Live at the Palladium (The Carpenters album)

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.

Track listing

Side One

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

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

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

Side Two

1. Medley (15:44)

• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)
• "For All We Know" (Fred Karlin/Robb Wilson/Arthur James)
• "Top Of The World" (R. Carpenter/John Bettis)
• "Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
• "Only Yesterday" (R. Carpenter/J. Bettis)
• "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Paul Williams/Roger Nichols)
• "Hurting Each Other" (Peter Udell/Gary Geld)
• "Superstar" (Leon Russell/Bonnie Bramlett)
• "Rainy Days and Mondays" (P. Williams/R. Nichols)
• "Goodbye to Love" (R. Carpenter/J. Bettis)

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

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

References