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DISCID=3910cd15
DTITLE=Carpenters / Singles (1969-1981)
DYEAR=2000
DGENRE=Pop
TTITLE0=For All We Know (1971)
TTITLE1=I Believe You (1978)
TTITLE2=It's Going to Take Some Time (1972)
TTITLE3=We've Only Just Begun (1970)
TTITLE4=Those Good Old Dreams (1981)
TTITLE5=Superstar (1971)
TTITLE6=Rainy Days and Mondays (1971)
TTITLE7=Goodbye to Love (1972)
TTITLE8=All You Get from Love Is a Love Song (1977)
TTITLE9=Top of the World (1973)
TTITLE10=Only Yesterday (1975)
TTITLE11=Ticket to Ride (1969)
TTITLE12=Hurting Each Other (1972)
TTITLE13=Yesterday Once More (1973)
TTITLE14=Sing (1973)
TTITLE15=Touch Me When We're Dancing (1981)
TTITLE16=Please Mr. Postman (1975)
TTITLE17=I Need to Be in Love (1976)
TTITLE18=I Won't Last a Day Without You (1974)
TTITLE19=(They Long to Be) Close to You (1970)
TTITLE20=For All We Know - Reprise (1972)
EXTD=Originally Released May 23, 2000\nSACD Edition (Different Tracks)
EXTD= Released January 11, 2005\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: (CD Edition) Sin
EXTD=gles (1969-1981) expands the popular Singles (1969-1973) album wi
EXTD=th more of the group's later hits, such as "Please Mr. Postman," 
EXTD="Only Yesterday," "Touch Me When We're Dancing," and "I Won't Las
EXTD=t a Day Without You." "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "We've On
EXTD=ly Just Begun," "Superstar," and other '70s hits are still here, 
EXTD=making this a definitive collection of their best-known songs.  -
EXTD=- Heather Phares\n\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: (SACD Edition) In 1990, 
EXTD=Richard Carpenter revised and expanded the Carpenters' 1973 compi
EXTD=lation LP Singles 1969-1973 for the CD era, retaining that album'
EXTD=s 12 tracks and adding nine more in his survey of his and his sis
EXTD=ter Karen's run on the pop chart. Now, the set included all of th
EXTD=e duo's 12 Top Ten hits (and their holiday chart-topper, "Merry C
EXTD=hristmas Darling"), but it did not contain all their Top 20 hits,
EXTD= eschewing "Solitaire" and "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the 
EXTD=World)," along with Top 40 hits "I Need to Be in Love" and "All Y
EXTD=ou Get From Love Is a Love Song" in favor of minor chart entries 
EXTD="Ticket to Ride" (their chart debut), "Bless the Beasts and Child
EXTD=ren" (the B-side of "Superstar"), and "I Believe You," as well as
EXTD= the non-charting B-side "This Masquerade." Richard Carpenter als
EXTD=o took the opportunity to re-sequence the collection, giving a se
EXTD=nse of the retrospective tone by starting with "Yesterday Once Mo
EXTD=re," followed by the introductory "We've Only Just Begun." Both s
EXTD=ongs are in the Carpenters' familiar ballad style, with Richard C
EXTD=arpenter's piano prominent in the mix along with Karen Carpenter'
EXTD=s (or Hal Blaine's) drums in the center of the mix, and strings a
EXTD=nd background vocals (by Karen and Richard) in the back. Graduall
EXTD=y, the tempos of the songs increase and other instruments appear,
EXTD= such as the electric guitar solo by Tony Peluso on the fifth tra
EXTD=ck, "Goodbye to Love," the flute by Bob Messenger on the eighth t
EXTD=rack, "This Masquerade," and the pedal steel guitar by Buddy Emmo
EXTD=ns on the country-inflected "Top of the World." The sequencing re
EXTD=lieves the sameness of Richard Carpenter's arrangements at least 
EXTD=somewhat. Of course, the group's real draw remains Karen Carpente
EXTD=r's melancholy alto, which makes even the happier lyrics seem hea
EXTD=rtbreaking. The 2005 reissue on an SACD hybrid disc adds clarity 
EXTD=and, in its three versions (CD audio, SACD stereo, and SACD Surro
EXTD=und Sound), increases space between the instruments so that each 
EXTD=part can be focused on separately. This is not always an advantag
EXTD=e, since it sometimes tends to make music that sounded lush and f
EXTD=ull in its old, compressed analog form seem surprisingly spare an
EXTD=d austere. But Karen Carpenter's vocals benefit from the central 
EXTD=attention they receive.  -- William Ruhlmann\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUST
EXTD=OMER REVIEW\nTeach Your Parents Well, November 21, 2006\nReviewer
EXTD=: One More Option (USA)\nMy mother loved The Carpenters. On long 
EXTD=road trips, we'd constantly flip over the "Now & Then" 8-track, l
EXTD=istening to both sides. I knew the song transitions so well that 
EXTD=I could sing the correct pitch for the next song before it began.
