From This Moment On
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I was watching The Carpenters: Their Greatest Hits and was surprised to learn this.
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This used to be a popaular question in British pub quizes back in the 90s. 'How many number one singles did the Carpenters have?' People would then say anything from 2-10. It was interesting as it showed how much the songs had taken hold of the nations consciousness - and so of course the then post quiz twist was they infact had none much to the shock of the crowd.
But its worth remembering Richard and Karen did not do all that much UK promo in relation to their gigantic success. Singles were a hugely competitive game back in the 70s and had Richard and Karen showed up on key shows like Top of the Pops they might well have scored much higher placings.
Wow ! That's a nice idea - let's build it up ! Here's every UK a/b side I can think of:
-Close To You (#6)
-I Kept On Loving You
-We've Only Just Begun (#23)
-All Of My Life
-Ticket To Ride
-Someday & Merry Christmas Darling
-Superstar (#18)
-For All We Know (#18)
-Rainy Days And Mondays (#53)
--Saturday
-Hurting Each Other
-Maybe It's You
-It's Going To Take Some Time
-Flat Baroque
-Goodbye To Love (#9)
-I Won't Last A Day Without You (#49)
-Top Of Thr World (#5)
-Your Wonderful Parade
-Sing (#55)
-Druscilla Penny
-Yesterday Once More (#2)
-Road Ode
-Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (#12)
-Mr. Guder
-I Won't Last A Day Without You (#32)
-One Love
-Please Mr. Postman (#2)
-This Masquerade
-Only Yesterday (#7)
-Happy
-Solitaire (#32)
-Love Me For What I Am
-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (#37)
-Merry Christmas Darling
-There's A Kind Of Hush (#22)
-I'm Caught Between Goodbye And I Love You
-I Need To Be In Love (#36)
-Sandy
-All You Get From Love Is A Love Song (#54)
-I Have You
-Caling Occupants (#9)
-Can't Smile Without You
-Sweet Sweet Smile (#40)
-B'Wanna She No Home
-Touch Me When We're Dancing
-Because We Are In Love
-Those Good Old Dreams
-Want You Back In My Life Again
-Beechwood 4-5789 (#78)
-Somebody's Been Lyin'
-Make Believe It's Your First Time (#60)
-Look To Your Dreams
-Now
-Look To Your Dreams
-Merry Christmas Darling (#25)
-Close To You
-Something In Your Eyes (#84)
-Time
-Rainy Days And Mondays (#63)
-Maybe It's You & Ordinary Fool
Alternative:
-Let Me Be The One & Still Crazy After All These Years
-Tryin' To Get That Feeling Again (#44)
-Close To You & Sing
I guess we'll need picture sleeves too...
That's relatively easy - of the 1970s singles, only the two Christmas singles had a picture sleeve. Everything from 'Beechwood' onwards had a picture sleeve I think.
Yeah, though I think weren't some the same as the US like Only Yesterday?
The cover for Now is nice and the intersting piece is the UK sleeve for MBIYFT reads: "Make Believe It's THE First Time" opoesd
It’s strange that Make Believe It’s Your First Time and Now had the same B-sides on the UK singles. Interesting that we got Now, when it wasn’t released as a single in the US but we didn’t get I Believe You.
There are also the twin three-track CD singles of Rainy Days And Mondays (Radio Remix), which went with the box set in 1991. The title was misleading because it wasn’t a brand new remix, just an existing remix, retitled. One of the singles featured Still Crazy After All These Years and Ordinary Fool, which I thought made a lovely combination.
The UK also didn’t get “(Want You) Back In My Life” as an A-Side, and “Your Baby Doesn’t Love You Anymore”/“Sailing On The Tide”, “Honolulu City Lights” or “If I Had You/The Uninvited Guest”.
It’s also interesting how “Ticket To Ride” was issued with “Someday/Merry Christmas Darling” as the “B” Side (was the TTR UK 45 the 69 version or the 73 version?) and “Your Wonderful Parade” showed up with “Top Of the World”.
Mr. Guder and I Have You were used multiple times - why?