Love Makes the World

Love Makes the World
Studio album by Carole King
Released	September 25, 2001
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock, blue-eyed soul
Length	44:11
Label	KOCH/Rockingale
Producer	Carole King, Humberto Gatica, Pop Rox, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
Carole King chronology
Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 (1996)Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 19711996 Love Makes the World (2001) The Living Room Tour (2005)The Living Room Tour2005

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Love Makes the World is a 2001 studio album by Carole King. Distributed by Koch Records, it was her first release on her Rockingale Records label. As of 2015, it is her most recent album of new material.

During the release for the album, King appeared in a series of television advertisements for Gap, in which she performs a medley of "So Far Away" and the lead single from the album, "Love Makes the World".

Track listing

1. "Love Makes the World" (Sam Hollander, Carole King, Dave Schommer) – 4:23
2. "You Can Do Anything" (Babyface, King, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:58
3. "The Reason" (Mark Hudson, King, Greg Wells) – 4:39
4. "I Wasn't Gonna Fall in Love" (King, Sager) – 4:04
5. "I Don't Know" (Paul Brady, Gary Burr, Hudson, King) – 3:04
6. "Oh No, Not My Baby" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 3:28
7. "It Could Have Been Anyone" (David Foster, King, Sager) – 3:53
8. "Monday Without You" (Brady, Hudson, King) – 4:02
9. "An Uncommon Love" (Rob Hyman, King, Rich Wayland) – 3:34
10. "You Will Find Me There" (Joel Campbell, King) – 4:25
11. "Safe Again" (King) – 2:42
12. "This Time" (King) – 3:42

Japanese edition additional track

1. "Birthday Song" (King)

Deluxe edition

On May 8, 2007, a Love Makes the World: Deluxe Edition 2-disc set was released. The first disc contains all of the songs Love Makes the World does and the seconds disc features bonus songs and videos.

Deluxe Edition Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. "Love Makes the World" (Sam Hollander, Carole King, Dave Schommer)
2. "You Can Do Anything" (Babyface, King, Carole Bayer Sager)
3. "The Reason" (Mark Hudson, King, Greg Wells)
4. "I Wasn't Gonna Fall In Love" (King, Sager)
5. "I Don't Know" (Paul Brady, Gary Burr, Hudson, King)
6. "Oh No Not My Baby" (Gerry Goffin, King)
7. "It Could Have Been Anyone" (David Foster, King, Sager)
8. "Monday Without You" (Rob Hyman, King, Rich Wayland)
9. "An Uncommon Love"(Campbell, King)
10. "You Will Find Me There" (King)
11. "Safe Again" (King)
12. "This Time" (King)

Disc 2: Enhanced Bonus Disc: Audio Tracks:

1. "Birthday Song" (King)
2. "Love for Christmas" (King, Sager)
3. "Where You Lead, I Will Follow" (King, Toni Stern)
4. "Lo Que Tú Eres Para Mí" (King, Alejandro Lerner)
5. "Two Hearts" (King, Graham Nash)

Video Tracks:

1. "Love Makes the World" - Music Video
2. "Safe Again" - Music Video
3. Behind-the-Scenes featurette
4. Video Interview with Carole King

Personnel

• Carole King – Piano, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Vocal & String Arrangement
• Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds – Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Vocal Arrangement, Guitar, drums, Programming
• David Foster – Piano, Keyboards
• Randy Waldman – Keyboards, Programming
• Paul Brady – Piano, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
• C.J. Vanston – Piano, Programming, Track Arrangement
• Steve Hamilton, Dean Parks – Acoustic Guitar & Electric Guitar
• Gary Burr – Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
• Michael Landau, Rudy Guess – Guitar, Electric Guitar
• Rusty Anderson, Paul Jackson, Jr. – Electric Guitar
• Greg Wells – Guitar, Drums
• Charlie Larkey – Acoustic Bass, Bass
• Nathan East, Armand Sabal-Lecco – Bass
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Michael Fisher, Duke Mushroom – Percussion
• David Boruff – Saxophone
• Jim Thatcher – French Horn
• Barbara Northcutt – Oboe
• David Shostac – Flute
• Endre Granat, Julie Ann Gigante, Jacqueline Brand, Miran Kojian, Rafael Rishik, Amy Hershberger – Violin
• Brian Dembow, David Walther – Viola
• John Walz, Armen Ksajikian – Cello
• Dan Woods – Backing Vocals
• Simon Franglen, Dave Schommer, Lester Mendez – Programming
• Michael McCoy – Drum Programming
• Wynton Marsalis – Trumpet on "I Wasn't Gonna Fallin' Love"
• Celine Dion – Vocals, Backing Vocals on "The Reason"
• k.d. lang – Vocals on "An Uncommon Love"
• Steven Tyler – Backing Vocals on "Monday Without You"
• Mark Hudson – Backing Vocals, Vocal Arrangement