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So Far Away (Carole King song)
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Wikipedia article
'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.
The lyrics express longing for a lover who is far away. 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. 'Rolling Stone' stated King's "warm, earnest singing" on the song brought out the song's sadness. '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." In 2017, 'Paste' ranked the song number four on their list of the 12 greatest Carole King songs, and in 2022, 'American Songwriter' ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Carole King songs.
In addition to Taylor, and King on piano, instruments include Russ Kunkel on drums, Charles Larkey on bass guitar and Curtis Amy on flute.
Personnel
*Carole King piano, vocals
;Additional musicians
*Curtis Amy flute
*Russ Kunkel drums
*Charles "Charlie" Larkey bass guitar
*James Taylor acoustic guitar
Notable covers
*In 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. It reached #4 on the Canadian AC chart.[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=1734& RPM Magazine]. Adult Contemporary - Volume 63, No. 4. Adult Contemporary - Volume 63, No. 4. March 11, 1996. "So Far Away" was later included on his 1996 ballad compilation album 'If We Fall in Love Tonight'.
*In 2015, the song was covered in musical TV series Glee in episode "Jagged Little Tapestry" and the EP Glee: The Music, Jagged Little Tapestry performed by Dianna Agron and Jenna Ushkowitz as their characters Quinn Fabray and Tina Cohen-Chang.
Chart history
Weekly charts
;Carole King original;Rod Stewart cover
Year-end charts
References
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