Carpenters (album)

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Carpenters
Carpenters cover
Studio album by The Carpenters
Released May 14, 1971
Recorded 1970 - 1971
Genre Pop
Length 31:35
Label A&M Records
Producer(s) Jack Daugherty
The Carpenters chronology
Close to You
(1970)		 Carpenters
(1971)		 A Song for You
(1972)


Carpenters is the third studio album by The Carpenters. Released in May 1971, the album was successful, reaching #2 on the U.S. pop albums chart and #12 in the UK. The self-titled album has also been dubbed The Tan Album[1][2]. In Cash Box's Top 100 Albums of 1971, "Carpenters" was #8.[3]

Contents

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Rainy Days and Mondays"
  2. "Saturday"
  3. "Let Me Be the One"
  4. "(A Place To) Hideaway"
  5. "For All We Know"
  6. "Superstar"
  7. "Druscilla Penny"
  8. "One Love"
  9. Bacharach/David Medley:
    1. "Knowing When to Leave"
    2. "Make It Easy on Yourself"
    3. "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
    4. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
    5. "Walk on By"
    6. "Do You Know the Way to San José?"
  10. "Sometimes"

[edit] Singles

  • For All We Know
US 7" single (1971)  A&M 1243
1.For All We Know
2.Don't Be Afraid
  • Rainy Days And Mondays
US 7" single (1971)  A&M 1260
1.Rainy Days And Mondays
2.Saturday
  • Superstar
US 7" single (1971)  A&M 1289
1.Superstar
2.Bless The Beasts And Children
  • Druscilla Penny
AR 7" promo (1971)  A&M 1432
1.Druscilla Penny  2.18
2.Sometimes
  • Let Me Be The One
US CD promo (1991)  A&M 75021 7308 2
1.Let Me Be The One

[edit] EPs

  • Carpenters
US 7" promo (1971)  A&M LLP 151
1.Bacharach/David Medley
2.Superstar
3.Let Me Be The One
4.For All We Know
The Carpenters
Their Albums

1969: Offering • (repackaged as "Ticket to Ride") • 1970: Close to You • 1971: Carpenters • 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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[edit] Song Information

[edit] Rainy Days and Mondays

Main article: Rainy Days and Mondays

"Rainy Days and Mondays" was composed by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams. It was released as a single and charted well in the United States.

[edit] Saturday

"Saturday" is a short song, with a runtime of 1:18. It was used as the b-side of the "Rainy Days and Mondays" single. The song talks about how joyful Saturday is, and how happy the singer is for Friday to be done.

[edit] Let Me Be the One

"Let Me Be the One" has a runtime of 2:25. There was a remix in 1991, with an extended beginning, end, and a different piano line. The 1991 remix of "Let Me Be the One" can only be found on the From The Top box set. It starts with Karen counting off, and Richard's piano line is different from the original mix. The fadeout is also removed.

[edit] (A Place To) Hideaway

"(A Place To) Hideaway" is a Randy Sparks song. According to Richard Carpenter, Randy Sparks was the opening act for Richard Carpenter at his club in Westwood.[4] Sparks had played "(A Place To) Hideaway" for the duo. The Carpenters performed it on their television series, "Make Your Own Kind Of Music" on August 10, 1971.[5]

[edit] For All We Know

Main article: For All We Know (1970 song)

"For All We Know" had been written for the film Lovers and Other Strangers. The Carpenters released their version as a single in 1971. In 1971, the Carpenters performed it on the Andy Williams Show, with Karen in a lacey outfit with a blue background.[6]

[edit] Superstar

Main article: Superstar (Delaney and Bonnie song)

"Superstar" was written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell. The Carpenters' version, released as a single in 1971, became an international hit for them.

[edit] One Love

"One Love" was written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis in the late 1960s, when they had jobs at Disneyland[7]. It was originally called "Candy". On the television series, "Make Your Own Kind of Music," both Karen and Richard perform the song. Richard replaced the oboe solo with a piano solo for that performance.

Richard Carpenter remixed the song by adding a heavier bassline and refining the vocals in 1994, but didn't release the remix until 2003's Carpenters Perform Carpenter.

The song was also released as the B-side of "I Won't Last a Day Without You" in 1974.

"One Love" at YouTube

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Carpenters/dp/B00000G3WW
  2. ^ http://www.carpentersconnection.com/discography/index.html#3
  3. ^ http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/randypny3/cashbox/1971YEAP.html
  4. ^ Close to You Documentary, 1997
  5. ^ http://www.thecarpenters.tv/
  6. ^ http://www.freewebs.com/carpenters_group
  7. ^ http://www.vex.net/~paulmac/carpenter/lyrics/one_love.html
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