EXTD= If you sing one lyric from that album, I can sing the next. The 
EXTD=Carpenters' songs are haunting, and I'm not sure altogether the m
EXTD=ost sound basis for framing a child's concepts of love. From "Thi
EXTD=s Masquerade" to "I Can't Make Music" to "The End of the World" t
EXTD=o "Superstar" to "Yesterday Once More." People who think The Carp
EXTD=enters just sang watered-down covers and lightweight songs probab
EXTD=ly have not listened to them closely. \n\nMy older sister was a m
EXTD=ember of her high school homecoming court. She was asked to sing 
EXTD=at the homecoming assembly and she chose to sing The Carpenters' 
EXTD=version of "Sometimes." I learned most of my facial singing expre
EXTD=ssions from her and have always tried to emulate what she could d
EXTD=o with her eyes. If you were around in the 1970s or 80s, you are 
EXTD=probably familiar with "Sometimes." But even if you know the song
EXTD=, here are some uncommon things you may not have noticed at first
EXTD=. It is unusual for a pop song because it begins with no vocals a
EXTD=nd a minute and thirty second piano introduction, arranged and pl
EXTD=ayed masterfully by Juilliard trained Richard Carpenter, highligh
EXTD=ting the thoughtful melody lines, with excellent chord choices & 
EXTD=changes and ebbing tempos. Most songs have multiple verses and a 
EXTD=repeated chorus. Karen Carpenter's butter-melting tones and heart
EXTD=-piercing ability to convey the thoughts & feelings of this song 
EXTD=did not require repetition. The following lyrics are sung only on
EXTD=ce, then the song concludes. \n\n"Sometimes not often enough we r
EXTD=eflect upon the good things, and those thoughts always center aro
EXTD=und those we love \nAnd I think about those people who mean so mu
EXTD=ch to me, and for so many years have made me so very happy \nAnd 
EXTD=I count the times I have forgotten to say, 'Thank you', and just 
EXTD=how much I love them" \n\nParents should consider the music they 
EXTD=play around their children, because their children may be effecte
EXTD=d by it. \n\n"And you, of tender years can't know the fears that 
EXTD=your elders grew by \nAnd so please help them with your youth, th
EXTD=ey seek the truth before they can die \nTeach your parents well, 
EXTD=their children's hell will slowly go by \nAnd feed them on your d
EXTD=reams, the one they picks, the one you'll know by . . . and know 
EXTD=they love you" \n\nIt doesn't matter if your parents came from th
EXTD=e lush and pensive lands of The Carpenters or "from the lands of 
EXTD=the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blo
EXTD=w," if you listen closely to their music, you may discover magica
EXTD=l things about them. And despite what Crosby, Stills, Nash and Yo
EXTD=ung suggest, you may even learn to understand some of "the fears 
EXTD=your elders grew by." \n\n"How soft your fields so green, can whi
EXTD=sper tales of gore, of how we calmed the tides of war . . . \nSo 
EXTD=now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins, for peace and t
EXTD=rust can win the day despite of all your losing."\n\n\nAMAZON.COM
EXTD= CUSTOMER REVIEW\nIncredible songs. Incredible voice. Why Re-mix 
EXTD=perfection?, January 13, 2006\nReviewer: M. Lee (Orange County, C
EXTD=A USA)\n\nFact: Karen Carpenter was blessed with a voice that wil
EXTD=l still be listened to and revered 50 years from now. It is/was a
EXTD= gorgeous, expressive, warm, clear and timeless voice. There will
EXTD= never be another like her. Not Mariah, not Christina, not any of
EXTD= them. The songs are 3-minute gems culled from the best songwrite
EXTD=rs of the time and are indelible parts of our memories (those of 
EXTD=us who grew up in the 70's). They could be used in a class of "Ho
EXTD=w to write perfect pop songs." \n\nHaving said that, why, oh WHY,
EXTD= did Richard Caprenter (a formidable musician and producer in his
EXTD= own right) mess with these and re-mix them to modernize them? Wh
EXTD=y would he mess with something so perfect as the original version
