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How Carole King's and James Taylor's 'You've Got a Friend' became a No. 1 friendship anthem in 1971

Carole King and James Taylor both recorded the track "You Got a Friend" for their albums, with the latter topping the charts.

1975 Beloved Love Song by the Carpenters Was Considered a Flop—Until It Took Off on the Charts

"Only Yesterday" was released in March of 1975. By June of that year, it reached a Billboard chart high of No. 4 and remained ...