Wrap Around Joy

Wrap Around Joy is the sixth album by American singer and songwriter Carole King, released in 1974. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned King a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in the 17th Grammy Awards (the award went to Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You"); and "Nightingale", which reached number nine on the Hot 100 chart and number six on the Easy Listening chart.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Personnel

• Carole King – piano, vocals, backing vocals
• Charles Larkey – bass
• Andy Newmark – drums
• Dean Parks – guitar
• Danny Kortchmar – guitar
• Horn section:
  • George Bohanon
  • Fred Jackson, Jr.
  • Mike Altschul
  • Chuck Findley
  • Gene Coe
  • Dick "Slyde" Hyde
  • Ernie Watts
• Tom Scott – saxophone solo on "Jazzman"
• Jim Horn – saxophone solo on "Wrap Around Joy"
• Abigale Haness – backing vocals
• Sherry and Louise Goffin – backing vocals on "Nightingale"
• The Eddie Kendricks Singers – choir vocals on "We Are All in This Together"
• The David Campbell String Section – strings on "We Are All in This Together"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	24
Canadian RPM Albums Chart	1
Japanese Oricon LPs Chart	7
US Billboard Top LPs	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart	13
Chart (1975)	Position
US Billboard Year-End	73