Between the time she was a Brill Building mainstay and her re-emergence as an early '70s superstar,
Carole King recorded a one-shot album as a member of
the City, a trio consisting of
King on piano and vocals,
Danny Kortchmar on guitar and vocals and
Charles Larkey on bass, with
Jim Gordon sitting in on drums. The result was one of the most interesting, rewarding, and wonderful detours in
King's career, and one that has stubbornly resisted reissue in her U.S. catalog. The group didn't last, and less than a year later
King emerged as a solo performer on
Writer, and then came
Tapestry...
–
Bruce Eder, Rovi