Long before streaming playlists could jump from joyous romance to quiet heartbreak in a single tap, Carole King managed to capture both extremes on a single piece of vinyl in 1971.
King debuted a double-sided masterpiece that radio programmers simply couldn’t resist. By pairing an explosive, driving love anthem with an unprecedentedly honest breakup track, the Tapestry icon made music history.
The singer and songwriter opened up her watershed album with “I Feel The Earth Move,” a song right in line with the sexual liberation of the women’s movement in the early ’70s. Its lyrics tell the story of how thrilled a woman was to someone who allowed her to “feel the earth move, under my feet.”
The song was released as a 45 single in May 1971. One month later, “I Feel the Earth Move,” along with the massive breakup anthem, “It’s Too Late,” hit No. 1. Both remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks.
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Since both songs were considered A-sides, they carried the same weight and reached the top spot simultaneously. Disc jockeys across the country spun both tracks equally, leaving radio listeners unable to pick a single favorite from two masterpieces.
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The songs were two perfect sides of the same coin. “I Feel the Earth Move” told the story of the excitement of a new relationship. On the other hand, “It’s Too Late” laments the end of a relationship where two people, once in love, have to separate.
Before Tapestry, King was primarily a songwriter, penning hits solo and with her husband, Gerry Goffin, for artists such as The Shirelles, The Drifters, Herman’s Hermits, The Monkees, The Everly Brothers, and James Taylor. After the LP’s runaway success, she became a star in her own right.
In an interview, King once said, “I didn’t want people to interpret what I wrote. I think I have a block against that. People can point to a phrase in lyrics. I want to make LPs. I don’t want to be a star.”
RELATED: 1974 Carole King Hit, Co-Written by a Steely Dan Singer, Was Blocked From No. 1 by a Rock AnthemKing reflected on the LP and its two iconic songs in an interview with The Telegraph. She explained, “Oh, she was soooo young! She thought she was so confident and in control.”
She added that she would tell that 29-year-old woman, starting over again as a solo songwriter, that her future would hold many wonderful moments and experiences. “You’re going to have a very rich and wonderful life,” she said to her former self.
Looking back, it’s easy to see why fans couldn’t decide between the two songs. King had a rare gift for putting simple, deeply personal feelings into songs that felt like they belonged to everyone. By serving up two instant classics on a single 45, she made music history and gave us a soundtrack that still hits just as home today as it did back in 1971.
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