Live at the Palladium (Carpenters album)

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Live at the Palladium
Live album by The Carpenters
Released	1 January 1977
Recorded	22 November - 27 November 1976
Genre	Pop
Length	40:36
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter (associate producer)
The Carpenters chronology
"A Kind of Hush" (1976) "Live at the Palladium" (1976) "Passage" (1977)

Live at the Palladium is an album by American music duo the Carpenters. It was recorded during a week of live concerts at the London Palladium in November 1976. No singles were released from the album, although it reached number 28 in the UK charts^[1] On the cover of the record, Karen is wearing the same dress as in The Carpenters' Very First Television Special.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side One

1. "Flat Baroque" (R. Carpenter) (1:33)
2. "There's a Kind of Hush" (Reed/Stephens) (2:16)
3. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) (2:51)
4. Medley (5:34)

• "Piano Picker" (R. Edelman)
• "Strike Up the Band" (G & I Gershwin)
• "S'Wonderful" (G & I Gershwin)
• "Fascinatin' Rhythm" (G & I Gershwin)

5. "Warsaw Concerto" (R. Addinsell) (6:35)
6. "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) (2:11)

[edit] Side Two

1. Medley (15:44)

• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (B. Bacharach/H. David)
• "For All We Know" (F. Karlin/R. Wilson/A. James)
• "Top Of The World" (R. Carpenter/J. Bettis)
• "Ticket to Ride" (J. Lennon/P. McCartney)
• "Only Yesterday" (R. Carpenter/J. Bettis)
• "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (P. Williams/R. Nicholls)
• "Hurting Each Other" (P. Udell/G. Geld)
• "Superstar" (L. Russell/B. Bramlett)
• "Rainy Days and Mondays" (P. Williams/R. Nicholls)
• "Goodbye to Love" (R. Carpenter/J. Bettis)

2. "We've Only Just Begun" (P. Williams/R. Nicholls) (3:52)

[edit] Credits

• Richard Carpenter - keyboards, vocals
• Karen Carpenter - drums, percussion and vocals
• Bob Messenger - bass, keyboards, tenor sax and flute
• Cubby O'Brien - drums
• Doug Strawn - keyboards, clarinet and vocals
• Tony Peluso - guitar, keyboards and bass
• Dan Woodhams - bass and vocals

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