By 1973, Carole King had firmly established her place as one of pop music’s most talented and respected singer/songwriters. In addition to writing numerous compositions for other artists, she had achieved one of the best-selling and most awarded albums in pop/rock history with Tapestry in 1971. During the two years following the release of Tapestry, she recorded three albums - Music, Rhymes and Reasons, and Fantasy, all of which were quite successful as well.
“Believe in Humanity,” a jazzy piano-based track with a timely and socially conscious message, was the debut single to be released from Fantasy. It first appeared in the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1973, peaking at #28. Interestingly, the “B” side of the single, “You Light Up My Life,” simultaneously charted in its own right; although it did not quite make the top 40 on the pop chart, peaking at #67, it did achieve a #6 placing on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Listen to an audio sample of “Believe in Humanity” and other tracks from Fantasy via this link: http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/mediaplayer.asp?ean=886972456621&track=12&disc=1.
The song is also included on several of Carole’s greatest hits compilations, including A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968-1976), an excellent overview of her early solo career.
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