Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971. Another live version was included on the 2007 album Welcome to My Living Room. The studio version was also included on the 2007 compilation album The Best of Carole King. Barbra Streisand covered "Beautiful" as the opening track of her 1971 album Barbra Joan Streisand. Anne Murray recorded "Beautiful" for her 1972 album release Annie. Richard Marx covered "Beautiful" on the 1995 tribute album Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King. Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann described Marx's version as one of the best covers on the album. "Beautiful" has also been covered by Julie Conant and by The Overtures. And, more recently, by Jonathan Rayson on his 2006 album "Shiny and New". "Beautiful" is part of the cast recording for the Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. It is sung in Act 2 by the actress portraying Carole King. On its opening night on Broadway, it was sung by Jessie Mueller. The song is also included on the Broadway Cast Album of the musical. References Carole King songs Songs written by Carole King 1971 songs Song recordings produced by Lou Adler Richard Marx songs Barbra Streisand songs