Compositions of Carole King and Gerry Goffin Quiz

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles performed "Chains" regularly in their live shows and decided to record the tune on their debut album. George Harrison sang lead with Lennon and McCartney providing close harmonies. George Martin produced the session.
British music critics were not keen on the tune and it was not released as a single from their album.
"Introducing The Beatles" was the first album released by the Beatles in the United States. In the UK their debut album was titled "Please Please Me". Both albums included "Chains".
In 1963 "Sugar and Spice" was the first US chart entry by The Searchers. The following year "Just One Look" was the first US single charted by The Hollies. In the same year Manfred Mann's first entry into the US charts, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", hit Number One.

Answer: Don't Bring Me Down

"Don't Bring Me Down" made the Top Ten in the UK but peaked at Number 12 in the US during the summer of 1966. The Animals preferred to record and perform songs in the Rhythm and Blues and Blues genres but enjoyed chart success with songs by Brill Building songwriters such as Goffin and King.

By the time "Don't Bring Me Down" was recorded Dave Rowberry had replaced Animals' organist Alan price. His organ riff combined with Chas Chandler's bass line were the focal point of the arrangement for "Don't Bring Me Down". "We Gotta Get out of This Place" was a 1965 single by The Animals written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. "It's My Life" was written by fellow Brill Building songwriters Roger Atkins and Carl D'Errico. Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus composed "Don't Let Me be Misunderstood".

Answer: Go Away Little Girl

Steve Lawrence topped the US charts for two weeks in 1962 with "Go Away Little Girl". In 1966 The Happenings made it to the US Number 12 slot with the song. Donny Osmond's rendition reached Number One on the US Hot 100 chart in September 1971 and stayed there for three weeks.
Bobby Vinton, Del Shannon, Bobby Vee and Al Jarreau have all recorded versions of the song.
"It Might As Well Rain Until September" was recorded by Carole King in 1962. "Take Good Care of my Baby" was a Goffin/King song initially recorded by Bobby Vee. Maxine Brown released the first version of "Oh No Not My Baby".

Answer: One Fine Day

The Tokens produced "One Fine Day" for the Chiffons. The Tokens had already produced "He's So Fine" for the group. The Chiffons recorded "One Fine Day" using Carole's piano riff. Carole King admired the arrangement by The Tokens. The song reached the Number Five slot in the US.

Although several artists have covered the tune, Carole King had the first major remake of "One Fine Day" when her recording of the song reached Number 12 on the the US Billboard charts in 1980. Ronald Mack composed the Chiffon's hit, "He's so Fine". "Goin' Back" was a Goffin/King tune recorded by acts such as Dusty Springfield and The Byrds. "Child of Mine" was a Carole King and Gerry Goffin tune that was recorded on Carol's 1970 "Writer" album.

Answer: True

Carole King was only 18 when "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" topped the charts for The Shirelles. Shirley Owens, lead singer for the group, was reluctant to record the song because she thought it was more of a Country tune than a Pop song. When a string arrangement was composed she changed her mind and sang a memorable lead on the tune.
Despite the banning of the song by some stations because of the suggestive lyrics "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" topped the charts. Since the original release the song has been covered by over 25 artists from Lesley Gore to Amy Winehouse as either "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" or "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow".
"Boys", written by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell, was the flip side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" .

Answer: Just Once in My Life

The Righteous Brothers released "Just Once in My Life" in 1965 on the heels of their success with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". The song was the second Righteous Brothers release produced by Phil Spector and made the Top Ten. It was also the title of their next album.
"Just Once in My Life" was also done by The Beach Boys on their 1976 album, "15 Big Ones".
Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil received songwriting credits for "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". "Little Latin Lupe Lu" was written by Bill Medley. "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

Answer: Some Kind of Wonderful

"Some Kind of Wonderful" was a Top Forty single by The Drifters in 1961. Marvin Gaye recorded a version in 1968 when it was included on his Motown "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" album. Carole King recorded a version in 1971.
"Don't Ever Change" was recorded by the Crickets in 1961. "Hey Girl" was first recorded by Freddie Scott in 1963 and "I Can't Hear You No More" was recorded as "I Can't Hear You" by Betty Everett in 1964 and by Helen Reddy in 1976.

Answer: Up on the Roof

"Up on the Roof" was released in late 1962 and became a hit the following year. The Drifters' version of "Up on the Roof" was listed as number 113 on "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004.
When Carole and James Taylor toured during their 2010 "Troubadour Reunion" tour they performed the song as a duet.
"On Broadway" was a composition by Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The 1964 hit, "Under the Boardwalk", was written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and the songwriting team of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote "Save the Last Dance for Me".

Answer: The Cookies

Many of the members of The Cookies went on the becomes part of Ray Charles' backing group, The Raelettes. The Cookies had an R and B hit with "In Paradise" in 1956, but didn't hit the Pop charts until they released "Chains" in 1963, topping at Number 17. "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About my Baby)" came out later the same year and reached Number Seven on the US Pop charts.

Their last US chart entry was the Number 33 "Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys" in 1963. The Jelly Beans formed in 1962 and released "I Wanna Love Him So Bad". "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)" was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded by The Crystals in 1962. "So Much Love" was a Gerry Goffin and Carole King song recorded by The Hour Glass in 1967.

Answer: Herman's Hermits

"I'm into Something Good" topped the UK charts and reached Number 13 in the US for Herman's Hermits. The group had formed in Manchester a year prior calling themselves Herman and The Hermits. They changed their name before enjoying major success recording cover tunes such as "I'm into Something Good". Songs composed by members of the band were usually relegated to "B" side tunes.
"I'm into Something Good" was their only chart-topper in the UK. The group topped the US charts for the first time in 1965 with Trevor Peacock's composition, "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter". Their last US Top Twenty was "Don't Go Out Into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)" in 1967.
Freddie and the Dreamers broke in the US with "I'm Telling You Now". Billy J. Kramer's first US hit was "Bad to Me" and "Have I the Right" was a major US hit for The Honeycombs.