''Love Makes the World'' is the 16th studio album by Carole King, released in 2001. Distributed by

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, it was her first release on her Rockingale Records label. As of 2021, it is her most recent album of new material. During the release for the album, King appeared in a series of

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s for Gap, in which her daughter

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performs " So Far Away" and King performs "Love Makes the World".

Track listing

#"Love Makes the World" (Sam Hollander, Carole King, Dave Schommer) – 4:23 #"You Can Do Anything" (Babyface, King,

Carole Bayer Sager Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, and songwriter. Early life and career Bayer Sager was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She grad ...

) – 3:58 #" The Reason" (Back vocals by Celine Dion) ( Mark Hudson, King,

Greg Wells Greg Wells is a Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter and audio engineer. Wells has songs on over 130 million albums sold. He has worked with John Legend, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana Grande, Jazmine Sullivan, Kid Cudi, Adele, Rufus Wai ...

) – 4:39 #"I Wasn't Gonna Fall in Love" (King, Sager) – 4:04 #"I Don't Know" (

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

, Gary Burr, Hudson, King) – 3:04 #"Oh No, Not My Baby" ( Gerry Goffin, King) – 3:28 #"It Could Have Been Anyone" (

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, King, Sager) – 3:53 #"Monday Without You" (Brady, Hudson, King) – 4:02 #"An Uncommon Love" (

Rob Hyman Robert Andrew Hyman (born April 24, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, keyboard and accordion player, producer, arranger and recording studio owner, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. Early life Hyman st ...

, King, Rich Wayland) – 3:34 #"You Will Find Me There" (Joel Campbell, King) – 4:25 #"Safe Again" (King) – 2:42 #"This Time" (King) – 3:42 Japanese edition additional track #"Birthday Song" (King)

Deluxe edition

On May 8, 2007, a ''Love Makes the World: Deluxe Edition'' 2-disc set was released. The first disc contains all of the songs ''Love Makes the World'' does and the second disc features bonus songs and videos.

Deluxe Edition track listing

Disc 1: #"Love Makes the World" (Sam Hollander, Carole King, Dave Schommer) #"You Can Do Anything" (Babyface, King, Carole Bayer Sager) #"The Reason" (Mark Hudson, King, Greg Wells) #"I Wasn't Gonna Fall In Love" (King, Sager) #"I Don't Know" (Paul Brady, Gary Burr, Hudson, King) #"Oh No Not My Baby" (Gerry Goffin, King) #"It Could Have Been Anyone" (David Foster, King, Sager) #"Monday Without You" (Rob Hyman, King, Rich Wayland) #"An Uncommon Love"(Campbell, King) #"You Will Find Me There" (King) #"Safe Again" (King) #"This Time" (King) Disc 2: Enhanced Bonus Disc: Audio Tracks: #"Birthday Song" (King) #"Love for Christmas" (King, Sager) #" Where You Lead, I Will Follow" (King, Toni Stern) #"Lo Que Tú Eres Para Mí" (King, Alejandro Lerner) #"Two Hearts" (King, Graham Nash) Video Tracks: #"Love Makes the World" – Music Video #"Safe Again" – Music Video #Behind-the-Scenes featurette #Video Interview with Carole King

Personnel

*Carole King –

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, vocals, backing vocals, vocal and string arrangements * Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds – keyboards, backing vocals, vocal arrangements,

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, drums, programming *

– piano, keyboards *

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– keyboards, programming *

– piano, electric piano, backing vocals, vocal arrangement * C.J. Vanston – piano, programming, track arrangement *Steve Hamilton,

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– acoustic guitar,

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Gary Burr Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was " Love's Been A Little B ...

– acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocal arrangement * Michael Landau, Rudy Guess – guitar, electric guitar *

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, Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar *

–

, drums *Charlie Larkey –

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, bass * Nathan East,

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– bass *

Russ Kunkel Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Dan F ...

– drums *Michael Fisher, Duke Mushroom – percussion *David Boruff –

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*Jim Thatcher – French horn *Barbara Northcutt – oboe *David Shostac – flute * Endre Granat, Julie Ann Gigante, Jacqueline Brand, Miran Kojian, Rafael Rishik, Amy Hershberger –

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*Brian Dembow, David Walther –

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*John Walz, Armen Ksajikian –

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*Dan Woods – backing vocals *Simon Franglen, Dave Schommer, Lester Mendez – programming *Michael McCoy – drum programming *

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Award ...

–

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on "I Wasn't Gonna Fallin' Love" *

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

– vocals, backing vocals on "The Reason" *

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– vocals on "An Uncommon Love" * Steven Tyler – backing vocals on "Monday Without You" * Mark Hudson – backing vocals, vocal arrangement

Notes

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