EXTD=s? \n\nI can hear it now, "oh you're just used to the original mi
EXTD=xes and you're a purist or music nerd." However you would be wron
EXTD=g. I'm open to re-mixes and have loved many things that have been
EXTD= released over the years with improvements in mixing and masterin
EXTD=g. I don't listen to The Smiths so I'm not a music nerd (sarcasm)
EXTD=. I'm actually a musician and producer myself. I put this disc up
EXTD= against the original singles disc, in the recording studio AND a
EXTD=t home AND in the car, and there is just no match. The originals 
EXTD=had vocals that were up front and mixes that were clean, with eve
EXTD=rything mixed up front. Yes, the drums were a bit boxy and the ri
EXTD=m-shots inconsistent but who cares? The vocals were PURRRfect; wa
EXTD=rm and upfront with just the right amount of compression and 'ver
EXTD=b. \n\nRichard went and screwed it up. Sorry but he did. Track #5
EXTD=, "Superstar" is such a far cry from the original. The vocals are
EXTD= awash in reverb, he added piano parts, downplayed the bass licks
EXTD= and ignored the wurlitzer. The worst sin? He mixed the tambourin
EXTD=e in the chorus WAY down and replaced that grand opening bass sli
EXTD=de down to the root note with a lame piano. The song lost it's sp
EXTD=ark and charm. Poor Karen's voice is so far back, you'd think she
EXTD= was Britney Spears. It's just sad. \n\nDon't bother with this dr
EXTD=ivel. Richard fell to the temptation of having a modern studio wi
EXTD=th modern gear and used it because it was there, NOT because it i
EXTD=mproved on the original. Get the original "Singles" disc and writ
EXTD=e Richard a letter telling him that the old cliche of, "If it ain
EXTD=t broke don't fix it," applies to music too. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUS
EXTD=TOMER REVIEW\nappalling remastering, January 18, 2005\nReviewer: 
EXTD=Doc Dave "world music fan" (New York City)\nThere is little purpo
EXTD=se for me to try to define the musical content of this album, as 
EXTD=a fan of the Carpenters since age 5 (and probably before), I am s
EXTD=atisfied by the inclusion of all their hits in 1 album. \n\nHOWEV
EXTD=ER, the actual sound quality of this CD is a different story. The
EXTD= remastering is a complete disaster, and I am surprised that a fa
EXTD=mous engineer like Bernie Grundman and/or Rich Carpenter can put 
EXTD=their names on this. \n\nThe sounds are completely unbalanced. Th
EXTD=e vocals which should be the main emphasis are thin and scratchy 
EXTD=with excessive echo, and are completely dominated by the muddy in
EXTD=strumentals. Don't try to listen this CD with headphones or good 
EXTD=speakers. I am puzzled by some percussion bits which seem to be a
EXTD=dded to the originals (as pointed out by other reviewers). \n\nAl
EXTD=so I disagree with the excuse that LPs cannot be faithfully repre
EXTD=sented on CDs. Recent remasters of Bob Marley's albums are simply
EXTD= spectacular, in spite of the fact that they were probably record
EXTD=ed with inferior equipment to begin with compared to the Carpente
EXTD=rs. \n\nThis CD really damages my memories of the Carpenters; I t
EXTD=hink Karen deserves better. \n\nEDIT- It seems that the prior ite
EXTD=ration of this album Singles 1969-1973 (now out of print) may hav
EXTD=e better acoustics though less songs. Just received my copy. Beau
EXTD=tiful original versions with full range of karen's vocals and the
EXTD= original instruments. Simply beautiful, get that one instead. \n
EXTD=\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nIf you want the originals get the
EXTD= LPs or the SACD versions!, November 27, 2004\nReviewer: P. Truem
EXTD=an "pault_ze_tombman" (London, United Kingdom)\nRichard seems to 
EXTD=have kept remixing the CD versions to try to compensate for the a
EXTD=ppalling sound quality limitations inherent in the CD format. The
EXTD= new SACD format discs contain five times the data density of CDs
EXTD= and this translates into 500 times greater resolution than 16 bi
EXTD=t CDs offer. Its is technically impossible to reproduce the origi
