title: Simple Things (Carole King album)
text: # Simple Things (Carole King album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | Christgau's Record Guide | C− |
  
  Simple Things is the 8th album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1977. It is her first album on the Avatar / Capitol label.
  
  Cash Box said of the title song that it "lives up to the philosophy of its title and lyric" and "has a deceptively simple melody that draws the listener in after a few short seconds."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks written by Carole King, except as noted below.
  
  ### Side one
  
  * "Simple Things" (King, Rick Evers)　– 2:41
  * "Hold On" (King, Evers)　– 4:37
  * "In the Name of Love"　– 3:04
  * "Labyrinth"　– 4:03
  * "You're the One Who Knows"　– 5:05
  
  ### Side two
  
  * "Hard Rock Cafe"　– 3:44
  * "Time Alone"　– 2:37
  * "God Only Knows" – 6:19
  * "To Know That I Love You" (King, Evers)　– 3:31
  * "One"　– 5:04
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Carole King - piano, vocals, background vocals
  * Rick Evers – guitar
  * Robert McEntee - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  * Michael Rivera - percussion
  * Rob Galloway - bass
  * Mark Hallman - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  * Michael Wooten - drums
  * Louise Goffin - background vocals
  * Sherry Goffin - background vocals
  * Nolan Smith – trumpet, flugelhorn
  * Maurice Spears – bass trombone
  * Terry Harrington – baritone saxophone
  * Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
  * Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
  * George Bohanon – trombone, horn arrangement
  * Robert Dubow - violin
  * Charles Veal – violin
  * Ken Yerke – violin
  * David Campbell – viola
  * Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  
  Production notes
  
  * Produced by Carole King and Norm Kinney
  * Engineered by Norm Kinney and Milt Calice
  * Steve Katz – assistant engineer
  * James Tuttle – sound assistance
  * Bernie Grundman – mastering
  * Roy Reynolds – illustrations and photography
  * Rick Evers – label design
  * Terry Kruger – label art
  * Roy Kohara and Roy Reynolds – art direction
  
  ## Certifications
  
  | Region | Certification |
  | - | - |
  | United States (RIAA) | Gold |
  