Welcome to The Battenkill Catholic
Adult Faith Learning Center.
Here you will find activities and resources to enrich your faith and nurture your spiritual growth. You will also find information on study programs, small group faith sharing groups, and service opportunities in our parish and community.
Our Fall 2018 Theme:
The Gift of Friendship
'You've Got A Friend' - James with Carole King and Jo Mama, BBC 1971.
"Carole King and I were playing the Troubadour in Los Angeles together. She had just written "You've Got a Friend," which she later said was a response to "Fire and Rain." The chorus to "Fire and Rain" is "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend." Carole's response was, "Here's your friend." As soon as I heard it, I wanted to play it."
"Not long after, we were in the studio recording [1971's] Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. We had already cut two songs that day, but we still had studio time and a lot of energy. Peter [Asher] said, "Well, why don't you play 'You've Got a Friend'?" We did, and it sounded great."
"There was just one problem: I hadn't bothered to ask Carole if it was OK. I sheepishly called her up and said, "We didn't really mean to do it, but we've recorded 'You've Got a Friend,'" and she said, "Fine, go ahead, put it out," which was remarkably generous." - James Taylor: My Life in 15 Songs, rollingstone.com, August 20, 2015.
"Carole King and I were playing the Troubadour in Los Angeles together. She had just written "You've Got a Friend," which she later said was a response to "Fire and Rain." The chorus to "Fire and Rain" is "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend." Carole's response was, "Here's your friend." As soon as I heard it, I wanted to play it."
"Not long after, we were in the studio recording [1971's] Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. We had already cut two songs that day, but we still had studio time and a lot of energy. Peter [Asher] said, "Well, why don't you play 'You've Got a Friend'?" We did, and it sounded great."
"There was just one problem: I hadn't bothered to ask Carole if it was OK. I sheepishly called her up and said, "We didn't really mean to do it, but we've recorded 'You've Got a Friend,'" and she said, "Fine, go ahead, put it out," which was remarkably generous." - James Taylor: My Life in 15 Songs, rollingstone.com, August 20, 2015.