For the love of rock
Vol II, Issue 11 – So far away (01 July 2017)
Name of song- So far away
Singer- Carole King
Album- Tapestry
Writers- Carole King
Release year- 1971
Peak chart positions
# 3 – US Adult contemporary singles
# 14 – US Pop singles
# 17 – Canada RPM singles
Similar artists- Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Laura Nyro, James Taylor, Janis Ian
So far away
Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha
Carole King does not need introduction; She is a legend by herself. Dubbed as one of the most successful female songwriters of all times, with numerous records as well as hits, she undoubtedly is all-rounder musician. She had started her musical career as a songwriter, and then she started singing, especially with a piano, and ultimately became one of the most successful female musicians. As a songwriter, as a singer, as a record breaker, her contribution to the world of music is definitely unparalleled.
“So far away” is a song from her most successful album “Tapestry” produced in 1971. “Tapestry” was her break-through album, after her unsuccessful debut album “Writer”. “Tapestry” topped US charts for consecutive 15 weeks in 1971 and ultimately set the record by staying on the charts for more than 6 years. It is one of the best selling albums of all times with more than 25 million copies sold worldwide. She had received 4 Grammys in 1972 for this album and Rolling Stone Magazine labeled it 36th on 500 greatest albums of all times.
“So far away” is a soothing song from Carole’s album “Tapestry”. The song epitomizes her songwriting, her singing as well as her wonderful piano. A mellow song of far away love with wonderful composition, this song is truly her masterpiece. It opens up with Carole’s fabulous piano and James Taylor’s acoustic guitar. Slowly, Charles Larkey’s bass joins in giving a slow timely beat to it. Carole’s singing is perhaps at its best; the lovely voice, poetic lyrics, the emotionally vibrant melody, everything is so perfectly blended in it. The melodious flute by Curtis Amy fading away at the end is another memorable gem in this soothing song.
No doubt, Carole King is one of the most successful female songwriters of all times, and this song perhaps proves her status for definitely till far away.
Happy listening!!
Resources- Wikipedia.org, Allmusic.com
So far away
So far away
Doesn’t anybody stay in one place any more?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
It doesn’t help to know you’re just time away
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
Oh how I wish I could but you’re so far away
One more song about moving along the highway
Can’t say much of anything that’s new
If I could only work this life out my way
I’d rather spend it being close to you
But you’re so far away
Doesn’t anybody stay in one place any more?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
It doesn’t help to know you’re so far away
Yeah yeah so far away
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothing else to do but close my mind
I sure hope the road don’t come to own me
There’s so many dreams I’ve yet to find
But you’re so far away
Doesn’t anybody stay in one place any more?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn’t help to know you’re so far away
Yeah you’re so far away
Yeah you’re so far away
Lyrics link-http://www.metrolyrics.com/so-far-away-lyrics-carole-king.html
Youtube video link-https://youtu.be/y8kVqq1qHFs