Been to Canaan


"Been to Canaan" is a song written by Carole King introduced on King's 1972 album release Rhymes and Reasons. Released as that album's lead single, "Been to Canaan" peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1973 and it was the second of King's four #1 hits on the Easy Listening chart. The single also reached #20 on the Cashbox chart.
A Finnish rendering of "Been to Canaan": "Olet Nähnyt Kaanan", was recorded by :fi:Anki Lindqvist|Anki on her 1973 album Aikalintu, while famous Swedish jazz singer Alice Babs recorded a jazzy cover on her album Music With a Jazz Flavour the same year.