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Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King is the 11th album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1980. It produced her last hit to date, "One Fine Day", which reached #12 on the charts.

Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
Studio album by Carole King
Released	1980
Recorded	January 1980 at Pecan Street Studios, Austin, TX
Genre	Pop rock
Length	33:22
Label	Capitol
Producer	Carole King, Mark Hallman
Carole King chronology
Touch the Sky (1979) Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980) One to One (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B-) [2]

Track listing

Personnel

• Carole King – lead vocals, piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10)
• Reese Wynans – keyboards
• Eric Johnson – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Christopher Cross – rhythm guitar (2, 6, 8)
• Mark Maniscalco – banjo
• Charles Larkey – bass guitar
• Steve Meador – drums
• Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
• Bill Ginn – horn and string arrangements, conductor
• Akira Endo – strings director
• Richard Hardy – flute, alto saxophone, sax solos
• Tomás Ramírez – tenor saxophone
• Donald Knaub – bass trombone
• Michael Munday – trombone
• Ray Crisara – trumpet, cornet (8)
• Bobby Meyer – trumpet, cornet (8)
• Betty Whitlock – fiddle (9)
• Mark Hallman – backing vocals (6), guitar (10), harmonica (10)
• Oscar Ford Jr. – backing vocals (8)
• Gloria Hines – backing vocals (8)
• Deborah North – backing vocals (8)
• Lydia North – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Producers – Carole King and Mark Hallman
• Engineer – Chet Himes
• Assistant Engineer – James Tuttle
• Mastered by Bobby Hata at Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction and Design – Dick Reeves and John Wilson
• Photography – Sherry Goffin
• Management and Direction – Michael Brovsky and Witt Stewart

Chart positions

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	52
Canada RPM Albums Chart[4]	96
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[5]	44

References

External links

• Carole King discography.

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