Who is Carole King

Carole King is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist.

During their Troubadour Reunion Tour, Carole King released two albums, one with James Taylor. The first, released in April 2010, The Essential Carole King, is a two-disc compilation album. The first disc features many songs Carole King has recorded, mostly her hit singles. The second disc features recordings by other artists of songs that Carole King wrote, most of which made the top 40, and many of which reached #1

The second album was released in May 2010 and is a collaboration of Carole King and James Taylor called Live at the Troubadour, which debuted at #4 in the United States with sales of 78,000 copies. Live at the Troubadour has since received a gold record from the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US and has remained on the charts for 34 weeks, currently charting at #81 on the Billboard 200