So Far Away by Carole King Song Info
“So Far Away” is a song written by Carole King and appeared on her 1971 album Tapestry. The recording features James Taylor on acoustic guitar. In the 1995 album Tapestry Revisited, it was covered by Rod Stewart. In 1974, the song was covered -- entirely as an instrumental -- by "The Crusaders" on their live LP "Scratch." It was also released as a studio version, lasting almost 12-minutes, on "The Crusader's" compilation CD "The Golden Years." In 2001, The House Jacks recorded an a cappella version on their album "Drive," which is now performed by vocal groups around the world. In 2002, Reba McEntire sang the song on her hit TV series Reba. In 2007, the song was covered by Tina Arena on her album Songs of Love & Loss. Also in 2007, the Filipino rock band Bamboo covered “So Far Away” on their third album, We Stand Alone Together. In 2008, drummer Russ Kunkel and the group Chateau Beach covered the song from their album Rivage.[1] On July 26, 2011, the funeral of Amy Winehouse in London ended with a rendition of the song. So Far Away Songfacts states that this was a favorite of Amy Winehouse and she sung it with her father, Mitch. Her funeral service on 26 July 2011 ended with a rendition of the song.
