"Sweet Life" by Carole King

With a string of soft rock hits in the 70s, Carole King was the piano girl. She topped the charts for 5 weeks in 1971 with "It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move" from her landmark album, "Tapestry." She sustained her success through the better part of the decade with "Sweet Seasons" (#9), "Jazzman" (#2), and "Nightingale" (#9).

The 80s started off promising for King, with "One Fine Day" reaching #12, but "One To One" stalled at #45 in 1982, marking her final chart appearance.

Like many artists, King's music evolved to change with the times. But adapting to the 80s styles made her sound almost unrecognizable to fans of her piano-based music from the 70s. But digging through her 80s material, you'll find some true gems like "Sweet Life" from her 1989 album "City Streets."