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The Cookies
Chains
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Before The Beatles ever touched "Chains," The Cookies had it first, and Carole King, who wrote it with Goffin, put down her own take in 1971. Follow her and you are walking straight into the other half of the partnership.
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Liner notes
Written by Carole King, Gerry Goffin.
First recorded by The Cookies in 1962.
Also recorded by The Beatles (1963), Carole King (1971), The Everly Brothers (2005).
How you get here
Gerry Goffin co-wrote "Chains," the song The Beatles cut in 1963. Who shares the writing credit with him?Carole King
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