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While I do not have this cd--Carpenters Collection--
I thought it a rather interesting commercial.
Just found this US commercial from 1998 for the “Love Songs” compilation:
True, but at the same time “Love Songs” has been certified Gold in both the US & UK and it even had chart success (#106 in the US, #47 in the UK), and according to Wikipedia it was on the Billboard charts for over six months.One thing that has always annoyed me about this compilation is the misleading title. Many of the tracks on it are not love songs at all.
"....the falling in and out of love, love songs. The lack of love songs...it's all here..."
“Solitaire” is a metaphor Love Song. It’s about a man who lost his wife, girlfriend, etc. because he was more interested in his business or hobby and goes through life focused on his career/hobby than his love life.Those liner notes are a rather lame excuse to include songs like Rainy Days And Mondays and Solitaire, which plainly aren’t love songs at all. Many of the tracks are about lost love, so to me, it’s not really a love songs album at all. Hence my original comment that I think the title is misleading.
Those liner notes are a rather lame excuse to include songs like Rainy Days And Mondays and Solitaire, which plainly aren’t love songs at all. Many of the tracks are about lost love, so to me, it’s not really a love songs album at all. Hence my original comment that I think the title is misleading.
Here is an interesting bit, The Air Force, Dionne Warwick and We've Only Just Begun:
www.military.com/video/off-duty/humor/70s-recruiting-ad-with-the-carpenters/4273106089001
Here is another from the UK, Singles 1969-1981:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKl3x74hCWk
Considering the alternative cover, and the accent of the announcer, I'd say that the advert is from Australia.Never seen this before. I'm a little uncertain what the source of this is though, as the ad uses the Australian/Far Eastern cover rather than the cover with the Annie Liebovitz photo that was used for the UK release.
Also, despite the fact that the large number of compilations released in the UK were generally actively promoted by A&M/Universal with TV ads, this compilation was given something of a 'soft' release in the UK and wasn't promoted (it basically started appearing in the back catalogue sections of record stores some time after its release in the US), so I'm not sure this advert ever actually aired on UK TV.
I suppose we have another addition to Commercials, here RPO: