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DISCID=9e0aec0c
DTITLE=Carpenters / Lovelines
DYEAR=1989
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Lovelines
TTITLE1=Where Do I Go From Here
TTITLE2=The Uninvited Guest
TTITLE3=If We Try
TTITLE4=When I Fall In Love
TTITLE5=Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night
TTITLE6=Remember When Lovin' Took All Night
TTITLE7=You're The One
TTITLE8=Honolulu City Lights
TTITLE9=Slow Dance
TTITLE10=If I Had You
TTITLE11=Little Girl Blue
EXTD=Originally Released  October 23, 1989\nRemastered CD Edition Rele
EXTD=ased January 12, 1999\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Lovelines commemorate
EXTD=d the duo's 20-year association with A&M Records, though Karen ha
EXTD=d passed away six years before. Ten of the 12 tracks were recorde
EXTD=d for other albums but were not included for various reasons; two
EXTD= are remixes of previously released material. Richard penned the 
EXTD=liner notes, which give some insight into the history of the piec
EXTD=es. "When I Fall in Love" brings a tear to the eye as it captures
EXTD= that indefinable and completely unique quality that Karen brough
EXTD=t to each song she sang. While the material in this compilation i
EXTD=s not sensational or ground-breaking, it is definitely a sentimen
EXTD=tal selection of tunes that go easy on the ear.   -- Dacia A. Blo
EXTD=dgett-Williams\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA posthumous offeri
EXTD=ng, May 30, 2001\nReviewer: A music fan\n"Lovelines" was released
EXTD= years after Karen's death, but it still contains wonderful memor
EXTD=ies, as well as some songs that had not been released on a Carpen
EXTD=ters album up to that point. Without question, the supreme song o
EXTD=n this disc is "You're The One." This song was actually recorded 
EXTD=during the same sessions as were the songs from the "Passage" alb
EXTD=um. Evidently, the producers of the album wanted an even number o
EXTD=f songs on that album, (8) and it came down to a literal flip of 
EXTD=the coin to decide that "I just fall In Love Again" would be on t
EXTD=hat album instead of "You're The One." Amazingly, it took a long,
EXTD= long time for this song to be released. But there are many songs
EXTD= to Carpenters fans which may be unfamiliar to them, so, if you d
EXTD=ecide to get this, enjoy.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n"Lovel
EXTD=ines" has 12 Previously Unreleased Carpenter Songs, August 21, 20
EXTD=05\nReviewer: James Koenig "Konedog4" (Fergus Falls, MN United St
EXTD=ates)\n\nReleased in 1989, 6 years after Karen Carpenter's heartb
EXTD=reakingly tragic death from anorexia nervosa complications, "Love
EXTD=lines" is a collection of "most" of the previously unreleased son
EXTD=gs of Karen Carpenter. Four of the songs were previously included
EXTD= on Karen Carpenter's solo album, but are remixed by Richard for 
EXTD=this set. \n\nThe Tracks: \n\n1. "Lovelines" the title track of t
EXTD=his album was from Karen's solo album, produced in 1980, but neve
EXTD=r released because of pressure from A&M and Richard. The Carpente
EXTD=r mind-trust did not believe Karen's solo work with Producer Phil
EXTD= Ramone was on par with typical Carpenter standards. \n\n2. "Wher
EXTD=e Do I Go From Here", was recorded in 1978 but never published. I
EXTD=t is a lovely ballad performed with a perfect vocal interpretatio
EXTD=n by Karen. \n\n3. "The Uninvited Guest" is a pop/country song th
EXTD=at was recorded for original release in 1980 with the "Made In Am
EXTD=erica" album, but missed the final cut. \n\n4. "If We Try", anoth
EXTD=er touching love song from Karen's solo album \n\n5. "When I Fall
EXTD= in Love", recorded in 1978 for the Carpenter's "Space Encounters
EXTD=" TV special. \n\n6. "Kiss Me the Way You Did Last Night" was a l
EXTD=ove ballad for the 1980 "Made In America" album, that was never r
EXTD=eleased. \n\n7. "Remember When Lovin' Took All Night" is another 
EXTD=selection from the solo album. \n\n8. "You're The One" was record
EXTD=ed in 1977 for the "Passage" album. This song was featured in the
EXTD= made for tv movie, The Karen Carpenter Story. \n\n9. "Honolulu C
EXTD=ity Lights" was recorded in 1978, and was an adaptation of a song
EXTD= Rich and Karen heard while vacationing in Hawaii. \n\n10. "Slow 
EXTD=Dance" was also recorded in the late 70's, but never made an albu
EXTD=m. It is a lovely ballad. \n\n11. "If I Had You" is Richard's fav
EXTD=orite selection from the solo album. Karen's vocals are absolutel
EXTD=y astounding and she was quite proud of her effort (and rightfull
EXTD=y so). \n\n12. "Little Girl Blue" is the last song of the set and
EXTD= was featured in the TV special "Space Encounters". \n\nFrom my p
EXTD=erspective as a lifelong Carpenter fan, I think two gems are awai
EXTD=ting to please your ears on this album: "Kiss Me The Way You Did 
EXTD=Last Night", and the very touching "You're The One". The latter i
EXTD=s perhaps the best song of the set. \n\nI gave this album 4-stars
EXTD=. It is not the Carpenter's best album for sure, as it contains "
EXTD=reject" (interpretation: not quite good enough) songs that were n
EXTD=ever included on other albums. However, this is still a good soli
EXTD=d pleasing Carpenter effort. Fans of Karen Carpenter will not be 
EXTD=disappointed in the least by this album. I recommend it.  -- Jim 
EXTD="Konedog" Koenig\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA wonderful sur
EXTD=prise, June 29, 2005\nReviewer: Lawrence H. Stern (West Hollywood
EXTD=, CA United States)\n\nI resisted buying this CD for a while - si
EXTD=nce I assumed it would just be filler/outtakes. But now, I listen
EXTD= to it all the time! Sure, there are a few repeats from Karen's s
EXTD=olo project (her versions are probably better too). However, ther
EXTD=e are also some amazing songs that should really have been releas
EXTD=ed as singles. "You're the One" is beautiful - and could have bee
EXTD=n a smash. It was featured in the Karen Carpenter TV movie and wa
EXTD=s apparently shelved from an old studio session. "Remember when L
EXTD=oving took all Night" and "Slow Dance" are also stellar. Just lis
EXTD=tening to "When I fall in Love" and "Little Girl Blue" (although 
EXTD=these can be found in "Interpretations") also makes me wish she h
EXTD=as done an entire album of standards. Anyway, if you don't have t
EXTD=his gem, go get a copy. The Singles collections contain all the r
EXTD=eal hits - but this album is definitely worth owning.\n\n\nAMAZON
EXTD=.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSOPHISTICATED CARPENTRY, June 29, 2004\nRev
EXTD=iewer: STEPHEN T. McCARTHY (a Mensa-donkey in Phoenix, Airheadzon
EXTD=a.)\nSuccinctly stated, it is difficult for me to believe that an
EXTD=y true fan of The Carpenters' music could fail to appreciate this
EXTD= offering. While this collection contains several slow ballads, t
EXTD=hey are offset by a couple of uptempo numbers that bop a bit hard
EXTD=er than one is accustomed to hearing on a Carpenters record, and 
EXTD=I feel that the album strikes a nice balance with its sequencing.
EXTD= \n\nFour of the songs on this 1989 release were culled from Kare
EXTD=n's (then unreleased) solo project produced by Phil Ramone, and t
EXTD=hey have occasionally been unfairly criticized as being a foray i
EXTD=nto "disco." Nothing here can be called disco in its basest sense
EXTD= (meaning rhythmically monotonous, banal dance music) but rather,
EXTD= it is finely polished, primarily horn-propelled, bouncy pop; all
EXTD= of it heightened in quality by some rather intricate arrangement
EXTD=s and of course, that slightly smoky-edged, melancholy-tinged voi
EXTD=ce that was Karen Carpenter's art. Yes, the Ramone produced cuts 
EXTD=stretched Karen into previously unexplored territory and the same
EXTD= "purists" who called out the dogs when Richard Carpenter release
EXTD=d 'Goodbye To Love' with its electric guitar solo will likely bal
EXTD=k at this "danceable sin" as well. But the fan who doesn't feel t
EXTD=he need to keep this gifted artist in a creative straitjacket wil
EXTD=l simply smile and tap their toes! \n\nThe album bogs down a litt
EXTD=le with the too draggy standard, 'When I Fall In Love' and 'You'r
EXTD=e The One', but most of the ballads are comprised of beautifully 
EXTD=lilting melodies that infiltrate the listener's mind only after m
EXTD=ultiple playings. The ears don't always "get it" all at once, but
EXTD= given enough time, you'll find yourself humming these tunes just
EXTD= as you would some of those fabulous radio hits that The Carpente
EXTD=rs produced in the 1970's. A perfect example is 'SLOW DANCE', whi
EXTD=ch initially struck me as being not much more than filler, but wi
EXTD=th multiple spinnings emerged as my favorite track - a wonderful 
EXTD=showcase for the huskier timbre of Karen's uniquely sultry voice.
