Produced by Lou Adler, it was released on February 10, 1971 by Ode Records. The album's lead single, "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move", spent five weeks at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts. The album has received critical acclaim since its release and is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. It won four Grammy Awards at the 14th Annual Grammys in 1972, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year.

King had been writing hit songs for a decade, but Tapestry was her first project to win her international acclaim as a singer. Various artists have rerecorded material from Tapestry in tribute albums. The first, released in 1995 and titled Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King, was certified gold. The second, in 2003, was titled A New Tapestry – Carole King Tribute. In 2010, Australian recording artist Marcia Hines recorded a tribute album, Marcia Sings Tapestry. British singer Amy Winehouse said in a 2004 interview that her mother "loved" the album, and that it was "always in the house". singer Tori Amos said that King's songs "are like stories or sonic movies", and that "I Feel the Earth Move" and "It's Too Late" make the listener "want to walk into them".

TRACKLIST

I Feel The Earth Move
So Far Away
It's Too Late
Home Again
Beautiful
Way Over Yonder

You've Got A Friend
Where You Lead
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Smackwater Jack
Tapestry
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman