Following on from Chris's topic on Richard's activities post -Karen , jotting down just a few events lead to more info then expected
To keep this topic managable ....this the first part 1983-1989 .....
RICHARD CARPENTER TIMELINE :
Spring 1983 -Back at A&M Studios , sessions on eventual VOTH album.
June 1983 -Richard plus musicians perform at official Karen Carpenter
memorial service at Long Beach .....John Bettis makes a rare live
performance
October 1983 -VOTH album released -Richard promotion & personal
appearances tour ...
May 1984 -Marriage Richard to Mary Rudolph in LA....
July 1984 -Richard with Peter Knight working at legendary London
Abbey Road Studios on Christmas tracks for eventual An Old
Fashioned Christmas album (10/1984)
May 1985 -Solo sessions start at A&M on Richard's debut album -
delays due to re-development of Studio complex
Autumn 1985 -Richard works with Smokey Robinson on 2 songs
for upcoming Smoke Signals album (1986)
Spring 1986 -Recommences Solo sessions and discovers that Dusty
Springfield still resides in LA -not London as thought
1986 / 1987 -Richard remixes / remasters entire Carpenters Studio
Catalogue for CD issue by A&M -eventually worldwide
August 1987 -Kristi Lynn (first daughter) born ....
August / September 1987 -Richard's debut album "TIME" released
worldwide by A&M
October 1987 -Richard & Dusty appear on USA Entertaimment Tonight
to promote single "Something In Your Eyes "
March 1988 -Richard produced Akiko album issued in Japan & later
in USA plus Richard and group members perform major live concert
in Toyko with Akiko as guest vocalist
Spring 1988 -Filming commences on Karen Carpenter Story TV Film
Bio in LA & Vegas -using original Carpenters locations , clothes &
musical instruments
1988 / 1989 Richard works on TV Film score and unissued Carpenters
tracks at A&M Studios ......
Jan 1st 1989 Karen Carpenter Story TV Film debuts on CBS network
-huge ratings success @ #1 (#2 overall for TV season films ) with
Cynthia Gibbs, Mitchell Anderson & Oscar winner Louise Fletcher as
Agnes Carpenter
April 1989 -Richard produced Scott Grimes album is released with
Herb Alpert co-producer on several tracks via A&M label
July 1989 -Traci Tatum (2nd daughter) born
Autumn 1989 -Richard produced Veronique album released
in Canada
October 1989 -Carpenters Lovelines album issued worldwide
October 1989 -Alpert & Moss sell A&M Records to Polygram
for approx $500 million ....end of an era and major changes for
Richard & Carpenters after 20 years
*********************************************************
Peter
To keep this topic managable ....this the first part 1983-1989 .....
RICHARD CARPENTER TIMELINE :
Spring 1983 -Back at A&M Studios , sessions on eventual VOTH album.
June 1983 -Richard plus musicians perform at official Karen Carpenter
memorial service at Long Beach .....John Bettis makes a rare live
performance
October 1983 -VOTH album released -Richard promotion & personal
appearances tour ...
May 1984 -Marriage Richard to Mary Rudolph in LA....
July 1984 -Richard with Peter Knight working at legendary London
Abbey Road Studios on Christmas tracks for eventual An Old
Fashioned Christmas album (10/1984)
May 1985 -Solo sessions start at A&M on Richard's debut album -
delays due to re-development of Studio complex
Autumn 1985 -Richard works with Smokey Robinson on 2 songs
for upcoming Smoke Signals album (1986)
Spring 1986 -Recommences Solo sessions and discovers that Dusty
Springfield still resides in LA -not London as thought
1986 / 1987 -Richard remixes / remasters entire Carpenters Studio
Catalogue for CD issue by A&M -eventually worldwide
August 1987 -Kristi Lynn (first daughter) born ....
August / September 1987 -Richard's debut album "TIME" released
worldwide by A&M
October 1987 -Richard & Dusty appear on USA Entertaimment Tonight
to promote single "Something In Your Eyes "
March 1988 -Richard produced Akiko album issued in Japan & later
in USA plus Richard and group members perform major live concert
in Toyko with Akiko as guest vocalist
Spring 1988 -Filming commences on Karen Carpenter Story TV Film
Bio in LA & Vegas -using original Carpenters locations , clothes &
musical instruments
1988 / 1989 Richard works on TV Film score and unissued Carpenters
tracks at A&M Studios ......
Jan 1st 1989 Karen Carpenter Story TV Film debuts on CBS network
-huge ratings success @ #1 (#2 overall for TV season films ) with
Cynthia Gibbs, Mitchell Anderson & Oscar winner Louise Fletcher as
Agnes Carpenter
April 1989 -Richard produced Scott Grimes album is released with
Herb Alpert co-producer on several tracks via A&M label
July 1989 -Traci Tatum (2nd daughter) born
Autumn 1989 -Richard produced Veronique album released
in Canada
October 1989 -Carpenters Lovelines album issued worldwide
October 1989 -Alpert & Moss sell A&M Records to Polygram
for approx $500 million ....end of an era and major changes for
Richard & Carpenters after 20 years
*********************************************************
Peter