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Naw, he didn't do it. He would have wanted money for it.
Ok! Well, maybe these same people can release the remaining tracks in the vault, like "Thank You For The Music" and whatever else is in there!
Richard did say something to the effect that Benny & Bjorn's (i.e., ABBA guys) version was the definitive one, and that implies that anything else would just be a somewhat pale or inferior version...
Given the success that so many people involved with the Solo Project endured in the early eighties after 02/04/83...would she have made it, I wonder if that would have been enough for Karen (and possibly Rich) to re-evaluate and explore -if not the solo project- the musical direction it was heading. I believe KC was on to something and while this initial release would have not "lit" up the charts, would a "thriller" be that far off if KC fueled it?
I totally agree with Masqueraded. Richard claimed that Karen looked like hell when she came back to CA. Maybe that was the reason why. I love the solo album and understand where she was going. I also understand her conundrum.I still think if this were to have been released it AND DONE WELL (mind) that it would have definitely boosted her confidence up and maybe have even opened her up to her disorder and seeked help sooner? Who knows really.
...I do not buy this for one second. ...."folks put runners on their surreys, and forget about their worries" is Richard enough for me. The siblings harmonies and Richards attentive ear and talents do not make this a Karen solo.What I should have realized then, although I don’t know if A&M would have gone for it, is that “Christmas Portrait” is Karen’s album, and should have been titled accordingly, not Carpenters. (I did oversee the mixes, of course, but that falls under production.)
...I was just watching an old Barry Manilow Interview with Dionne Warwick. Dionne was smoking. LOL. They recorded her 'comeback' album at the same time that Karen was recording with Phil Ramone. I wish that Barry had had the opportunity to produce Karen. I am not dissing the album, just saying...