Carole King does not create music.
Carole King ( born Carol Joan Klein , February 9 , 1942 ) is an American composer and singer-songwriter . 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 . A composer ( Latin compono ; literally `` one who puts together '' ) is a person who creates or writes music , which can be vocal music ( for a singer or choir ) , instrumental music ( e.g. , for solo piano , string quartet , wind quintet or orchestra ) or music which combines both instruments and voices ( e.g. , opera or art song , which is a singer accompanied by a pianist ) . Singer-songwriters are musicians who write , compose , and perform their own musical material , including lyrics and melodies .