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DISCID=7807f20a
DTITLE=Carpenters / A Kind Of Hush
DYEAR=1976
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=There's A Kind Of Hush
TTITLE1=You
TTITLE2=Sandy
TTITLE3=Goofus
TTITLE4=Can't Smile Without You
TTITLE5=I Need To Be In Love
TTITLE6=One More Time
TTITLE7=Boat To Sail
TTITLE8=I Have You
TTITLE9=Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
EXTD=Originally Released June 1976\nCD Edition Released ??\nRemastered
EXTD= CD Edition Released December 8, 1998\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The f
EXTD=ormula behind the Carpenters' albums was starting to get fairly r
EXTD=outine -- a hit single and an oldie or two (which sometimes was t
EXTD=he single) surrounded by some well-produced soft pop/rock, driven
EXTD= by electric piano, strings, and a guitar solo or two cropping up
EXTD=. "There's a Kind of a Hush" and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" are 
EXTD=the two most memorable tracks on this pleasant, well-sung, and we
EXTD=ll-played, but basically bland, album, A Kind of Hush. There are 
EXTD=virtues here -- "You" has a good guitar solo by Tony Peluso, and 
EXTD=the vocals on "Sandy" are radiant, but this record was where the 
EXTD=real rot began to set into the Carpenters' fortunes, in terms of 
EXTD=remaining connected to rock. Instead of covering Leon Russell's o
EXTD=r Carole King's contemporary material, they're doing songs like "
EXTD=Can't Smile Without You" -- the latter is very sweetly sung by Ka
EXTD=ren Carpenter, and gets a lyrical but spare arrangement from Rich
EXTD=ard Carpenter, but they needed something more credible to the und
EXTD=er-30 audience (and especially material that, if not attractive t
EXTD=o guys in that age range, at least wouldn't make them self-consci
EXTD=ous about listening to it with their girlfriends) on this album, 
EXTD=and it wasn't here. If you close your eyes, it's possible to imag
EXTD=ine Captain & Tennille, not to mention Debby Boone, taking lesson
EXTD=s from this release, although Karen's voice was still beyond comp
EXTD=arison with any of them.  -- Bruce Eder\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER RE
EXTD=VIEW\nA Delightful Carpenter Album, August 4, 2005\nReviewer: Jam
EXTD=es Koenig "Konedog4" (Fergus Falls, MN United States)\n         \n
EXTD="A Kind Of Hush" is a delightful soft-ballad album that has that 
EXTD=pleasing Carpenter multi-layered sound. Briefly, this album has s
EXTD=o many good tunes on it, I'd have to mention them all, as there a
EXTD=re no "weak" tracks at all. You will enjoy this album from start 
EXTD=to finish, it is personally one of my favorites, and I own all th
EXTD=e Carpenter albums. The multi-layered Carpenter sound is Richard 
EXTD=Carpenter's genius, and the vocal sound is the incomparible voice
EXTD= of his sister, Karen Carpenter. When you hear her sing one word,
EXTD= you know that voice is hers and hers alone. What a gift of song 
EXTD=she had! Karen Carpenter was one of the most talented and pleasin
EXTD=g female vocalists in the 20th century, and that is saying a lot!
