Carole King is a songwriter.
Carole King . After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer , King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry , which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years . Tapestry is the second album by American singer-songwriter Carole King , released in 1971 on Ode Records and produced by Lou Adler . Writer (album) . King already had a successful career as a songwriter , and been a part of The City , a short-lived group she formed after moving to Los Angeles in 1968 .