Another Son
Well-Known Member
As Richard often expressed, finding the right song was paramount in creating a hit. Therefore, you could say that the writers of Carpenters' songs played a huge part in the success of Karen and Richard.
What are some other songs by writers of Carpenters material that you like / have respect for?
I'll start with Canadian songwriter, Kerry Chater. He co-wrote "Back In my Life Again", which K&R released as a single in 1981.
I bought Anne Murray's album, "I'll Always Love You" in 1979. It has a lovely acoustic track on it called 'Stranger At My Door', which Kerry Chater co-wrote with Rory Bourke and Charlie Black, who wrote a range of other hits.
Kerry Chater also wrote a wonderful rocker, 'That's the Way It Goes', with his wife, Lynn Gillespie Chater, along with Cyril Rawson, which was on Anne Murray's fantastic self-titled 1996 album. Anne Murray performed this song regularly in her concerts from 1996 onward. (I was lucky enough to see her perform it three times).
So what are some of your favourites not recorded by Karen and Richard, but written by Carpenters' writers?
What are some other songs by writers of Carpenters material that you like / have respect for?
I'll start with Canadian songwriter, Kerry Chater. He co-wrote "Back In my Life Again", which K&R released as a single in 1981.
I bought Anne Murray's album, "I'll Always Love You" in 1979. It has a lovely acoustic track on it called 'Stranger At My Door', which Kerry Chater co-wrote with Rory Bourke and Charlie Black, who wrote a range of other hits.
Kerry Chater also wrote a wonderful rocker, 'That's the Way It Goes', with his wife, Lynn Gillespie Chater, along with Cyril Rawson, which was on Anne Murray's fantastic self-titled 1996 album. Anne Murray performed this song regularly in her concerts from 1996 onward. (I was lucky enough to see her perform it three times).
So what are some of your favourites not recorded by Karen and Richard, but written by Carpenters' writers?