''Speeding Time'' is an album by American singer-songwriter

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billbo ...

, released in 1983. King's 13th album in fourteen years, ''Speeding Time'' featured a prominent new wave sound that was negatively reviewed by critics used to King's more traditional pop stylings. The album became her first record not to chart at all; King did not record again for six years.

Production

King cowrote four of the album's songs with her former husband and longtime collaborator

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits " Will You L ...

. The album's sound was inspired by King's admiration for

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's "

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Track listing

Side 1 # "Computer Eyes" (King,

) – (3:08) # "One Small Voice" (King) – (3:01) # "

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" (King,

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) – (2:32) # "Sacred Heart of Stone" (King, Goffin) – (3:45) # "Speeding Time" (King, Goffin) – (4:49) Side 2 # "Standin' on the Borderline" (King, Goffin) – (2:55) # "So Ready for Love" (King) – (5:22) # "Chalice Borealis" (King, Rick Sorensen) – (2:35) # "Dancing" (King) – (4:00) # "Alabaster Lady" (King) – (5:45)

Personnel

* Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, synthesizer *

Robbie Kondor Robbie Kondor is an American composer, session musician, and arranger. He has worked as a composer on '' The Significant Other'', '' Ball In The House'', ''Sally Jessy Raphael'', ''Happiness'' (1998), '' The Suburbans'' (1999), '' Forever Fabul ...

– synthesizer, programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), harmonica solo (7) * Rob Meurer – synthesizer, programming (1, 4, 8) * Danny Kortchmar,

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– guitar *

Bob Glaub Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...

– bass guitar * Steve Meador – drums (1, 4) *

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, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Cass Elliot, Dan Fo ...

– drums (2, 3, 5–10) *

Bobbye Hall Bobbye Jean Hall is an American percussionist who has recorded with a variety of rock, soul, blues and jazz artists, and has appeared on 20 songs that reached the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early career, work for ...

– percussion *

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– tenor saxophone solo (3) * Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)

Production

* Producer – Lou Adler * Engineered and Mixed by Paul Brown at Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, CA). * Mastered by Bobby Hata at Amigo Studios. * Album Design – Peter Corriston * Cover Photo – Jim Shea * Design Photo – Brian Hagiwara

Production notes

*Lou Adler – producer *Paul Brown – engineering and mixing

References

{{Authority control 1983 albums Carole King albums Albums produced by Lou Adler Atlantic Records albums