CAROLINA IN MY MIND (Melanie)
“Carolina in My Mind” is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter James Taylor, which first appeared on his 1968 self-titled debut album. The song was recorded by Melanie on her hit April 1970 album Candles in the Rain; the arrangement and vocal phrasing are different from Taylor’s, and Allmusic writes that her version “exist[s] on an entirely separate plane from the original”. (More from Wikipedia)
While attracting little attention initially, the James Taylor song “Carolina in My Mind” was covered frequently not long after its release. North Carolina country music recording artist George Hamilton IV had some success with his version of “Carolina in My Mind” in 1969. Probably the best known version of the song other than Taylor’s is that of Melanie, who included “Carolina in My Mind” on her classic 1970 album, Candles in the Rain. Other recordings of the song have been made by the Everly Brothers, Evie Sands, John Denver, and Dawn (later known as Tony Orlando and Dawn). Glen Campbell and Linda Ronstadt performed a duet of the song on his TV show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour; the song was ultimately released in the 2007 video Good Times Again.
(August 2015)
