Up on the Roof
Carole King’s earliest release of “Up on the Roof” on file came out in 1970. Carole King shares the writing credit with Gerry Goffin. The earliest release on file is The Drifters’, from 1962, along with Little Eva’s. Also recorded by James Taylor (released 1979), Laura Nyro (released 1970) and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (released 1976), among 256 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
The Drifters cut it before Boyz II Men got there, but Carole King, who wrote it with Gerry Goffin, put down her own take in 1970. Hear the writer sing it, then follow her to everyone else she wrote for.
▶Up On the RoofCredited writers: Carole King and Gerry Goffin.
Earliest release on file: The Drifters, 1962, the same year as Little Eva.
- Laura Nyro1970
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band1976
- James Taylor1979
- The Persuasions1990
- Ben E. King & The Drifters1991
- Neil Diamond1993
- The Cat’s Pajamas2010
- Boyz II Men2017
256 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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