Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King

Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King is an album by the American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in June 1980. It produced her last hit to date, "One Fine Day", which reached No. 12 on the charts.

Personnel

 * Carole King – lead vocals, piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10)
 * Reese Wynans – keyboards
 * Eric Johnson – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
 * Christopher Cross – rhythm guitar (2, 6, 8)
 * Mark Maniscalco – banjo
 * Charles Larkey – bass guitar
 * Steve Meador – drums
 * Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
 * Bill Ginn – horn and string arrangements, conductor
 * Akira Endo – strings director
 * Richard Hardy – flute, alto saxophone, sax solos
 * Tomás Ramírez – tenor saxophone
 * Donald Knaub – bass trombone
 * Michael Munday – trombone
 * Ray Crisara – trumpet, cornet (8)
 * Bobby Meyer – trumpet, cornet (8)
 * Betty Whitlock – fiddle (9)
 * Mark Hallman – backing vocals (6), guitar (10), harmonica (10)
 * Oscar Ford Jr. – backing vocals (8)
 * Gloria Hines – backing vocals (8)
 * Deborah North – backing vocals (8)
 * Lydia North – backing vocals (8)

Production

 * Producers – Carole King and Mark Hallman
 * Engineer – Chet Himes
 * Assistant Engineer – James Tuttle
 * Mastered by Bobby Hata at Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
 * Art Direction and Design – Dick Reeves and John Wilson
 * Photography – Sherry Goffin