Mark-T
Well-Known Member
There was also at least one 'teaser' released to the music industry to build up interest and excitement while the album was being recorded. A statement that Karen Carpenter was recording a solo album and that it would include Paul Simon's song, 'Still Crazy After All a These Years' was published, probably in one of the trade papers like Cashbox or Billboard. DJs as far away as Australia knew about it, because it was mentioned on the radio here. I think that was in late 1979....maybe August-ish. (It was before I went away to school, because I scribbled it on my homework table at our home. Otherwise, it was in the holidays, when I came home about three months later. But I think August-ish, 1979). So the pre-release build-up was there.
I believe it was Billbaord as that is where I first heard she had recorded that song. And I was SO excited, thinking she'd be incredible. (And she was!)