Pulled out this amazing album and have been listening to it over the better part of the last couple of evenings. There's a reason why it was the all time best selling album prior to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Produced in 1971, I didn't discover it until 1985. As a result, all of the ground breaking songs embraced by the feminist movement on "Tapestry" largely remained obscure from that vantage point, and the album was free to take on an intensely personally role in the soundtrack of my mid-20's. It’s the backdrop to unrequited love, existential angst, incredible friendships, and some of the most profound moments of personal revelation in my life. Listening again is like opening up a locked box of intimate memories, blunted feelings, and nearly forgotten moments. The risk of melancholy is still ameliorated by Carole King's forceful message of empowerment that is the foundation of this amazing album.
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