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 fifth survey, proceeding with the ‘Now And Then’ album. More albums are to be followed very soon.
Now And Then (1973)
1. Sing - 3.17
Spanish Version:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
1994 Remix:
•INTERPRETATIONS (1994) UK + US
•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)
•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
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
2003 Karaoke:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2. This Masquerade - 4.50
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•INTERPRETATIONS (1994) UK + US
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
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)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•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)
3. Heather - 2.49
4. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - 3.41
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
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•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
5. I Can't Make Music - 3.18
1987 Remix:
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
6. Yesterday Once More - 3.56
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)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1991 Remix:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•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)
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)
Oldies Medley - 14.56
7. Fun Fun Fun
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
8. The End Of The World
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
9. Da Doo Ron Ron
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
(No 1997 Remix Made)
10. Deadman's Curve
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
11. Johnny Angel
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
12. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
13. Our Day Will Come
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
14. One Fine Day
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
15. Yesterday Once More (Reprise) - 0.58
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 fifth survey, proceeding with the ‘Now And Then’ album. More albums are to be followed very soon.
Now And Then (1973)
1. Sing - 3.17
Spanish Version:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
1994 Remix:
•INTERPRETATIONS (1994) UK + US
•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)
•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
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
2004 SACD Hybrid Remix:
•THE SINLGES: 1969-1981 SACD HYBRID (2004)
2003 Karaoke:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (2005) JAPAN ONLY
2. This Masquerade - 4.50
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•INTERPRETATIONS (1994) UK + US
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
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)
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•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)
3. Heather - 2.49
4. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - 3.41
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
•GOLD (2000) EUROPE ONLY
•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
5. I Can't Make Music - 3.18
1987 Remix:
•TREASURES (1987) JAPAN ONLY
6. Yesterday Once More - 3.56
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)
•CARPENTERS COLLECTION (1993)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
•CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER (2003)
•GOLD: THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD EDITION (2004)
1991 Remix:
•TWENTY-TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
•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)
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)
Oldies Medley - 14.56
7. Fun Fun Fun
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
8. The End Of The World
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
9. Da Doo Ron Ron
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
(No 1997 Remix Made)
10. Deadman's Curve
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
11. Johnny Angel
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
12. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
13. Our Day Will Come
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
14. One Fine Day
1990 Remix:
•FROM THE TOP (1990)
•SWEET MEMORY (1995) JAPAN ONLY
•THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION: 1965-1997 (2002)
1997 Remix:
•THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (1997) READER’S DIGEST
15. Yesterday Once More (Reprise) - 0.58
