Nightingale (Carole King song)
| "Nightingale" | ||||
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| Single by Carole King | ||||
| from the album Wrap Around Joy | ||||
| B-side | "You're Something New" | |||
| Released | December 17, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop / Rock | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Ode Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carole King and David Palmer | |||
| Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
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"Nightingale" is a song written by Carole King and David Palmer. "Nightingale" first appeared on her top-selling album Wrap Around Joy, which was released in mid-July 1974, but was released as a single in December. The song has since been put on many of her compilation albums, including her certified platinum album Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago.
The song, like the album Wrap Around Joy, got off to a slow start, but eventually charted high. "Nightingale" peaked at No. 9 in the Billboard Hot 100, on March 1, 1975, and spent the week before at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.