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Superstar, RPO:
I guess I missed this...didn't know if was officially out...first time seeing and hearing it being played against the original video...fits well.
Did the RPO hear Karen singing while they recorded the instrumental parts..I see them with headphones on...was Karen being played over loudspeakers in the recording room or through headphones or not at all?
This morning on the Today Show, they came back from commercial with Savannah singing Close To You. Al asked "why are you singing a Carpenters song?". I couldn't figure out what the answer was, something about Weezer doing a cover?? I thought maybe they'd be talking about the RPO album, but no. It was only about 10 seconds and on to something else.It's a shame he didn't take it to some morning show, heck, even a late show. Lord knows their music has the power to attract people , it just needs to be heard. Would be great if they played a bit of the SUPERSTAR video.
Did the RPO hear Karen singing while they recorded the instrumental parts..I see them with headphones on...was Karen being played over loudspeakers in the recording room or through headphones or not at all?
I had the same mix as Richard in my cans. It included the original rhythm tracks, sans vocal, plus the orchestra, and the harp which was in an isolation booth.
I think it would be cool to have s couple songs with no original tracks included. Just Karen’s voice and the RPO
Yes!! I think that would be absolutely wonderful. There are a handful of unreleased recorded vocals..."The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress", "Thank You for The Music"... Taking those and having Richard do full new orchestrations would be great. I also wish that Richard would do new stripped-down arrangements of some of the songs too, like "Make Believe Its Your First Time" and "The Uninvited Guest."
Reasons for the album dissapointing chart sucess: 1- LAck of promotion 2- tracks not really that different from original work. Original work had orchestrated sound.. 3 for the general public specially in the USA this is an instrumental only album which is a no-no nowadays....
2- tracks not really that different from original work.
IMHO, "Make Believe It's Your First Time" is all done. The version on Karen's solo album is definitive for my ears. Richard whiffed it.
Ed
I think that's part of it, but also, the overall decline in music buying from people in the Carpenters' base demographic. After CDs started disappearing from stores, my music purchases definitely have waned compared to a decade ago. If I hadn't known this release was out there thanks to this forum, I'd probably never have stumbled across it anywhere else...because I can no longer buy music through browsing and serendipitous discovery. And to raise much of a buzz elsewhere, it may have needed to contain a few unreleased tracks, use the symphony more, or at least depart a bit from the track listing that has been pretty much constant on every anthology. A shame, because it's a nice piece of work and a worthwhile addition to any fan's Carpenters library.That for me is the biggest reason for its lack of success.
I would use the vocal from Karen's solo album, but also include the vocal from the new bridge that is in Richard's remake. I would also use the final vocals from Richard's remake because of the key change.
So these are the sales so far I've heard, bare in mind that the UK one is now out of date by a few weeks:
UK: 60,000
US: 20,000
Japan: 11,800
Oh, that's pretty terrible. I think it's safe to say that kills the idea of getting another one of these. I'm quite surprised that the numbers in Japan are worse than those in the U.S. I never would have imagined that.
Are those physical sales or digital sales?So these are the sales so far I've heard, bare in mind that the UK one is now out of date by a few weeks:
UK: 60,000
US: 20,000
Japan: 11,800