Actually, Carole King never seriously dated James Taylor. Rather, James Taylor was married to singer Carly Simon for a while. Carole King, however, did write a few songs for James Taylor to sing. One of them was the smash hit song “You’ve Got a Friend” in 1971. An all-star roster of artists paid tribute to King on the 1995 album Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King. From the album, Rod Stewart’s version of “So Far Away” and Celine Dion’s cover of “A Natural Woman” were both Adult Contemporary chart hits. Other artists who appeared on the album included Amy Grant (“It’s Too Late”), Richard Marx (“Beautiful”), Aretha Franklin (“You’ve Got a Friend”), Faith Hill (“Where You Lead”), and the Bee Gees (“Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”). Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was most active as a singer during the first half of the 1970s, though she was a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period. King has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting, along with long-time partner Gerry Goffin. Thoroughbred (1976) was the last studio album she released under the Ode label. In addition to enlisting her long-time friends such as David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor and Waddy Wachtel, King reunited with Gerry Goffin to write four songs for the album. Songwriting partnership between King and her former husband lasted intermittently on later years. King also did a promotional tour for the album in 1976. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.