"%22Carolina in My Mind%22 is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter James Taylor, which first appeared on his 1968 debut album, James Taylor. Taylor wrote it while overseas recording for the Beatles' label Apple Records, and the song's themes reflect his homesickness at the time. Released as a single, the song earned critical praise but not commercial success. It was re-recorded for Taylor's 1976 Greatest Hits album in the version that is most familiar to listeners. It has been a staple of Taylor's concert performances over the decades of his career.The song was a modest hit on the country charts in 1969 for North Carolinian singer George Hamilton IV. Strongly tied to a sense of geographic place, %22Carolina in My Mind%22 has been called an unofficial state anthem for North Carolina. It is also an unofficial song of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, being played at athletic events and pep rallies and sung by the graduating class at every university commencement. The association of the song with the state is also made in written works of both fiction and non-fiction. It has become one of Taylor's most critically praised songs and one that has great popularity and significance for his audience." . . "2961" . "Song recordings produced by Peter Asher" . "07307045-f087-4ae2-b4c1-f95071f47405" . "Apple Records" . "eng" . "130.0"^^ . "Glen Campbell songs" . . . . . . . "false"^^ . "James Taylor" . "1014023" . "1968 songs" . "James Taylor songs" . "1993-06-30"^^ . "Peter Asher" . "0.0282888"^^ . . . "0.460071"^^ . "John Denver songs" . "288407"^^ . . "George Hamilton IV songs" . . "1976 version" . "Carolina In My Mind" . "-17.9"^^ . "1970 singles" . . . "0"^^ . "The Everly Brothers songs" . "5714ded425ac0d8aee456b31" . "14"^^ . "Carolina In My Mind" . "301000.0"^^ . "1969 singles" . "english" . "false"^^ . "Songs written by James Taylor" . . "July\u2013October 1968" . "Apple Records singles" . "USSM10025419" . "Melanie Safka songs" . "false"^^ .