, and imminently, Levi and Molly. I had that experience the first time I heard Carole sing You’ve Got a Friend from the stage of the Troubadour: “Oh yeah, that one.” Incredible that this song didn’t always exist. And yet, so immediately accessible, so familiar: you knew these songs already. It came out of her so strong, so fierce and fresh. She started writing by herself, about herself – that is to say, from her own life. She left behind an established, hugely successful career as a Brill Building tunesmith, with her husband and lyricist, Gerry Goffin, and went west, on her own, with two young daughters. ![]() It was a big change for Carole to leave New York for LA. James Taylor and Joni Mitchell in 1970 recording backing vocals on Tapestry. ![]()
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