Speeding Time

Speeding Time is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1983. King's 13th album in fourteen years, Speeding Time featured a prominent new wave sound that was negatively reviewed by critics used to King's more traditional pop stylings. The album became her first record not to chart at all; King did not record again for six years.

Speeding Time
Studio album by Carole King
Released	November 11, 1983[1]
Genre	New wave[2]
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Lou Adler
Carole King chronology
One to One (1982) Speeding Time (1983) City Streets (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Production

King cowrote four of the album's songs with her former husband and longtime collaborator Gerry Goffin.^[4] The album's sound was inspired by King's admiration for Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science".^[5]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Computer Eyes" (King, Gerry Goffin) – (3:08)
2. "One Small Voice" (King) – (3:01)
3. "Crying in the Rain" (King, Howard Greenfield) – (2:32)
4. "Sacred Heart of Stone" (King, Goffin) – (3:45)
5. "Speeding Time" (King, Goffin) – (4:49)

Side 2

1. "Standin' on the Borderline" (King, Goffin) – (2:55)
2. "So Ready for Love" (King) – (5:22)
3. "Chalice Borealis" (King, Rick Sorensen) – (2:35)
4. "Dancing" (King) – (4:00)
5. "Alabaster Lady" (King) – (5:45)

Personnel

• Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, synthesizer
• Robbie Kondor – synthesizer, programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), harmonica solo (7)
• Rob Meurer – synthesizer, programming (1, 4, 8)
• Danny Kortchmar, Lee Ritenour – guitar
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar
• Steve Meador – drums (1, 4)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 3, 5–10)
• Bobbye Hall – percussion
• Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone solo (3)
• Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)

Production

• Producer – Lou Adler
• Engineered and Mixed by Paul Brown at Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
• Mastered by Bobby Hata at Amigo Studios.
• Album Design – Peter Corriston
• Cover Photo – Jim Shea
• Design Photo – Brian Hagiwara

Production notes

• Lou Adler – producer
• Paul Brown – engineering and mixing