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An analysis of the songs and influence of one of America's preeminent singer-songwriters.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by James E. Perone Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Other Voices The Brill Building The Songs of Goffin and King, 1960–1969 2. Before Tapestry The Early Singles Now That Everything's Been Said Writer 3. Tapestry The Songs of Tapestry The Social Impact of Tapestry 4. The Established Singer-Songwriter: 1971–1974 Music Rhymes & Reasons Fantasy Wrap Around Joy 5. Of Children, Relationships, and Social Issues: 1975–1980 Really Rosie Thoroughbred Simple Things Welcome Home Touch the Sky Pearls: The Songs of Goffin and King 6. Reemergence: 1981–1990 One to One Speeding Time City Streets Film Soundtracks 7. Living the New and Celebrating the Old: 1991–2006 Colour of Your Dreams In Concert Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 Love Makes the World The Living Room Tour Conclusions Discography Notes Annotated Bibliography Index

About the Author

James E. Perone is Chair of the Music Department and Professor of Music at Mount Union College in Alliance, OH. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair; Music of the Counterculture Era; and The Sound of Stevie Wonder: His Words and Music. He is also the series editor of The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection.