The Carpenters - Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition

Artist:

Carpenters (The)

See Also:

Reddy, Helen Dion, Celine

Description:

The Carpenters: Karen Carpenter (vocals); Richard Carpenter (keyboards, background vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Ray Parker Jr. (guitar); Tom Scott (tenor saxophone); Hal Blaine (drums).
Producers: Jack Daugherty, Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter.
Compilation producer: Richard Carpenter.
Recorded between 1970 & 1997. Includes liner notes by Richard Carpenter.
Look no further for the definitive Carpenters collection; this two-disc, 40-song beauty tops them all. Not only do you get all of the band`s hits (and they had many), but lots of equally great, lesser-known tracks sweeten the pot. Karen Carpenter`s pure, gentle voice, and brother Richard`s smooth-but-sophisticated arrangements and keyboards provided the signature sound of the soft-pop 1970s. You could put this collection into a time capsule for a hundred years and accurately inform subsequent generations of what AM radio sounded like in the `70s. This anthology is also a tribute the great talents of the Paul Williams/Roger Nichols songwriting team, from whose pens flowed "Rainy Days and Mondays," "We`ve Only Just Begun," "I Won`t Last a Day Without You," and other mellow, tuneful gems--some of the classiest pure pop music of the era. Over the course of GOLD, the Carpenter`s entire career is covered, and sparkling, ornately arranged melodic delights are in no short supply.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Superstar
2. Rainy Days And Mondays
3. Top Of The World
4. Maybe It`s You
5. Let Me Be The One
6. Reason To Believe
7. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
8. Leave Yesterday Behind - (previously unreleased)
9. Your Baby Doesn`t Love You Anymore
10. Bless The Beasts And Children
11. It`s Going To Take Some Time
12. Rainbow Connection, The - (previously unreleased, from "The Muppet Movie")
13. Only Yesterday
14. Sweet, Sweet Smile
15. There`s A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)
16. California Dreamin` - (previously unreleased)
17. Solitaire
18. We`ve Only Just Begun
19. This Masquerade
20. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day)

DISC 2:

1. Yesterday Once More
2. Please Mr. Postman
3. Hurting Each Other
4. I Need To Be In Love
5. Merry Christmas, Darling
6. Close To You, (They Long To Be)
7. All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
8. Sing
9. Make Believe It`s Your First Time
10. Ticket To Ride
11. Goodbye To Love
12. I Just Fall In Love Again
13. I Believe You
14. Tryin` To Get The Feeling Again
15. For All We Know
16. Touch Me When We`re Dancing
17. I Won`t Last A Day Without You
18. Mr. Guder
19. Song For You, A
20. Karen`s Theme

Album Information

Release Date:

10/11/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Contemp. Pop Vocals

Label:

A&M Records (USA)

Catalog Number:

0001777

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Hal Blaine; Tom Scott; Ray Parker, Jr.

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