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Nominated for Atoni, an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe, Carol has co-written

hit after hit, like, nobody does it better? Authors theme. Don't cry out loud, and it's

my turn. Just saying the words makes me want to sing them all, but I'd spare you that,

Super Soulers.

Her roster of legendary performers include Barbara Streisand, Diner Ross, Whitney Houston,

and Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, and Stevie Wonder. In her new book, They Are Playing

Our Song, Carol reflects on her spiritual journey, both in and out of the recording studio,

including the funny, difficult, and deeply personal stories behind many of her hit songs.

You know, when you look at the sheer volume, your success is really kind of staggering. It's

kind of awesome because you've written all these songs over the years that are the themes

for our lives. It's more than just a soundtrack, sir, themes for where we were in our lives.

And I'm just curious as to what you tap into to bring that kind of art that resonates

with the world into a form that's called songwriting.

Well, I've always believed in my heart that the best songs, the ones that resonate in

my soul, and therefore go out into the world and resonate in other people's, don't come

from us, they come through us. And I always say a little prayer before I go into my music

room. And it's a sort of prayer of intention, you know, of please let me bring forth something

help me that will help heal. I mean, it'll certainly later in my songwriting, I tried

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