EXTD=nal mixes on a CD, but it is possible to do so on SACD or its arg
EXTD=uably less innovative rival DVD Audio. Other than that, if you wa
EXTD=nt the originals, then buy the originals on vinyl LP: they are va
EXTD=stly better than the CDs and indeed they are still as good as SAC
EXTD=D, the best digital format available, although don't expect to do
EXTD= them justice by playing them on a $50 dollar turntable of the ki
EXTD=nd included in a bargain Japanese Hi-Fi stack - a decent turntabl
EXTD=e costs about $200 e.g the Project Debut. And you can still buy b
EXTD=rand new turntables costing up to around 30,000. Vinyl records h
EXTD=ave remained popular with audiophiles. \n\nI'd like to challenge 
EXTD=critism of the Carpenters' song entitled 'Sing', having read comm
EXTD=ents that it is a sappy, semi-novelty tune of no particular merit
EXTD=. I believe, on the contrary, that it is a magnificent anthem to 
EXTD=the innocence of childhood and that only an ignoramus could fail 
EXTD=to appreciate that. The song is a joy to listen to, especially wh
EXTD=en, as in my case, it dates from your own childhood days. It is a
EXTD= cheerful uplifting song, with as ever a hint of sorrow, owing to
EXTD= the subtly discordent, enharmonic overtones - bell-like rather t
EXTD=han flutey - apparently present in Karen's remarkable voice, over
EXTD=tones that evoke intense emotion and tension, and which project a
EXTD= sense of transcendent consciousness and 'presence'. The song is 
EXTD=moreover, exquisitely crafted, in part because the children's cho
EXTD=ir featured, owes much of its remarkable beauty to the fact that 
EXTD=one of the 'children' was no less than Karen Carpenter herself, d
EXTD=oing a deft impersonation of a child's vocal, presumably to enhan
EXTD=ce the timbral integration with her own lead. \n\nThe SACD versio
EXTD=n of this disc will be available on Jan 5th 2005. A DVD Audio ver
EXTD=sion will also be released. I strongly recommend music lovers to 
EXTD=buy an SACD player or a DVD Universal player with SACD and DVD Au
EXTD=dio capability. Most SACDs will play on standard CD players in st
EXTD=andard CD mode but inn order to hear the high resolution SACD mod
EXTD=e you will need a dedicated SACD or universal DVD Audio/SACD play
EXTD=er. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA nice package from Carpent
EXTD=ers, May 28, 2000\nReviewer: Harry Gene Neyhart "hgn2001" (North 
EXTD=Wales, PA USA)\nBack in 1973, A&M and Carpenters put together a "
EXTD=greatest hits" package called SINGLES 1969-1973. It featured 12 o
EXTD=f their top hits up to that time and has remained a top seller al
EXTD=l these years. The year 2000 brings us an updated version of SING
EXTD=LES, this time including later hits and has the tag line, 1969-19
EXTD=81. And there are a couple of "new" things to be found here. As a
EXTD= "thank you" to fans, Richard has included a reprise of "For All 
EXTD=We Know" that was featured on an old television special, THE SPEC
EXTD=IAL LONDON BRIDGE SPECIAL, and that reprise was arranged by Marvi
EXTD=n Hamlisch. It's short -- only :46, but a treat nonetheless. The 
EXTD=other "new" thing here is a piano solo lead-out from "I Won't Las
EXTD=t A Day Without You" bringing the listener nicely to the next tra
EXTD=ck, "Close To You." These two things, plus the expert remasters o
EXTD=f all the tunes make this package a good one.\nOne other note her
EXTD=e about the cover photo: the original issue of this album in Asia
EXTD= (fall of 1999) featured a portait photo of Richard and Karen. As
EXTD= this review is being written, that's the photo shown here on Ama
EXTD=zon's page. But with the current release in the States and elsewh
EXTD=ere, the cover photo has been changed to one shot for the Rolling
EXTD= Stone article on Carpenters, which features Karen with a hat and
EXTD= silly grin and Richard looking on. That's the picture on the alb
EXTD=um in stores now, and likely the one you'd get if you ordered thi
EXTD=s disc from Amazon. The original portrait cover has been retired.
