A Kind of Hush (album)

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A Kind of Hush
Studio album by The Carpenters
Released	June 11, 1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Pop
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Richard Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
Horizon (1975) A Kind of Hush (1976) Passage (1977)

A Kind of Hush is an album by American popular music duo The Carpenters. It was released in 1976 and gave the pair a hit single in the form of "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)", a cover of a 1960s song by Herman's Hermits and "I Need to Be in Love". The album also spawned a couple of minor hits. The CD was out of print since 2006.

[edit] Track listing

1. "[[There's a Kind of Hush]"
2. "You"
3. "Sandy"
4. "Goofus"
5. "Can't Smile Without You"
6. "I Need to Be in Love"
7. "One More Time"
8. "Boat to Sail"
9. "I Have You"
10. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"

[edit] Singles

• There's a Kind of Hush

US 7" single (1976)  A&M 1800
1.There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
2.(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You

UK 7" single (1976)  AMS7219
1.There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
2.(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You

JP 7" single (1976)  CM-2001
1.There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
2.(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You

• I Need to Be in Love

US 7" single (1976)  A&M 1828
1.I Need to Be In Love
2.Sandy

JP 7" promo (1976)  CM-2020
1.I Need to Be in Love
2.Sandy

JP CD single (1995)  PODM-1060
1.I Need to Be in Love
2.Top of the World

• Goofus

US 7" single (1976)  A&M 1859
1.Goofus
2.Boat To Sail

• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

JP 7" single (1976)  CM-2025
1.Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
2.I Have You

• I Have You

MX 7" single (1978)  AM-064
1.I Have You
2.Sweet Sweet Smile

[edit] Richard Carpenter's review

"As I have written elsewhere, I believe that the Carpenters’ explosive worldwide success in 1970 was too much, too soon for us; we were young, naïve and ultimately ill-equipped to handle properly all that was required of us. Karen, though 3 ½ years my junior, dealt with many career problems better than I, although some feel that these, combined with a perceived weight problem contributed to her developing anorexia nervosa. As a result of all of this, I inadvertently got myself addicted to prescription sleeping pills as early as 1975. As I did not take any of these during the day, I was able to function well for quite some time, but by 1976, and the making of A Kind of Hush – and the two albums that followed – I now feel I was not at my best, and am not pleased with some of the material chosen, such as 'Goofus', and 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'.

"Three songs, however, do stand out for me: 'I Need To Be In Love' with its soaring melody and melancholy John Bettis lyric; this became Karen's favorite Carpenters song. 'One More Time' by Lewis Anderson, a lovely combination of music and lyric, and 'Sandy', a lilting original that is perfect for Karen's voice." ^[1]

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