{"product_id":"young-king-the-brill-building-legend","title":"Young King - The Brill Building Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarole King\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGerry Goffin\u003c\/strong\u003e were arguably the most significant songwriting partnership of the early 1960s (along with \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Mann \u0026amp; Cynthia Weil\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBurt Bacharach \u0026amp; Hal David\u003c\/strong\u003e). Goffin and King composed a string of classic hits during the Sixties for a variety of artists. Their impeccably structured tunes covered an impressive range of styles (pop, soul, rhythm \u0026amp; blues, rock \u0026amp; roll...), and their songbook still sounds fresh 50-plus years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGerry Goffin\u003c\/strong\u003e were students at Queens College when they met in 1958. Over the next decade they fell in love, married, had two children, divorced and moved their writing sessions into and out of 1650 Broadway, in New York City, across the street from the Brill Building. The couple formed arguably the most significant songwriting partnership of the early 1960s (along with \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Mann \u0026amp; Cynthia Weil\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBurt Bacharach \u0026amp; Hal David\u003c\/strong\u003e). Goffin and King composed a string of classic hits during the Sixties for a variety of artists. Their impeccably structured tunes covered an impressive range of styles (pop, soul, rhythm \u0026amp; blues, rock \u0026amp; roll...), and their songbook still sounds fresh 50-plus years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis album puts together some of the best vocal sides recorded by \u003cem\u003eCarole King\u003c\/em\u003e herself in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including many of the hit songs she wrote in collaboration with \u003cstrong\u003eGerry Goffin\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eIt Might As Well Rain Until September\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:27\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eDisappointed\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:27\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eBreaking Up Is Hard To Do\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:14\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eCrying In The Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\" 1:54\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eWe Grew Up Together\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:33\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eTake Good Care Of My Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:19\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eDreamin’ About You\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:08\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eNobody’s Perfect\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:17\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eA Wonderful Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\" 1:47\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eOh Neil\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:14\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eRight Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:29\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eI Didn’t Have Any Summer Romance\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:50\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eA Very Special Boy\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:14\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eSome Of Your Lovin’\u003c\/em\u003e\" 3:04\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eHe’s A Bad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:25\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eSchool Bells Are Ringing\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:16\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eQueen Of The Beach\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:10\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eOh! Oh! It Started All Over Again\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:28\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eA Road To Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e\" 3:24\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cem\u003eThere Goes My Lover\u003c\/em\u003e\" 2:11\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Am Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50457208881483,"sku":"2224158","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_ef92472f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727203880","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/young-king-the-brill-building-legend","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}