Yesterday Once More (album)

Yesterday Once More: Greatest Hits 1969–1983
Compilation album by The Carpenters
Released	8 October 1984
Recorded	1969–1983
Genre	Pop
Length	98:04 (1984) 104:25 (1998)
Label	A&M
Producer	Richard Carpenter, Jack Daugherty, Karen Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
The Singles: 1974-1978 (1978) Yesterday Once More: Greatest Hits 1969–1983 (1984) From the Top (1991)

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Yesterday Once More is a 2-disc compilation album by US pop group The Carpenters. It was released in 1984 and has been certified platinum in both the US and UK. It was re-released in 1998 with the addition of an extra track "I Just Fall in Love Again" and a changed track ordering. The reissue was remastered in 24-bit sound with new notes by Paul Grein.

Track listing (1984)

Disc one

1. "Yesterday Once More" (single) (Richard Carpenter, John Bettis) – 3:58
2. "Superstar" (single) (Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett) – 3:45
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" (remix) (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) – 3:38
4. "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" (Kerry Chater, Chris Christian) – 3:39
5. "Ticket to Ride" (remix) (Lennon–McCartney)– 4:07
6. "Goodbye to Love" (remix) (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:57
7. "Bless the Beasts and Children" (remix) (Barry DeVorzon, Perry Botkin, Jr.) – 3:16
8. "It's Going to Take Some Time" (Carole King, Toni Stern) – 2:55
9. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (Terry Draper, John Woloschuk) – 7:07
10. "Sweet, Sweet Smile" (Juice Newton, Otha Young) – 2:57
11. "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:50
12. "For All We Know" (single) (Fred Karlin, Arthur James, Robb Wilson) – 2:29
13. "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (Terry Skinner, Kenny Bell, J.L. Wallace) – 3:23

Disc two

1. "There's a Kind of Hush" (single) (Les Reed, Geoff Stephens) – 3:04
2. "This Masquerade" (Russell) – 4:50
3. "Hurting Each Other" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell) – 2:46
4. "Please Mr. Postman" (Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman) – 2:52
5. "I Need to Be in Love" (single) (Carpenter, Bettis, Albert Hammond) – 3:29
6. "Make Believe It's Your First Time" (alternate) (Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson) – 4:03
7. "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (Steve Eaton) – 3:46
8. "Top of the World" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 2:56
9. "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 5:00
10. "We've Only Just Begun" (remix) (Williams, Nichols) – 3:03
11. "Those Good Old Dreams" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:12
12. "Sing" (remix) (Joe Raposo) – 3:17
13. "Only Yesterday" (edit) (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:50
14. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (single) (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:43

Track listing (1998)

Disc one

1. "Yesterday Once More" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:58
2. "Superstar" (Russell, Bramlett) – 3:48
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:40
4. "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" (Chater, Christian) – 3:39
5. "Ticket to Ride" (Lennon–McCartney) – 4:08
6. "Goodbye to Love" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:58
7. "Bless the Beasts and Children" (De Vorzon, Botkin) – 3:05
8. "It's Going to Take Some Time" (King, Stern) – 2:57
9. "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" (Reed, Stephens) – 3:03
10. "Sweet, Sweet Smile" (Newton, Young) – 3:02
11. "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:54
12. "For All We Know" (Karlin, James, Wilson) – 2:31
13. "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (Skinner, Bell, Wallace) – 3:20
14. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (Draper, Woloschuk) – 7:09

Disc two

1. "I Just Fall in Love Again" (Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt, Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd) – 4.03
2. "This Masquerade" (Russell) – 4:53
3. "Hurting Each Other" (Geld, Udell) – 2:46
4. "Please Mr. Postman" (Bateman, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland) – 2:50
5. "I Need to Be in Love" (Carpenter, Bettis, Hammond) – 3:49
6. "Make Believe It's Your First Time" (Morrison, Wilson) – 4:07
7. "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (Eaton) – 3:46
8. "Top of the World" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:00
9. "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 5:01
10. "We've Only Just Begun" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:04
11. "Those Good Old Dreams" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:12
12. "Sing" (Raposo) – 3:18
13. "Only Yesterday" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:10
14. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Bacharach, David) – 4:33

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