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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Speeding Time
| name = Speeding Time
| Type = album
| type = album
| Artist = [[Carole King]]
| artist = [[Carole King]]
| Cover = Speeding Time Carole King.jpg
| cover = Speeding Time Carole King.jpg
| Released = 1983
| alt =
| released = November 11, 1983<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Grein, Paul |title=Superstar Album Blitz Continuing |magazine=Billboard |date=1983-11-05 |volume=95 |issue=45 |page=4 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1983/BB-1983-11-05.pdf |access-date=22 September 2021 |language=English |quote="Creative reunions spark two of Atlantic's key releases, both set for Nov 11....And Carole King's "Speeding Time"}}</ref>
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| Recorded =
| recorded =
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[rock music|rock]]}}
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| venue =
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| Length = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Label =
| studio =
| genre = [[New wave music|New wave]]<ref name="RS 2023">{{cite web|first= Andy|last= Greene|title= 50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Brilliant Artists|website= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= February 15, 2023|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/horrible-albums-by-brilliant-artists-1234672895/|quote=But instead of crafting another timeless collection of songs [on ''Speeding Time''], [King and her collaborators] tried to compete with the New Wave bands of the early Eighties.|accessdate= December 14, 2024}}</ref>
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| Producer = [[Lou Adler]]
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| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Last album = ''[[One to One (Carole King album)|One to One]]''<br /> (1982)
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| producer = [[Lou Adler]]
| This album = '''''Speeding Time'''''<br /> (1983)
| Next album = ''[[City Streets (album)|City Streets]]''<br /> (1989)
| prev_title = [[One to One (Carole King album)|One to One]]
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = [[City Streets (album)|City Streets]]
| next_year = 1989
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'''''Speeding Time''''' is an album by [[United States|American]] singer-songwriter [[Carole King]], released in 1983. King's fourteenth album in 14 years, ''Speeding Time'' was poorly reviewed and was her first album not to chart. Following the album's release, King did not record again for six years.
'''''Speeding Time''''' is an album by [[United States|American]] singer-songwriter [[Carole King]], released in 1983. King's 13th album in 14 years, ''Speeding Time'' was poorly reviewed and was her first album not to chart. Following the album's release, King did not record again for six years.

==Production==
King cowrote four of the album's songs with [[Gerry Goffin]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=Back for Night at Town Hall, Carole King of Idaho |work=The New York Times |date=17 Feb 1984 |page=C21}}</ref> The album's sound was inspired by King's admiration for [[Thomas Dolby]]'s "[[She Blinded Me with Science]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varga |first1=George |title=Carole King sings here tomorrow night in fund-raiser for Hart |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=March 10, 1984 |page=A17}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
Side 1
Side 1
# "Computer Eyes" (King, [[Gerry Goffin]]) - (3:08)
# "Computer Eyes" (King, [[Gerry Goffin]]) – (3:08)
# "One Small Voice" (King) - (3:01)
# "One Small Voice" (King) – (3:01)
# "[[Crying in the Rain]]" (King, [[Howard Greenfield]]) - (2:32)
# "[[Crying in the Rain]]" (King, [[Howard Greenfield]]) – (2:32)
# "Sacred Heart of Stone" (King, Goffin) - (3:45)
# "Sacred Heart of Stone" (King, Goffin) – (3:45)
# "Speeding Time" (King, Goffin) - (4:49)
# "Speeding Time" (King, Goffin) – (4:49)


Side 2
Side 2


# "Standin' on the Borderline" (King, Goffin) - (2:55)
# "Standin' on the Borderline" (King, Goffin) – (2:55)
# "So Ready for Love" (King) - (5:22)
# "So Ready for Love" (King) – (5:22)
# "Chalice Borealis" (King, Rick Sorensen) - (2:35)
# "Chalice Borealis" (King, Rick Sorensen) – (2:35)
# "Dancing" (King) - (4:00)
# "Dancing" (King) – (4:00)
# "Alabaster Lady" (King) - (5:45)
# "Alabaster Lady" (King) – (5:45)


