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Live at the Troubadour (2010)

Where the lyrics of Live at the Troubadour take you, and where it was really made.

Recorded in 2007 at the club where King and Taylor first played together in 1970, the album came out in 2010.

Key places

Recorded at The Troubadour, 2007 (2007)

Recording site Troubadour — The album was recorded at The Troubadour in West Hollywood in November 2007. The venue was also the first place King and Taylor played together in November 1970. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live at the Troubadour is a live album by Carole King and James Taylor
• Released in 2010
• Recorded at The Troubadour in West Hollywood in November 2007
• The recording celebrated the venue's 50th anniversary
• The Troubadour was also the first venue where King and Taylor played together, in November 1970

Background

• King and Taylor mounted the Troubadour Reunion Tour in 2010
• The tour played Australia, New Zealand, Japan and North America
• The album has 15 tracks, including "Blossom", "So Far Away", "Fire and Rain" and "You've Got a Friend"

Recording

• Carole King on vocals and piano
• James Taylor on vocals, guitar and harmonica
• Danny Kortchmar on guitar
• Leland Sklar on bass guitar
• Russ Kunkel on drums

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Artist

Early years

• Born March 12, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts; raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• Learned guitar in 1960, influenced by hymns, carols and Woody Guthrie.
• Spent time in a psychiatric hospital and struggled with heroin addiction in his youth.

Career

• Formed the Flying Machine in New York in 1966; the group broke up after a single.
• Signed to Apple Records in 1968 as the first non-British act on the label.
• Breakthrough with Sweet Baby James (1970) and the hit "Fire and Rain", both reaching No. 3.
• First No. 1 hit with "You've Got a Friend" (1971), written by Carole King.
• Greatest Hits (1976) is one of the best-selling albums in US history, certified Diamond.
• Won six Grammy Awards; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
• Reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Before This World (2015) after a 45-year wait.
• Continues to tour actively as of 2026.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Live at the Troubadour is a live album by Carole King and James Taylor released in 2010
• Recorded at The Troubadour in West Hollywood in November 2007
• The recording celebrated the venue's 50th anniversary
• The Troubadour was the first venue where King and Taylor played together, in November 1970
• The album was released alongside the Troubadour Reunion Tour of 2010
• The tour covered Australia, New Zealand, Japan and North America

Records

• The album debuted at No. 4 in the United States
• First-week sales in the United States were 78,000
• It gives James Taylor a top 10 album in every decade since the 1970s
• It gives Carole King her first top 10 album since 1976
• The album has sold over 606,000 copies in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• King and Taylor first played together at The Troubadour in November 1970
• The 2007 recording was made to celebrate the venue's 50th anniversary
• The 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour covered Australia, New Zealand, Japan and North America
• The album has sold over 606,000 copies in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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