# Speeding Time

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***Speeding Time*** is an album by [American](/source/United_States) singer-songwriter [Carole King](/source/Carole_King), released in 1983. King's 13th album in fourteen years, *Speeding Time* featured a prominent [new wave](/source/New_wave_music) 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.

## Production

King cowrote four of the album's songs with her former husband and longtime collaborator [Gerry Goffin](/source/Gerry_Goffin).[3] The album's sound was inspired by King's admiration for [Thomas Dolby](/source/Thomas_Dolby)'s "[She Blinded Me with Science](/source/She_Blinded_Me_with_Science)".[4]

## Track listing

Side 1

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

Side 2

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

## Personnel

- Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers
- [Robbie Kondor](/source/Robbie_Kondor) – synthesizers, synthesizer programming (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 10), synth [harmonica](/source/Harmonica) solo (7)
- Rob Meurer – synthesizer, programming (1, 4, 8)
- [Danny Kortchmar](/source/Danny_Kortchmar) – guitars
- [Lee Ritenour](/source/Lee_Ritenour) – guitars
- [Bob Glaub](/source/Bob_Glaub) – bass
- Steve Meador – drums (1, 4)
- [Russ Kunkel](/source/Russ_Kunkel) – drums (2, 3, 5–10)
- [Bobbye Hall](/source/Bobbye_Hall) – percussion
- [Plas Johnson](/source/Plas_Johnson) – tenor saxophone solo (3)
- Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)

**Production**

- Lou Adler – producer
- Paul Brown – engineer, mixing, recording
- Chet Hines – recording
- Bobby Hata – mastering at Amigo Studios
- Peter Corriston – album design
- Jim Shea – cover photography
- Brian Hagiwara – design photography

## References

1. Grein, Paul (1983-11-05). ["Superstar Album Blitz Continuing"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1983/BB-1983-11-05.pdf). *Billboard*. Vol. 95, no. 45. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2021. "Creative reunions spark two of Atlantic's key releases, both set for Nov 11....And Carole King's "Speeding Time"

1. Greene, Andy (February 15, 2023). ["50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Brilliant Artists"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/horrible-albums-by-brilliant-artists-1234672895/). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Retrieved December 14, 2024. But instead of crafting another timeless collection of songs [on *Speeding Time*], [King and her collaborators] tried to compete with the New Wave bands of the early Eighties.

1. Holden, Stephen (17 Feb 1984). "Back for Night at Town Hall, Carole King of Idaho". *The New York Times*. p. C21.

1. Varga, George (March 10, 1984). "Carole King sings here tomorrow night in fund-raiser for Hart". *The San Diego Union-Tribune*. p. A17.

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