Now & Then

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Now & Then
Now & Then cover
Studio album by The Carpenters
Released May 9, 1973
Recorded 1973
Genre Pop
Length 37:51
Label A&M Records
Producer(s) The Carpenters
The Carpenters chronology
A Song for You
(1972)
Now & Then
(1973)
The Singles: 1969-1973
(1974)


For the record label see Now & Then Records

Now & Then is the fifth album from The Carpenters, released on May 9, 1973. In Cash Box Year-End Charts of 1973, "Now & Then" did amazingly well at #20.

Contents

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Sing" - 3:20
  2. "This Masquerade" - 4:50
  3. "Heather" - 2:47 (instrumental)
  4. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" - (Hank Williams) 3:40
  5. "I Can't Make Music" - 3:17
  6. "Yesterday Once More" - 3:50
  7. "Medley"
    1. "Fun, Fun, Fun" - 1:32
    2. "The End of the World" - 2:25
    3. "Da Doo Ron Ron" - 1:43
    4. "Dead Man's Curve" - 1:40
    5. "Johnny Angel" - 1:30
    6. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - 1:45
    7. "Our Day Will Come" - 2:00
    8. "One Fine Day" - 1:40
  8. "Yesterday Once More" (reprise) - 0:58

[edit] Singles

  • Sing
US 7" single (1973)  A&M 1413
1.Sing
2.Druscilla Penny
JP 7" single (1973)  AM-175
1.Sing
2.I Won't Last A Day Without You
  • Yesterday Once More
US 7" single (1973)  A&M 1446
1.Yesterday Once More 
2.Road Ode
UK 7" promo (1973)  AM1446
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Road Ode
JP 7" single (1973)  AM-200
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Road Ode

JP 7" single (1973)  AMP-780
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Sing
JP 7" single (1973)  OH-134
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Superstar
3.Top Of The World
4.Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
MX 7" single (1973)  SP-125
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Road Ode
JP 12" single (1978)  CML3
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Please Mr. Postman
JP CD single (1988)  S12Y3014
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Superstar
3.We've Only Just Begun
JP CD single (1992)  PODM-1025
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Yesterday Once More (Remix Version)
3.Yesterday Once More (Original Master Karaoke Version)
JP CD single (1996)  POCM-1187
1.Yesterday Once More
2.Yesterday Once More (Karaoke Version)
3.Goodbye To Love
4.Only Yesterday
  • Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
UK 7" single (1973)  AMS7098
1.Jambalaya (On The Bayou)  3.40
2.Mr. Guder  3.17
JP 7" single (1973)  AM-201
1.Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
2.Heather
  • This Masquerade
MX 7" single (1973)  SP-133
1.This Masquerade
2.Top Of The World

[edit] EPs

  • Now & Then
US 7" promo (1973)  A&M LLP 222
1.Oldies Medley (part one)
2.Oldies Medley (part two)
The Carpenters
Their Albums

1969: Offering • (repackaged as "Ticket to Ride") • 1970: Close to You1971: Carpenters1972: A Song for You1973: Now & Then1975: Horizon
1976: A Kind of Hush1977: Passage1978: Christmas Portrait1981: Made in America1983: Voice of the Heart1984: An Old-Fashioned Christmas1989: Lovelines2004: As Time Goes By

Their Compilations

1973: The Singles: 1969-19731978: The Singles: 1974-19781985: Yesterday Once More • 1991: From The Top1995: Interpretations1997: Love Songs1998: Reflections2000: The Singles: 1969-19812002: The Essential Collection2003: Carpenters Perform Carpenter2004: 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 More1995: Interpretations1997: Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters • 2002: Gold: Greatest Hits

Biographies

1995: The Untold Story 2000: Yesterday Once More

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[edit] Credits

  • Produced by: Richard and Karen Carpenter
  • Arranged and orchestrated by: Richard Carpenter
  • All vocals: Richard and Karen Carpenter
  • Keyboards: Richard Carpenter
  • Bass: Joe Osborn
  • Drums: Karen Carpenter
  • Flute and tenor sax: Bob Messenger
  • Baritone Saxophone: Doug Strawn
  • Recorder: Tom Scott
  • Lead guitar: Tony Peluso
  • Guitar: Tony Peluso and Gary Sims
  • Steel guitar: Buddy Emmons and Jay Dee Maness
  • Oboe and bass Oboe - English horn: Earl Dumler
  • Voice of D.J.: Tony Peluso
  • Engineered by: Ray Gerhardt, Assistant: Roger Young
  • Mastering engineer: Bernie Grundman
  • Art direction: Roland Young
  • Photography - front cover: Jim McCrary
  • Illustrations - front cover: Design Maru; inside cover: Len Freas
  • Others:
  • The Jimmy Joyce Children's Chorus on "Sing"
  • Ron Gorow
  • Hal Blaine: Drums on "Jambalaya"
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