EXTD= In my opinion, no one compares to the pure vocal talent of Karen
EXTD=. And she truly shines with the vocal and instrumental arrangemen
EXTD=ts of brother Richard. He knew what key to produce the music in t
EXTD=o maximize Karen's best vocal sound. It is Richard's arrangements
EXTD= with Karen's voice that constitutes that instantly recognizable 
EXTD=Carpenter sound. \n\nSome particularly good tracks on this album 
EXTD=are the title-tune, "A Kind of Hush", the beautifully composed lo
EXTD=ve ballad "You", the very pleasing and soothing "Sandy", the jaun
EXTD=ty and funny "Goofus", "Can't Smile Without You", "I Need To Be I
EXTD=n Love", and the tribute to Neil Sedaka, "Breakin' Up Is Hard To 
EXTD=Do". \n\n"A Kind of Hush", released in 1976, achieved "gold" stat
EXTD=us but failed to peak as high as previous Carpenter albums. The s
EXTD=ingles released from this album surprisingly did not track as hig
EXTD=h as previous efforts, with "There's a Kind of Hush", peaking at 
EXTD=a very respectable #12, "I Need to Be in Love" at #25, while the 
EXTD=novelty song "Goofus" failed to reach the Top 40 entirely - their
EXTD= first single to not crack the top-40 since they began recording 
EXTD=in 1970. \n\nThis aside, the album is sure to please all Carpente
EXTD=r fans and I very highly recommend it!  -- Jim "Konedog" Koenig \n
EXTD=\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGood album from Carpenters' Mid
EXTD=dle Period, June 6, 2003\nReviewer: Joshua Smith (New Hartford, C
EXTD=T United States)\nI think of "A Kind of Hush" as the perfect midd
EXTD=le point in the Carpenters' career. It is the album where they we
EXTD=re simultaneously looking at where they had been in the past and 
EXTD=where they were about to go with the daring "Passage" album. Rich
EXTD=ard has stated that he was never happy with the "Horizon" album, 
EXTD=AKOH's immediate predecessor, because it dragged too much. If you
EXTD= look at "A Kind of Hush" in that context, you realize it really 
EXTD=is an improvement over that album since it is much more light-hea
EXTD=rted and moves along at a steady pace. I think the standouts on t
EXTD=his album are the title track, "You," "Can't Smile Without You," 
EXTD=and "Boat to Sail." I really don't mind the more silly excursions
EXTD= like "Goofus." That just shows that Karen and Richard had a sens
EXTD=e of humor when it came to their albums.\n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOM
EXTD=ER REVIEW\nWarm and safe, April 9, 2002\nReviewer: JAMES W FENOS 
EXTD=(COLUMBUS, OHIO United States)\nThe follow up to 1975's "Horizon"
EXTD= may have had some unfair pressure, so instead of trying to equal
EXTD= or surpass that effort, the Carpenters settle into familiar terr
EXTD=itory. The woodwinds are back, the warm overdubbs are as always, 
EXTD=present, and the strings are bigger. The opening tune "A Kind Of 
EXTD=Hush" is a cover version of the song by, I believe, Herman's Herm
EXTD=its. I've heard the original and I prefer the Carpenters smoother
EXTD= version. It's got a little glimmer of Las Vegas lounge glitz, bu
EXTD=t it's bossa nova pop fun. My all time favorite Carpenters tune "
EXTD=I Need To Be In Love" hails from this album as does another class
EXTD=ic album favorite, "Sandy." "I Need To Be In Love" is the first b
EXTD=allad the Carpenters did that employs a choir. Richard would late
EXTD=r use choir on subsequent releases. With the choir, "I Need To Be
EXTD= In Love" takes on an almost spiritual feeling and meaning. There
EXTD= is a saying about "hearing a smile" over the phone and radio, wi
EXTD=th that in mind, one can truly hear Karen's enjoyment in performi
EXTD=ng this song. She really believed in the lyric. The Carpenters be
EXTD=at Barry Manilow to the punch when they recorded "Can't Smile Wit
EXTD=hout You" which was a single in England and failed to chart here.
