The Essential Collection: 1965-1997

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The Essential Collection
The Essential Collection cover
Box set by The Carpenters
Released 2002
Recorded 1965 - 1997
Genre Pop
Length 4:10:52
Label A&M
Producer(s) Richard Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
The Singles: 1969-1981
(2000)		 The Essential Collection
(2002)		 Carpenters Perform Carpenter
(2003)


This is one of the most grandiose of the Carpenters compilations. Coming in at four discs and 73 songs, this album is the second biggest of all Carpenters compilations. The songs from this box set are everything from the Richard Carpenter Trio recordings from 1965 to their biggest hits in the early 1970s to the last song ever recorded by the Carpenters: "Now".

Contents

[edit] Track Listings

[edit] Disc One

1965-1970

  1. Caravan (1965)
  2. The Parting of Our Ways (1966)
  3. Looking for Love (1966)
  4. I'll Be Yours (1966)
  5. Iced Tea (1966-1967)
  6. You'll Love Me (1967)
  7. All I Can Do (1967-1968)
  8. Don't Be Afraid (1968)
  9. Invocation (1968; remix)
  10. Your Wonderful Parade (1968)
  11. All of My Life (1969; remix)
  12. Eve (1969; remix)
  13. Ticket to Ride (1969; 1973 remix)
  14. Get Together (1970; Your Navy Presents)
  15. Interview (1970; Your Navy Presents)
  16. Love Is Surrender (1970; remix)
  17. Maybe It's You (1970; remix)
  18. (They Long to Be) Close to You (1970)
  19. Mr. Guder (1970; remix)
  20. We've Only Just Begun (1970)
  21. Merry Christmas Darling (1970; Single Version)
  22. For All We Know (1970-1971)

[edit] Disc Two

1971-1973

  1. Rainy Days and Mondays (1971; 1985 remix)
  2. Superstar (1971)
  3. Let Me Be the One (1971)
  4. Bless the Beasts and Children (1971; 1991 remix)
  5. Hurting Each Other (1972; 1973 remix)
  6. It's Going to Take Some Time (1972)
  7. I Won't Last a Day Without You (1972)
  8. A Song for You (1972; 1987 remix)
  9. Top of the World (1972)
  10. Goodbye to Love (1972)
  11. This Masquerade (1973)
  12. Sing (1973)
  13. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (1973)
  14. Yesterday Once More (1973)
  15. Oldies Medley (1973)
    1. Fun, Fun, Fun
    2. The End of the World
    3. Da Doo Ron Ron
    4. Dead Man's Curve
    5. Johnny Angel
    6. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
    7. Our Day Will Come
    8. One Fine Day
  16. Yesterday Once More (Reprise) (1973)
  17. Radio Contest Outtakes (1973)

[edit] Disc Three

1974-1978

  1. Morinaga Hi-Crown Chocolate Commercial (1974)
  2. Please Mr. Postman (1974)
  3. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1974)
  4. Only Yesterday (1975)
  5. Solitaire (1975)
  6. Tryin' to Get the Feelin' Again (1975)
  7. Good Friends are for Keeps (1976)
  8. Ordinary Fool (1976; released on "Voice of the Heart" in 1983)
  9. Sandy (1976)
  10. There's a Kind of Hush (1976)
  11. I Need to Be in Love (1976)
  12. From This Moment On (1976; Live at the Palladium)
  13. Suntory Pop - Jingle #1 (1977)
  14. Suntory Pop - Jingle #2 (1977)
  15. All You Get From Love is a Love Song (1977)
  16. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (1977)
  17. Sweet, Sweet Smile (1977)
  18. Christ Is Born (1978)
  19. White Christmas (1978)
  20. Little Altar Boy (1978)
  21. Ave Maria (1978)

[edit] Disc Four

1978-1997

  1. Where Do I Go From Here? (1978)
  2. Little Girl Blue (1978)
  3. I Believe You (1978)
  4. If I Had You (1979; Karen Carpenter Solo)
  5. Karen/Ella Medley (1980)
    1. This Masquerade
    2. My Funny Valentine
    3. I'll Be Seeing You
    4. Someone to Watch over Me
    5. As Time Goes By
    6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  6. 1980 Medley
    1. Sing
    2. Knowing When to Leave
    3. Make it Easy on Yourself
    4. Someday
    5. We've Only Just Begun
  7. Make Believe It's Your First Time (1980)
  8. Touch Me When We're Dancing (1980)
  9. When It's Gone (It's Just Gone) (1980)
  10. Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song) (1980)
  11. Those Good Old Dreams (1981)
  12. Now (1982)
  13. Karen's Theme (1997)
The Carpenters
Their Albums

1969: Offering • (repackaged as "Ticket to Ride") • 1970: Close to You • 1971: Carpenters • Bless the Beasts and Children • 1972: A Song for You • 1973: Now & Then • 1975: Horizon
1976: A Kind of Hush • 1977: Passage • 1978: Christmas Portrait • 1981: Made in America • 1983: Voice of the Heart • 1984: An Old-Fashioned Christmas • 1989: Lovelines • 2004: As Time Goes By
Their Compilations

1973: The Singles: 1969-1973 • 1978: The Singles: 1974-1978 • 1985: Yesterday Once More • 1991: From The Top• 1995: Interpretations • 1997: Love Songs • 1998: Reflections • 2000: The Singles: 1969-1981 • 2002: The Essential Collection • 2003: Carpenters Perform Carpenter • 2004: Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
Live Performances

1971: Carpenters Live at the BBC • 1974: Live in Japan • Live at Budokan • 1976: Live at the Palladium • Live at Holland • Live at the London Theatre • Live in Osaka
Solo Albums

1987: Time (Richard Carpenter) • 1974: Karen Carpenter (Karen Carpenter) • 1976: Pianist Arranger Composer Conductor (Richard Carpenter)
Their DVDs

1985: Yesterday Once More • 1995: Interpretations • 1997: Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters • 2002: Gold: Greatest Hits
Biographies

1995: The Untold Story 2000: Yesterday Once More
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