I have always wanted to post a thread on this song… It happens to be one of my favorite Carpenters recordings. How about the remix on the Japanese “Treasures” album? I have to say, that as much as Karen’s voice sounds a bit more out front (and smothered with reverb), I don’t care much for the remix. I also noticed that Richard removed the doubled lead in the second verse, making it sound a bit more sparse than the ’73 mix.
This brings up an interesting subject for me. You know, I have noticed that in a lot of the remixes, Richard has mixed OUT the doubled vocals down to a single lead in certain parts of the songs (parts that were doubled on the originals) (i.e. “Maybe It’s You” in certain sections, “The First Snowfall”, “Let It Snow”, etc…)
I recall a recent interview with Phil Ramone where he mentions that Karen really liked doubling her voice. She liked it when there were “two of her” singing the lead. I always thought this was solely Richard’s concept, but it makes me think that maybe the reason he has pulled out some of the doubles for the remixes is because perhaps he might not have placed them there in the first place, insinuating that it might have been Karen’s love for this technique, hence her idea often times. It happens to be an effect that I utilize quite a bit in the studio with artists that I work with. Just a few of my thoughts. -Chris
This brings up an interesting subject for me. You know, I have noticed that in a lot of the remixes, Richard has mixed OUT the doubled vocals down to a single lead in certain parts of the songs (parts that were doubled on the originals) (i.e. “Maybe It’s You” in certain sections, “The First Snowfall”, “Let It Snow”, etc…)
I recall a recent interview with Phil Ramone where he mentions that Karen really liked doubling her voice. She liked it when there were “two of her” singing the lead. I always thought this was solely Richard’s concept, but it makes me think that maybe the reason he has pulled out some of the doubles for the remixes is because perhaps he might not have placed them there in the first place, insinuating that it might have been Karen’s love for this technique, hence her idea often times. It happens to be an effect that I utilize quite a bit in the studio with artists that I work with. Just a few of my thoughts. -Chris