EXTD= Barry camped up the song a bit and it was a smash. There exists 
EXTD=a jazzy remix of this song, which I feel is better and it has an 
EXTD=alternate vocal lead and lead lyric, available on the U.K. releas
EXTD=e "The Singles 1974-1978." Overall the material here is choral an
EXTD=d verse ballads, save for the saloon style song "Ordinary Fool" w
EXTD=hich would have changed the direction of the Carpenters had it be
EXTD=en released then, instead of langishing on the shelf until 1983, 
EXTD=when it was released on "Voice Of The Heart."\n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM C
EXTD=USTOMER REVIEW\nSing Softly and Carry a Good Song, September 13, 
EXTD=2000\nReviewer: Bryan (Seattle, WA United States)\nThis album by 
EXTD=the Carpenters isn't bad- not by a long shot- yet its overall pre
EXTD=sentation fails to fully satisfy due to a lack of top-notch mater
EXTD=ial. The arrangements are more restrained than usual, often featu
EXTD=ring Karen's gorgeous alto all alone with no overdubbing or harmo
EXTD=nies. The standout tracks, in my opinion, are the stunning "One M
EXTD=ore Time", "I Have You" and of course, the album's masterpiece, "
EXTD=I Need To Be In Love". The remaining tracks are mostly very nice,
EXTD= but nothing exceptional. By the way, the fact that the moronic t
EXTD=rack "Goofus" was ever released as a single is beyond me. Almost 
EXTD=any other song on this disc would've been a far better choice (as
EXTD= a single) for a hit record, and that includes their tepid remake
EXTD= of the classic "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do". Sigh. We miss you Ka
EXTD=ren, but have much to savor.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nMel
EXTD=low Yellow, February 18, 2000\nReviewer: A music fan (Seattle, WA
EXTD=)\nAt at time when the Carpenters were falling out of the mainstr
EXTD=eam in terms of public acceptance, they were in the studio making
EXTD= this, their seventh original studio album. Perhaps their persona
EXTD=l problems, relentless touring and other outside influences (such
EXTD= as their spat with Neil Sedaka) had something to do with the rat
EXTD=her lackluster theme of the album. Amongst such oddball cuts as "
EXTD=Goofus" & the cloying "Sandy" the listener will find a few gems a
EXTD=nd one masterpiece: "I Need to be in Love"- Karen's personal favo
EXTD=rite. Written by John Bettis w/ assist from Al Hammond, the song 
EXTD=stands out as anthemic and more than true to life. How many of us
EXTD= can share the sentiment as Karen sings "The hardest thing I've e
EXTD=ver done is keep believing there's someone in this crazy world fo
EXTD=r me..."? Beyond this, two stand-out tracks include the beautiful
EXTD= "I Have You" and the soulful "One More Time". This album is real
EXTD=ly for Carpenters completists, not the casual fan. Look for a com
EXTD=pilation with "I Need to be in Love" and you'll be fine.\n\n\n\nH
EXTD=alf.com Details \nContributing artists: Tom Scott \nProducer: Ric
EXTD=hard Carpenter \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Carpenters: Richard Carpenter
EXTD= (vocals, keyboards); Karen Carpenter (vocals).\nAdditional perso
EXTD=nnel: Tony Peluso (guitar); Gayle Levant (harp); Tom Scott (flute
EXTD=, clarinet); David Shostac (flute); Doug Strawn (whistle); Earl D
EXTD=umler (oboe); Bob Messenger (tenor saxophone); Jim Horn (baritone
EXTD= saxophone); Wes Jacobs (tuba); Joe Osborn (bass); Jim Gordon, Cu
EXTD=bby O'Brien (drums); MOR Chorale (background vocals).\n\nDigitall
EXTD=y remastered by Richard Carpenter.\n\nA KIND OF HUSH is one of th
EXTD=e albums most treasured by many Carpenters fans. Remastered by Ri
EXTD=chard Carpenter in 1998, the album is finally available on CD. Th
EXTD=e Gerry Goffin and Carole King-penned "There's A Kind Of Hush (Al
EXTD=l Over The World) and a ballad version of Neil Sedaka's "Breaking
EXTD= Up Is Hard To Do" display the duo's impressive interpretive skil
EXTD=ls, but most of the album was written by the songwriting team of 
EXTD=Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. This team had already proven i
EXTD=tself with hits like "Only Yesterday" and "Goodbye To Love." Whil
EXTD=e the charmingly silly "Goofus" is a gem, it's Carpenter and Bett
EXTD=is' heartbreaking "I Need To Be In Love" that is both the album's
EXTD= standout and one of the finest performances of Karen Carpenter's
EXTD= career.
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