The lyrics express longing for a lover who is far away.[2] But Allmusic critic Bill Janovitz notes that while the lyrics start by focusing on the physical distance between the lovers, the lyrics use that as a jumping-off point to explore emotional distance between lovers as well.[3]Rolling Stone stated King's "warm, earnest singing" on the song brought out the song's sadness.[4]Cash Box said of it that "Carole weaves a magnificent ballad spun of soft, melodic phrasing and soothing piano accompaniment topped off with the superb Lou Adler production touch."[5]Record World called it a "finely crafted cut".[6] In 2017, Paste ranked the song number four on their list of the 12 greatest Carole King songs,[7] and in 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Carole King songs.[8]
In addition to Taylor, and King on piano, instruments include Russ Kunkel on drums, Charles Larkey on bass guitar and Curtis Amy on flute.[2]
away, carole, king, song, away, song, written, carole, king, which, appeared, 1971, album, tapestry, recording, features, james, taylor, acoustic, guitar, away, single, carole, kingfrom, album, tapestrya, side, smackwater, jack, releasedmarch, 1971april, 2008,. So Far Away is a song written by Carole King which appeared on her 1971 album Tapestry The recording features James Taylor on acoustic guitar So Far Away Single by Carole Kingfrom the album TapestryA side Smackwater Jack ReleasedMarch 1971April 22 2008 Legacy RecordedJanuary 1971StudioA amp M HollywoodGenreSoft rock 1 Length3 55LabelOde A amp M RecordsEpic SME RecordsSongwriter s Carole KingProducer s Lou AdlerCarole King singles chronology It s Too Late I Feel the Earth Move 1971 So Far Away Smackwater Jack 1971 Sweet Seasons 1971 The lyrics express longing for a lover who is far away 2 But Allmusic critic Bill Janovitz notes that while the lyrics start by focusing on the physical distance between the lovers the lyrics use that as a jumping off point to explore emotional distance between lovers as well 3 Rolling Stone stated King s warm earnest singing on the song brought out the song s sadness 4 Cash Box said of it that Carole weaves a magnificent ballad spun of soft melodic phrasing and soothing piano accompaniment topped off with the superb Lou Adler production touch 5 Record World called it a finely crafted cut 6 In 2017 Paste ranked the song number four on their list of the 12 greatest Carole King songs 7 and in 2022 American Songwriter ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Carole King songs 8 In addition to Taylor and King on piano instruments include Russ Kunkel on drums Charles Larkey on bass guitar and Curtis Amy on flute 2 Contents 1 Personnel 2 Notable covers 3 Chart history 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 References 5 External linksPersonnel EditCarole King piano vocalsAdditional musiciansCurtis Amy flute Russ Kunkel drums Charles Charlie Larkey bass guitar James Taylor acoustic guitarNotable covers EditIn 1995 Rod Stewart s cover of the song was included on the tribute album Tapestry Revisited A Tribute to Carole King In the US it was released as a single and peaked at 2 on the AC chart 9 It reached 4 on the Canadian AC chart 10 So Far Away was later included on his 1996 ballad compilation album If We Fall in Love Tonight Chart history EditWeekly charts Edit Carole King originalChart 1971 PeakpositionCanada RPM 100 Singles 17Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 11 12U S Adult Contemporary 12 3U S Billboard Hot 100 12 14US Cashbox Hot 100 13 13U S Record World Singles Chart 14 5Rod Stewart coverChart 1996 PeakpositionCanada RPM Adult Contemporary 10 4Germany 74U S Adult Contemporary 15 2 Year end charts Edit Chart 1971 RankU S Adult Contemporary Billboard 16 31U S Joel Whitburn s Pop Annual 17 118References Edit Erlewine Stephen Thomas Best of Love 16 Great Soft Rock Hits Review AllMusic Retrieved February 27 2022 a b Perone J D 2006 The Words and Music of Carole King Greenwood Publishing p 34 ISBN 9780275990275 Janovitz B So Far Away Allmusic Retrieved 2014 04 17 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Tapestry Rolling Stone 31 May 2009 Archived from the original on 2013 04 27 Retrieved 2014 04 13 CashBox Record Reviews PDF Cash Box August 21 1971 p 14 Retrieved 2021 12 10 Picks of the Week PDF Record World August 21 1971 p 1 Retrieved 2023 04 14 Logsdon Nate April 14 2017 The 12 Best Carole King Songs Paste Retrieved April 29 2022 Top 10 Carole King Songs American Songwriter February 9 2022 Retrieved April 29 2022 Adult Contemporary Music Chart Billboard 1996 04 20 Retrieved 2016 10 05 a b RPM Magazine Adult Contemporary Volume 63 No 4 Adult Contemporary Volume 63 No 4 March 11 1996 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1971 10 09 Retrieved 2019 02 03 a b Billboard Singles charts for singles from Tapestry on allmusic Cash Bow Top 100 February 11 1982 cashbox com Retrieved 1 November 2019 Record World Singles Chart October 16 1971 PDF Archived from the original PDF on February 14 2022 Retrieved March 15 2022 Adult Contemporary Music Chart Billboard 1996 04 20 Retrieved 2016 10 05 Billboard December 25 1971 Whitburn Joel 1999 Pop Annual Menomonee Falls Wisconsin Record Research Inc ISBN 0 89820 142 X External links EditReview at Allmusic Listen to So Far Away on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title So Far Away Carole King song amp oldid 1151233286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
