Carole King's album #Tapestry is 50 years old.

James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Rufus Wainwright and more give their thoughts on the 70s masterpiece.

James Taylor: She started writing by herself, about herself – that is to say, from her own life. It came out of her so strong, so fierce and fresh. So clearly in her own voice. And yet, so immediately accessible, so familiar: you knew these songs already.

Roberta Flack: My friend and fellow Aquarian Carole King has shaped our musical landscape with the songs that she wrote that touch each of us in such deeply personal ways.

Tori Amos: In 1971, a cool teenage babysitter put the new album Tapestry on the stereo, and, at seven years old, my mind was blown. It was almost as if Mother Earth herself was singing to us. There was a clarity to the storytelling, whether the songs had us dancing with them or haunting us as we sat cross-legged on the worn Methodist rug. And after we had laughed and cried during the playing of the album, we were both very sure that in Carole King we had both found a new friend for life.

You've got a friend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAR_Ff5A8Rk

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