Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. A NATURAL WOMAN chronicles King's extraordinary life, drawing readers into her musical world, including her phenomenally successful #1 album Tapestry, and into her journey as a performer, mother, wife and present-day activist. Deeply personal, King's long-awaited memoir offers readers a front-row seat to the woman behind the legend. The book will include dozens of photos from King's childhood, her own family, and behind-the-scenes images from her performances.
Chapter One: The Name of the Father
Chapter Three: Over the Airwaves
Chapter Five: The Planets Realign
Chapter Eight: Rhythm and Blues
Chapter Ten: To Manhattan and Back
Chapter Eleven: Aspiring to Be Popular
Chapter Twelve: The Function of a Cosine
Chapter Thirteen: Atlantic and ABC-Paramount
Chapter Fourteen: Conducting an Orchestra
Chapter Fifteen: The Right Girl
Chapter Seventeen: Goffin and King
Chapter Eighteen: Married, with Children
Chapter Twenty: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Chapter Twenty-One: Daughter Momentum
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Loco-Motion
Chapter Twenty-Three: It Might as Well Rain Until September
Chapter Twenty-Four: Waddington Avenue
Chapter Twenty-Five: City of Angels
Chapter Twenty-Six: The British Invasion and Other Signs of the Times
Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Natural Woman
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Aronowitz and the Myddle Class
Chapter Thirty: The Mid-Sixties
Chapter Thirty-One: Leaving New Jersey
Chapter Two: Where the Action Was
Chapter Three: Discovering California!
Chapter Eight: Truth Is One, Paths Are Many
Chapter Nine: Three Really Excellent Things
Chapter Twelve: Musical Studios
Chapter Fourteen: Tapestry Snapshots
Chapter Fifteen: In Retrospect
Chapter Sixteen: The Troubadour
Chapter Seventeen: J Is for Jump
Chapter Eighteen: Herding Cats
Chapter Nineteen: Showtime 1971
Chapter Twenty: Addition, Family Style
Chapter Twenty-One: Mommy and Grammy
Chapter Twenty-Two: Divergence
Chapter Five: A Different Kind of Hit
Chapter Six: Definition of a Friend
Chapter Ten: Not Bergdorf Goodman
Chapter Twelve: Reading, ’Riting and ’Rithmetic
Chapter Thirteen: All-Weather Friends
Chapter Fourteen: Gretchen’s Piano
Chapter Seventeen: Bars and Benches
Chapter Eighteen: New Neighbors
Chapter Nineteen: Trials and Tribulations
Chapter Twenty: Criminal and Quiet Title
Chapter Twenty-One: One to One
Chapter Twenty-Two: Ronald Reagan’s Opponent
Chapter Twenty-Three: Prosecutorial Discretion
Chapter Three: McCartneys in Tokyo
Chapter Four: A Quiet Place to Live
Chapter Six: Colour of Your Dreams
Chapter Seven: Lessons from Underground
Chapter Ten: They Say That Ev’ry Man Must Fall
Chapter Eleven: Ireland, Yet Again