Different CD compilations have been released through the years by the Carpenters. These compilations not also gave birth to many remixes of Carpenters’ songs, but (finally) presented us with CD-debuts of single mixes, alternative versions, demo cuts, karaoke sing-a-longs and even newly SACD mixes.
After a few dozen compilations I totally lost count and felt the urge to make an overview which gives information about which version has been released on which CD compilation. I used the official Universal CD compilations released in Europe, Japan and the US, starting with the first ‘Yesterday Once More’ UK set in 1984 and (for now) ending with the ‘Japanese Single Box’ in 2006.
Titles without any additional remix information don’t have other versions than the original album version (to my knowledge).
I tried to be as accurate as possible, but nobody is perfect.
Errors? Disagreements? Additional remix information? Please use this forum to elaborate.
This is the fourth survey, proceeding with the ‘A Song For You’ album. More albums are to be followed very soon.
A Song For You (1972)
1. A Song For You – 4.37
1987 Remix:
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•REFLECTIONS (1995)
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•SWEET SWEET SMILE (2000)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
2. Top Of The World - 3.00
1973 Single Version:
•THE SINGLES: 1969-1973 (1973)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1984) UK ONLY
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1985)
•A&M CLASSICS VOLUME 2 (1987)
•REMINISCING (1988)
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
•ONLY YESTERDAY: RICHARD AND KAREN CARPENTER’S GREATEST HITS (1990)
•STARTRAX (1991)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
Original Album Version:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•Original Album Version Restored On The REMASTERED CLASSICS (1998)
1991 Remix:
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix Of 1973 Version:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•BY REQUEST (2000) JAPAN ONLY
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
•20TH CENTURY MASTERS: MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (2002)
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
3. Hurting Each Other - 2.47
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
4. It's Going To Take Some Time - 2.58
1989 Remix: (I am not 100% sure if this is indeed a 1989 remix)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1991 Remix:
•STARTRAX (1991)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
5. Goodbye To Love - 3.55
1985 Remix:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1985)
•A&M CLASSICS VOLUME 2 (1987)
•REMINISCING (1988)
•ONLY YESTERDAY: RICHARD AND KAREN CARPENTER’S GREATEST HITS (1990)
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•STARTRAX (1991)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1989 Remix:
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
•20TH CENTURY MASTERS: MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (2002)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
6. Intermission - 0.25
7. Bless The Beasts And Children - 3.14
1971 Original Soundtrack Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY (VINYL TRANSFER)
1985 Remix:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1985)
•A&M CLASSICS VOLUME 2 (1987)
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•TREASURES (1990)
•INTERPRETATIONS (1994) UK + US
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•20TH CENTURY MASTERS: MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (2002)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
8. Flat Baroque - 1.45
9. Piano Picker - 1.59
10. I Won't Last A Day Without You - 3.47
Single Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000) With Additional Closing Piano Rendition
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
11. Crystal Lullaby - 3.55
Stand Alone Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
1987 Remix:
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
12. Road Ode - 3.44
Stand Alone Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
1990 Remix:
•TREASURES (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•BY REQUEST (2000) JAPAN ONLY
13. A Song For You (Reprise) - 0.55
After a few dozen compilations I totally lost count and felt the urge to make an overview which gives information about which version has been released on which CD compilation. I used the official Universal CD compilations released in Europe, Japan and the US, starting with the first ‘Yesterday Once More’ UK set in 1984 and (for now) ending with the ‘Japanese Single Box’ in 2006.
Titles without any additional remix information don’t have other versions than the original album version (to my knowledge).
I tried to be as accurate as possible, but nobody is perfect.
Errors? Disagreements? Additional remix information? Please use this forum to elaborate.
This is the fourth survey, proceeding with the ‘A Song For You’ album. More albums are to be followed very soon.
A Song For You (1972)
1. A Song For You – 4.37
1987 Remix:
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•REFLECTIONS (1995)
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•SWEET SWEET SMILE (2000)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
2. Top Of The World - 3.00
1973 Single Version:
•THE SINGLES: 1969-1973 (1973)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1984) UK ONLY
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1985)
•A&M CLASSICS VOLUME 2 (1987)
•REMINISCING (1988)
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
•ONLY YESTERDAY: RICHARD AND KAREN CARPENTER’S GREATEST HITS (1990)
•STARTRAX (1991)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
Original Album Version:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•Original Album Version Restored On The REMASTERED CLASSICS (1998)
1991 Remix:
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix Of 1973 Version:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•BY REQUEST (2000) JAPAN ONLY
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
•20TH CENTURY MASTERS: MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (2002)
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
3. Hurting Each Other - 2.47
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
4. It's Going To Take Some Time - 2.58
1989 Remix: (I am not 100% sure if this is indeed a 1989 remix)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1991 Remix:
•STARTRAX (1991)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
5. Goodbye To Love - 3.55
1985 Remix:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1985)
•A&M CLASSICS VOLUME 2 (1987)
•REMINISCING (1988)
•ONLY YESTERDAY: RICHARD AND KAREN CARPENTER’S GREATEST HITS (1990)
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•STARTRAX (1991)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1989 Remix:
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
•20TH CENTURY MASTERS: MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (2002)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
6. Intermission - 0.25
7. Bless The Beasts And Children - 3.14
1971 Original Soundtrack Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY (VINYL TRANSFER)
1985 Remix:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1985)
•A&M CLASSICS VOLUME 2 (1987)
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
•ANTHOLOGY (1989) JAPAN ONLY
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•TREASURES (1990)
•INTERPRETATIONS (1994) UK + US
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•20TH CENTURY MASTERS: MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (2002)
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
8. Flat Baroque - 1.45
9. Piano Picker - 1.59
10. I Won't Last A Day Without You - 3.47
Single Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
1991 Remix:
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•LOVE SONGS (1997)
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (1998)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•THE SINGLES 1969-1981 (2000) With Additional Closing Piano Rendition
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE DUTCH SINGLES COLLECTION (2001)
•GOLD (2001) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1992 Karaoke:
•YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE (1992)
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
11. Crystal Lullaby - 3.55
Stand Alone Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
1987 Remix:
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
12. Road Ode - 3.44
Stand Alone Version:
•JAPANESE SINGLE BOX (2006) JAPAN ONLY
1990 Remix:
•TREASURES (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•BY REQUEST (2000) JAPAN ONLY
13. A Song For You (Reprise) - 0.55
