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EXCLUSIVE! It’s Yesterday Once More: Carpenters “Complete Singles” Released For Public Television
AUGUST 24, 2015 BY JOE MARCHESE
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On November 5, 1969, the very first single by Carpenters was released on A&M Records. “Ticket to Ride” b/w “Your Wonderful Parade” announced the fresh talents of Richard Carpenter, 23, and Karen Carpenter, 19. The dramatically reinterpreted Beatles song introduced radio to Karen’s richly intimate voice, and the bitingly ironic flipside heralded the songwriting team of Richard Carpenter and John Bettis – while both sides revealed Richard’s prodigious gifts for arrangement and orchestration. On Valentine’s Day, 1970, “Ticket to Ride” entered the Billboard Hot 100 where, five weeks later, it peaked at a more-than-respectable No. 54. With their very next single, “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” the Carpenters would reach No. 1 on the Billboard Pop and Easy Listening charts, as well as topping Cash Box and Record World. In a career that spanned 1969 to 1983, Richard and Karen would notch 20 Billboard top 40 hits, including three #1s and five #2s, as well as fifteen Adult Contemporary #1s. The brother and sister earned three Grammy Awards, fifteen more nominations, and two song inductions into the Grammy Hall of Fame. More than 100 million Carpenters records have been sold. Now, the enduring music of Richard and Karen Carpenter is being celebrated with a very special new 3-CD release in conjunction with the public television return of the definitive documentary devoted to the duo.
Carpenters – The Complete Singles features, for the very first time, the A- and B-side of every Carpenters single released on A&M Records in the United States between 1969 and 1989 in their original single versions. As longtime fans and collectors know, the Carpenters’ singles frequently featured variations in mixes, length, vocals and instrumentation from the familiar album versions and subsequent remixes. These unique single versions have been highly sought-after on CD, and some of the tracks have never previously been released in the CD format at all.
The Complete Singles collects 66 songs on three discs, from 1969’s “Ticket to Ride” through 1989’s cassette-single release of Karen’s solo “If I Had You.” “Ticket to Ride” and “Your Wonderful Parade” are heard in their original mono single mixes, while the remaining 64 tracks are presented in their original stereo single mixes. I’m thrilled to announce that I have written the new liner notes for the 16-page booklet included with The Complete Singles. The set has been beautifully designed by Bill Pitzonka and includes rare and previously unpublished photos of the duo. Every shimmering track on this first-of-its-kind anthology has been freshly remastered at Universal Mastering with Jim Pierson and Richard Carpenter himself having assembled and supervised the release.
The Complete Singles is being released as a Public Television exclusive in conjunction with the upcoming broadcasts of Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters as part of the acclaimed seriesMy Music. The Complete Singles will not be for sale in stores or through online retail outlets and can only be purchased by making a contribution to Public Television stations when they begin airing Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters this December. However, KQED-TV in San Francisco will be airing an advance, sneak-peek broadcast of Close to You on Thursday, August 27 at 8:00 pm and is already offering The Complete Singles on their website which allows fans nationwide to make a contribution to KQED and receive The Complete Singles CD set by October, two months prior to the nationwide release on Public Television.
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CD 1
CD 2
- Ticket to Ride (A&M 1142, 1969)
- Your Wonderful Parade (A&M 1142, 1969)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You (A&M 1183, 1970)
- I Kept On Loving You (A&M 1183, 1970)
- We’ve Only Just Begun (A&M 1217, 1970)
- All of My Life (A&M 1217, 1970)
- Merry Christmas Darling (A&M 1236, 1970)
- Mr. Guder (A&M 1236, 1970)
- For All We Know (A&M 1243, 1971)
- Don’t Be Afraid (A&M 1243, 1971)
- Rainy Days and Mondays (A&M 1260, 1971)
- Saturday (A&M 1260, 1971)
- Superstar (A&M 1289, 1971)
- Bless the Beasts and Children (A&M 1289, 1971)
- Hurting Each Other (A&M 1322, 1972)
- Maybe It’s You (A&M 1322, 1972)
- It’s Going to Take Some Time (A&M 1351, 1972)
- Flat Baroque (A&M 1351, 1972)
- Goodbye to Love (A&M 1367, 1972)
- Crystal Lullaby (A&M 1367, 1972)
- Sing (A&M 1413, 1973)
- Druscilla Penny (A&M 1413, 1973)
- Yesterday Once More (A&M 1446, 1973)
- Road Ode (A&M 1446, 1973)
- Top of the World (A&M 1468, 1973)
- Heather (A&M 1468, 1973)
CD 3
- I Won’t Last a Day Without You (A&M 1521, 1974)
- One Love (A&M 1521, 1974)
- Please Mr. Postman (A&M 1646, 1974)
- This Masquerade (A&M 1646, 1974)
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town (A&M 1648, 1974)
- Only Yesterday (A&M 1677, 1975)
- Happy (A&M 1677, 1975)
- Solitaire (A&M 1721, 1975)
- Love Me for What I Am (A&M 1721, 1975)
- There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) (A&M 1800, 1976)
- (I’m Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You (A&M 1800, 1976)
- I Need to Be in Love (A&M 1828, 1976)
- Sandy (A&M 1828, 1976)
- Goofus (A&M 1859, 1976)
- Boat to Sail (A&M 1859, 1976)
- All You Get from Love is a Love Song (A&M 1940, 1977)
- I Have You (A&M 1940, 1977)
- Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (A&M 1978, 1977)
- Can’t Smile Without You (A&M 1978, 1977)
- Sweet, Sweet Smile (A&M 2008, 1978)
- The Christmas Song (A&M 1991, 1977)
- I Believe You (A&M 2097, 1978)
- B’wana She No Home (A&M 2097, 1978)
- Touch Me When We’re Dancing (A&M 2344, 1981)
- Because We Are in Love (A&M 2344, 1981)
- (Want You) Back in My Life Again (A&M 2370, 1981)
- Somebody’s Been Lyin’ (A&M 2370, 1981)
- Those Good Old Dreams (A&M 2386, 1981)
- When It’s Gone (It’s Just Gone) (A&M 2386, 1981)
- Beechwood 4-5789 (A&M 2405, 1982)
- Two Sides (A&M 2405, 1982)
- Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (A&M 8629, 1983)
- Make Believe It’s Your First Time (A&M 2585, 1983)
- Look to Your Dreams (A&M 2585, 1983)
- Your Baby Doesn’t Love You Anymore (A&M 2620, 1984)
- Sailing on the Tide (A&M 2620, 1984)
- Honolulu City Lights (A&M 8667, 1986)
- I Just Fall in Love Again (A&M 8667, 1986)
- If I Had You (A&M 1471, 1989)
- The Uninvited Guest (A&M 1471, 1989)
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