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers
* Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, synthesizer
* [[Robbie Kondor]] – synthesizers, synthesizer programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), synth harmonica solo (7)
* [[Robbie Kondor]] – synthesizer, programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), harmonica solo (7)
* Rob Meurer – synthesizer programming (1, 4, 8)
* Rob Meurer – synthesizer, programming (1, 4, 8)
* [[Danny Kortchmar]] – guitar
* [[Danny Kortchmar]], [[Lee Ritenour]] – guitar
* [[Lee Ritenour]] – guitar
* [[Bob Glaub]] – bass guitar
* [[Bob Glaub]] – bass guitar
* Steve Meador – drums (1, 4)
* Steve Meador – drums (1, 4)
* [[Russ Kunkel]] – drums (2, 3, 5-10)
* [[Russ Kunkel]] – drums (2, 3, 5–10)
* [[Bobbye Hall]] – percussion
* [[Bobbye Hall]] – percussion
* [[Plas Johnson]] – tenor sax solo (3)
* [[Plas Johnson]] – tenor saxophone solo (3)
* Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)
* Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)


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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
*Lou Adler - producer
*Lou Adler – producer
*Paul Brown - engineering and mixing
*Paul Brown – engineering and mixing


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:14, 15 December 2024

Speeding Time
Studio album by
Carole King
ReleasedNovember 11, 1983[1]
GenreNew wave[2]
LabelAtlantic
ProducerLou Adler
Carole King chronology
One to One
(1982) 		Speeding Time
(1983) 		City Streets
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Speeding Time is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1983. King's 13th album in 14 years, Speeding Time was poorly reviewed and was her first album not to chart. Following the album's release, King did not record again for six years.

Production

[edit]

King cowrote four of the album's songs with Gerry Goffin.[4] The album's sound was inspired by King's admiration for Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science".[5]

Track listing

[edit]

Side 1

  1. "Computer Eyes" (King, Gerry Goffin) – (3:08)
  2. "One Small Voice" (King) – (3:01)
  3. "Crying in the Rain" (King, Howard Greenfield) – (2:32)
  4. "Sacred Heart of Stone" (King, Goffin) – (3:45)
  5. "Speeding Time" (King, Goffin) – (4:49)

Side 2

  1. "Standin' on the Borderline" (King, Goffin) – (2:55)
  2. "So Ready for Love" (King) – (5:22)
  3. "Chalice Borealis" (King, Rick Sorensen) – (2:35)
  4. "Dancing" (King) – (4:00)
  5. "Alabaster Lady" (King) – (5:45)

Personnel

[edit]
  • Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Robbie Kondor – synthesizer, programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), harmonica solo (7)
  • Rob Meurer – synthesizer, programming (1, 4, 8)
  • Danny Kortchmar, Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Steve Meador – drums (1, 4)
  • Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 3, 5–10)
  • Bobbye Hall – percussion
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone solo (3)
  • Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)

Production

[edit]
  • Producer – Lou Adler
  • Engineered and Mixed by Paul Brown at Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
  • Mastered by Bobby Hata at Amigo Studios.
  • Album Design – Peter Corriston
  • Cover Photo – Jim Shea
  • Design Photo – Brian Hagiwara

Production notes

[edit]
  • Lou Adler – producer
  • Paul Brown – engineering and mixing

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Grein, Paul (1983-11-05). "Superstar Album Blitz Continuing" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 45. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2021. Creative reunions spark two of Atlantic's key releases, both set for Nov 11....And Carole King's "Speeding Time
  2. ^ Greene, Andy (February 15, 2023). "50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Brilliant Artists". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 14, 2024. But instead of crafting another timeless collection of songs [on Speeding Time], [King and her collaborators] tried to compete with the New Wave bands of the early Eighties.
  3. ^ Speeding Time at AllMusic
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (17 Feb 1984). "Back for Night at Town Hall, Carole King of Idaho". The New York Times. p. C21.
  5. ^ Varga, George (March 10, 1984). "Carole King sings here tomorrow night in fund-raiser for Hart". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. A17.
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