EXTD= \n\nNothing on this album is going to make you forget about 'We'
EXTD=ve Only Just Begun' and 'Superstar' any time too soon. Neverthele
EXTD=ss, LOVELINES is a stylish affair (indicated by the classy black 
EXTD=& white portrait on the cover) with 12 songs that - in terms of v
EXTD=ocal arrangement, lyric content, and instrumentation - surpass in
EXTD= sophistication some of their earlier hits such as 'Sing' and 'Cl
EXTD=ose To You.' I feel confident in saying that purchasing LOVELINES
EXTD= and then exercising a little patience with it will pay off nicel
EXTD=y for most fans of this great pop duo. I really love the album, a
EXTD=nd with the exception of their greatest hits collection, SINGLES 
EXTD=1969-1981, this is the Carpenters' cd that I most frequently list
EXTD=en to. Need I say more?\n\n\n\nThe Best Was Saved For Last, Janua
EXTD=ry 29, 1999\nReviewer: A music fan\n"Lovelines" is the final Carp
EXTD=enters album, according to Richard's liner notes written in 1989.
EXTD= Since then a number of compiliations have emerged culling songs 
EXTD=from "Ticket To Ride" all the way to "Lovelines." The title of th
EXTD=e album comes from a bouncy tune Karen recorded for her legendary
EXTD= and then unreleased solo album. "Lovelines" is a Carpenter album
EXTD= that contains tunes from Karen's solo effort, a concept that yea
EXTD=rs ago was denied by the Carpenters fan club. According to the ed
EXTD=itor of the fanclub newsletters, there would never be a release c
EXTD=ontaing sides from Karen's album. Nevertheless, the songs assembl
EXTD=ed here were well chosen and beautifully sequenced. The songs pro
EXTD=duced by Richard and Phil Ramone differ only in arrangement, Rich
EXTD=ard used basic piano, bass, drum structure building the songs fro
EXTD=m there, augmenting his pieces with strings; Phil relied on elect
EXTD=ronic equipment, if one listens closely you can hear where Quincy
EXTD= Jones tweaked the original arrangments, it makes one think "Kare
EXTD=n sings "Thriller." The bonafide Carpenter tunes hail from 1977's
EXTD= "Passage" to the final Karen effort "Made In America" released i
EXTD=n 1981. Two stand-out cuts on this album are "Where Do I Go From 
EXTD=Here" which was also recorded by Barry Manilow for his "Even Now"
EXTD= album and "You're The One" which was an outtake from "Passage" a
EXTD=nd makes it the oldest tune on this release, it's also one of Kar
EXTD=en's finest performances. The other tunes on this album were reco
EXTD=rded in the years 1979-1980. Two standards "When I Fall In Love" 
EXTD=and "Little Girl Blue" were recorded for the music specials and t
EXTD=he arrangements penned by Peter Knight of Moody Blues fame. Karen
EXTD= should have recorded an album of standards as these two tunes su
EXTD=ggest. Her solo efforts were a bit of a stretch, her voice floati
EXTD=ng above arrangements that were a little too "canned," it seems s
EXTD=he dubbed her voice over pre-recorded music beds and used to prom
EXTD=ote songs written for someone else. The one song that was beneath
EXTD= her is "Remember When Loving Took All Night." It's disco that be
EXTD=tter suits Olivia Newton-John. Outside of this one mis-step, this
EXTD= album belongs with the rest of the Carpenter classics.\n\n\nHalf
EXTD=.com Details \nContributing artists: Michael Brecker \nProducer: 
EXTD=Phil Ramone, Richard Carpenter \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Carpenters: K
EXTD=aren Carpenter (vocals); Richard Carpenter (keyboards, background
EXTD= vocals).\n\nAdditional personnel includes: Eric Johns-Rasmussen,
EXTD= David Williams, Tim May, Tony Peluso (guitar); Jay Dee Maness (p
EXTD=edal steel guitar); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Bob James,
EXTD= Rob Mounsey (keyboards); Joe Osborn (bass); Ron Tutt (drums); Ai
