Carpenters Perform Carpenter

Compilation album by Carpenters

Released

July 29, 2003

Recorded

1969–1981

Genre

Pop

Length

1:06:32

Label

A&M/Universal Music Distribution

Producer

Richard Carpenter

Carpenters chronology

The Essential Collection
(2002)

Carpenters Perform Carpenter
(2003)

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
(2004)

Carpenters Perform Carpenter is a 2003 compilation album by The Carpenters. The album features songs written or co-written by Richard Carpenter, hence the album's title. It featured many lesser-known songs (similar to Reflections, released in 1998) and also included some hits such as "Top of the World" and "Yesterday Once More".

Track listings

All tracks written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, except otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album (date)
1.	"Top of the World"		A Song for You, 1972
2.	"Maybe It's You"		Close to You, 1970
3.	"Crystal Lullaby"		A Song for You
4.	"I Need to Be in Love"	Carpenter, Bettis, Albert Hammond	A Kind of Hush, 1976
5.	"Sandy"		A Kind of Hush
6.	"Mr. Guder"		Close to You
7.	"All of My Life"	Carpenter	Offering, 1969 (re-released as Ticket to Ride, 1970)
8.	"Yesterday Once More"		Now & Then, 1973
9.	"One Love"		Carpenters, 1971
10.	"Those Good Old Dreams"		Made in America, 1981
11.	"Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)"		Made in America
12.	"Only Yesterday"		Horizon, 1975
13.	"Eve"		Offering
14.	"At the End of a Song"		Voice of the Heart, 1983
15.	"Goodbye to Love"		A Song for You
16.	"Look to Your Dreams"		Voice of the Heart
17.	"Karen's Theme"	Carpenter	Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter solo, 1998)
18.	"Merry Christmas Darling" (Bonus Track)	Carpenter, Frank Pooler	Christmas Portrait, 1978

The Carpenters
Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter
Albums	Offering (Ticket to Ride) Close to You Carpenters A Song for You Now & Then Horizon A Kind of Hush Passage Made in America Voice of the Heart Lovelines As Time Goes By
Live albums	Live in Japan Live at the Palladium
Compilation albums	The Singles: 1969–1973 The Singles: 1974–1978 The Very Best of the Carpenters Yesterday Once More Only Yesterday From the Top Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration Love Songs Reflections The Singles: 1969–1981 The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 Carpenters Perform Carpenter Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition The Ultimate Collection 40/40
Other	Christmas Portrait An Old-Fashioned Christmas Time (Richard Carpenter) Karen Carpenter (album) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter)
Singles	"Looking for Love" "Ticket to Ride" "(They Long to Be) Close to You" "We've Only Just Begun" "Merry Christmas, Darling" "For All We Know" "Rainy Days and Mondays" "Superstar" "Bless the Beasts and Children" "Hurting Each Other" "It's Going to Take Some Time" "Goodbye to Love" "Sing" "Yesterday Once More" "Top of the World" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "I Won't Last a Day Without You" "Please Mr. Postman" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" "Only Yesterday" "Solitaire" "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" "I Need to Be in Love" "Goofus" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "Sweet, Sweet Smile" "I Believe You" "Touch Me When We're Dancing" "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" "Those Good Old Dreams" "Beechwood 4-5789" "Make Believe It's Your First Time" "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" "Now" "Little Altar Boy" "Honolulu City Lights" "Something in Your Eyes" "If I Had You" "Let Me Be the One" "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" "Ave Maria" "The Rainbow Connection"
TV series/specials	Make Your Own Kind of Music Live at the BBC Very First TV Special Space Encounters A Christmas Portrait Music, Music, Music
DVDs	Gold: Greatest Hits Interpretations Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters
Related articles	Discography Songs John Bettis Joe Osborn Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter The Karen Carpenter Story
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