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Music Appreciation

IcyPeas

(24,663 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:58 AM 21 hrs ago

Carole King - It's Too Late

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Carole King - It's Too Late (Original Post) IcyPeas 21 hrs ago OP

An Album I Never Bought ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #1

I could be wrong (again) but I think it was the biggest selling album for years. Jagged Little Pill surpassed it. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #2

Pretty Sure That's Right ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #3

Don McLean was once asked what the song "Bye, bye, American Pie" meant. His reply twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #4

ProfessorGAC

(75,464 posts)

1. An Album I Never Bought

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:10 AM

14 hrs ago

Not because I didn't like it and not because it wasn't great.
But, a few dozen people I knew had it, so hearing it over & over was never an issue.
I just didn't need to buy my own copy.
Oh and, my wife had it so I ended up with it anyway.

twodogsbarking

(17,055 posts)

2. I could be wrong (again) but I think it was the biggest selling album for years. Jagged Little Pill surpassed it.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:21 AM

12 hrs ago

Carole wrote so many songs.

ProfessorGAC

(75,464 posts)

3. Pretty Sure That's Right

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:01 AM

12 hrs ago

It's not even in the Top 100 anymore, but 50+ years have passed.
It sold around 25 million copies, and several album have gone over 70 million (Thriller at nearly 120 million) so Tapestry is almost a footnote by now, but 25 million albums is 25 million albums.

twodogsbarking

(17,055 posts)

4. Don McLean was once asked what the song "Bye, bye, American Pie" meant. His reply