“Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, sometimes known as “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”, is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was originally recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles, who took their single to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is also notable for being the first song by a black all-girl group to reach number one in the United States. It has since been recorded by many artists over the years, including a 1971 version by co-writer Carole King. In 1971 Carole King, the co-writer of the song, recorded a version of “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” for her landmark studio album Tapestry, with Joni Mitchell and James Taylor performing background vocals on separate audio channels. King’s version of the song was taken at a considerably slower tempo. David Hepworth analyzed it as “less like the pleas for gentleness on the part of a trembling virgin and more like a mature woman requiring parity in a relationship.” The song became a feature of King’s live shows. Taylor recreated his part during their joint arena-based Troubadour Reunion Tour of 2010. n the 1984 comedy film Police Academy, Blankes and Copeland dance to the song in the Blue Oyster. In the 2013 Broadway Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the song is featured in part four times: once during its writing, once during King recording a demo of it, then with the Shirelles performing it, and then King singing and playing it later during an especially bad Bar time in her marriage with Goffin. No other song is featured as frequently in the musical. We saw it on Broadway in 2019- good show.
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
