CARPENTERS
Carpenters
SP 4289 (Later SP 3502)
"SP 4289" was the original catalog number for the album better known as the third and self-titled Carpenters album, SP 3502. Its most distinct characteristic is the fold-open plain beige cover with a brown 'Carpenters' logo across the top.
Side One: Rainy Days & Mondays 3:40 (#2)/ Saturday 1:20/ Let Me Be the One 2:25/ (A Place to) Hideaway 3:40/ For All We Know 2:34 (#3).
Side Two: Superstar 3:49 (#2)/ Druscilla Penny 2:18/ One Love 3:23/ Bacharach-David Medley 5:25: includes (a) Knowing When to Leave, (b) Make it Easy on Yourself, (c) There's Always Something There to Remind Me , (d) I'll Never Fall in Love Again, (e) Walk On By, (f) Do You Know the Way to San Jose/ Sometimes 2:52.
Arranged and orchestrated by Richard Carpenter/ Engineered by Ray Gerhardt and Dick Bogert/ Assistant Norm Kinney/ All vocals by Karen & Richard Carpenter/ Keyboards by Richard Carpenter/ Bass: Joe Osborne and Bob Messenger/ Reeds: Bob Messenger, Douglas Strawn and Jim Horn/ Drums: Hal Blaine and Karen Carpenter/ Wurlitzer Electric Piano and Ludwig Drums used/ Album concept and design by Craig Braun Inc./ Jackets mfg. by Sound Packaging Corp./ Art Direction by Roland Young/ Photography by Guy Webster/ Produced by Jack Daugherty Productions.
Whitburn's "Top Pop Albums" says CARPENTERS entered the Top 200 on 6/5/71, charted 59 weeks and peaked for two weeks at #2.
CD reissue: I'm sure there are others, but I have the 1993 German import version on Spectrum label (550 063 2).
JB
Carpenters
SP 4289 (Later SP 3502)
"SP 4289" was the original catalog number for the album better known as the third and self-titled Carpenters album, SP 3502. Its most distinct characteristic is the fold-open plain beige cover with a brown 'Carpenters' logo across the top.
Side One: Rainy Days & Mondays 3:40 (#2)/ Saturday 1:20/ Let Me Be the One 2:25/ (A Place to) Hideaway 3:40/ For All We Know 2:34 (#3).
Side Two: Superstar 3:49 (#2)/ Druscilla Penny 2:18/ One Love 3:23/ Bacharach-David Medley 5:25: includes (a) Knowing When to Leave, (b) Make it Easy on Yourself, (c) There's Always Something There to Remind Me , (d) I'll Never Fall in Love Again, (e) Walk On By, (f) Do You Know the Way to San Jose/ Sometimes 2:52.
Arranged and orchestrated by Richard Carpenter/ Engineered by Ray Gerhardt and Dick Bogert/ Assistant Norm Kinney/ All vocals by Karen & Richard Carpenter/ Keyboards by Richard Carpenter/ Bass: Joe Osborne and Bob Messenger/ Reeds: Bob Messenger, Douglas Strawn and Jim Horn/ Drums: Hal Blaine and Karen Carpenter/ Wurlitzer Electric Piano and Ludwig Drums used/ Album concept and design by Craig Braun Inc./ Jackets mfg. by Sound Packaging Corp./ Art Direction by Roland Young/ Photography by Guy Webster/ Produced by Jack Daugherty Productions.
Whitburn's "Top Pop Albums" says CARPENTERS entered the Top 200 on 6/5/71, charted 59 weeks and peaked for two weeks at #2.
CD reissue: I'm sure there are others, but I have the 1993 German import version on Spectrum label (550 063 2).
JB