EXTD=rto Moreira, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).\n\nRecorded at A&R R
EXTD=ecording Studios, New York, New York; A&M Recording Studios, Holl
EXTD=ywood and Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California.\n\nCompiled by R
EXTD=ichard Carpenter in 1989, seven years after the death of his sist
EXTD=er Karen, LOVELINES consists primarily of unreleased material. Te
EXTD=n of the album's 12 songs are previously unheard, with four of th
EXTD=ose coming from Karen's shelved 1979 solo album produced by Billy
EXTD= Joel producer Phil Ramone, an album that also remained unrelease
EXTD=d until 1996.\n\nHighlights of LOVELINES include "Remember When L
EXTD=ovin' Took All Night," the bizarre "The Uninvited Guest," and the
EXTD= achingly beautiful "When I Fall I Love." Though these were unrel
EXTD=eased tracks, they're by no means inferior leftovers. This CD was
EXTD= remastered by Richard Carpenter in 1998 as part of a general ove
EXTD=rhaul of the Carpenters' A&M catalogue. A special Japanese limite
EXTD=d-edition of this CD features 32-bit digital remastering and an L
EXTD=P-style slipcase.\n\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nWhere have you gone,
EXTD= Spiro Agnew? Our nation clamors for 1972: Donny Osmond lands a N
EXTD=umber Three single, Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors cause the great
EXTD=est stir at the U.S. Open, and The Karen Carpenter Story hits nea
EXTD=r the top of the Nielsen ratings. Though the TV movie ended with 
EXTD=the singer's death in 1983, Lovelines offers the fantasy sequel: 
EXTD=Karen lives, goes out on her own and becomes reasonably ... hip.\n
EXTD=\nKaren did in fact make one solo album in 1980, with many of the
EXTD= musicians who had just finished working on Michael Jackson's Off
EXTD= the Wall; it was produced by the Quincy Jones of the East Coast,
EXTD= Phil Ramone. Four of those unreleased cuts surface on Lovelines,
EXTD= and they are liberating. Ramone recorded her in leaner, decidedl
EXTD=y unsaccharine settings and, in effect, got rid of her music's ot
EXTD=herwise characteristic bad aftertaste. As Karen's cozy contralto 
EXTD=pulses through the come-hither "Lovelines," the hearth-warm "If W
EXTD=e Try" (both written by Rod Temperton, whose credits also include
EXTD= "Rock With You" and "Thriller") and the saltier "If I Had You," 
EXTD=her vocals come damn close to soulful. Listening to them, it beco
EXTD=mes apparent why singers like Chrissie Hynde, Madonna and Gloria 
EXTD=Estefan have "come out of the closet" and admitted they were Kare
EXTD=n fans.\n\nRichard Carpenter has apparently deemed the rest of th
EXTD=e solo album inappropriate for release (among the still-shelved t
EXTD=racks are a Cars-like rocker, "I'm Still in Love With You," and a
EXTD= mad disco romp, "My Body Keeps Changing My Mind"), but at least 
EXTD=he had the sense to tone down his usual Disneyesque flourishes an
EXTD=d milky choirs for the rest of Lovelines, which consists of unrel
EXTD=eased Carpenters tracks recorded between 1977 and 1980. The best 
EXTD=of these are "Where Do I Go From Here?" and "You're the One," whi
EXTD=ch both reaffirm that Karen was the finest ballad singer of the 1
EXTD=970s: No one could fill up, and out, a melody or cut to the blood
EXTD= and guts of the ickiest love song as she could. In fact, voices 
EXTD=like Karen Carpenter's never really go out of style; Lovelines re
EXTD=veals just a few of the avenues that would have been open to her.
EXTD= But sadly, the Seventies never really ended for Karen Carpenter;
EXTD= she died before she could shed the goody-two-shoes image that sh
EXTD=rouded her immense talent. As such, Lovelines becomes her essenti
EXTD=al epitaph. (RS 571 - Feb 8, 1990)  -- ROB HOERBURGER
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