EXTD=\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (SACD Edition)\nHere we go again
EXTD=!!!!!!!!!, June 6, 2005\nReviewer: Allan L. Rosenzweig "Allan Ros
EXTD=en" (Nashville, Tn)\nWith all due respect to Richard Carpenter, t
EXTD=his collection is a disappointment. I have a very high end audio 
EXTD=system. If he was going to remix these songs, why not get rid of 
EXTD=all of the excess and artificial sounding reverb and clean up the
EXTD= vocal tracks? Why not try to create an intimate in your room sou
EXTD=nd instead of the same old, tired, re-packaged sound. The SACD tr
EXTD=ack only helps alittle. The vocals still sound edgy and grainy to
EXTD= me and since the original tracks were analog, this was in the mi
EXTD=x or the mastering. Next time, go for a cleaner, more intimate so
EXTD=und, not the same stuff we've already heard countless times.\n\n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (SACD Edition)\nSatisfactory SACD, May
EXTD= 23, 2005\nReviewer: Cesar "juliomontoya2000" (San Jos, Costa Ri
EXTD=ca)\nOverall, I found the sound in this SACD to be very good, as 
EXTD=expected. The sorround sound is very well done, and Karen's voice
EXTD= is presented clearer than ever. \nI have to disagree with some o
EXTD=ther opinions expressed here. For instance, I read beforehand tha
EXTD=t the album should have been called "remixes", and that "Supersta
EXTD=r" was a particular case of "new version". Reading that, I though
EXTD=t I was going to hear a very altered version of that song and eve
EXTD=rything else. But to my surprise, "Superstar" sounded as faithful
EXTD= as the original, within the circumstances (all mixes for 5.1 imp
EXTD=ly some changes in the original stereo output, no matter how care
EXTD=ful they have been to keep the original sound. In this SACD, you 
EXTD=will notice stronger bass and drums in the songs). I agree that i
EXTD=n the final part, "Superstar" may seem to have lost the sound in 
EXTD=the drums that we somehow are used to hear now (mostly because it
EXTD='s a different "take" of drums), but that way this song's sound i
EXTD=s closer to the original version that appeared in the original LP
EXTD= in 1970. And by the way, this is the first time in a long while 
EXTD=that this song isn't crossfaded with "Rainy days and Mondays". In
EXTD= fact, no songs are crossfaded, they are complete. \nMy only 2 co
EXTD=mplaints would be that "All you get from love is a love song" has
EXTD= been left out. Being a song with a "faster" tempo, it would have
EXTD= provided balance to a compilation full of ballads. And it would 
EXTD=have been interesting to hear it in sorround mix, because of its 
EXTD=instrumentation. And my other complaint is that the grand chorus 
EXTD=in the end of "Calling Occupants" is barely heard, when I hoped t
EXTD=hat in the new mix was something that I was going to hear louder 
EXTD=and all around me. \nThose minor complaints make me rate this com
EXTD=pilation with 4 1/2 stars, downgraded to a 4 because there's no h
EXTD=alf star qualification. If you like the songs listed, consider th
EXTD=is SACD rated 5 for you. :-) \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (SA
EXTD=CD Edition)\nI have to disagree. . ., February 27, 2005\nReviewer
EXTD=: NC Music Nut (Charlotte, NC)\nI'm afraid I can't be as thorough
EXTD=ly enthusiastic about this title as other reviewers seem to be. I
EXTD= was hoping for a revelatory listening experience, but was disapp
EXTD=ointed. Yes, spreading the arrangements out over 5.1 channels DOE
EXTD=S help you hear all of the instruments and voices more effectivel
EXTD=y. Yes, taken on its own, this SACD is pretty impressive. BUT, it
EXTD='s IN COMPARISON that it doesn't stand up very well. \n\nThere ar
EXTD=e two major problems with this release, in my opinion. \n\nThe fi
EXTD=rst is the remixes that were done a couple of years ago by Richar
EXTD=d Carpenter. He does, of course, have the right to remix his own 
EXTD=work. Absolutely. BUT, if you are going to call the disc "SINGLES
EXTD=" then I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to hear a mix ve
EXTD=ry similar to what we heard when the record was first released al
EXTD=l those years ago. Case in point: SUPERSTAR. One of the most memo
EXTD=rable parts of the instrumentation for me has always been the cym
EXTD=bal at the beginning - that "chick-chick-chick" sound. Well, it's
EXTD= so far down in the mix that you can barely hear it. Also, the ba
EXTD=ss is punched up a lot, to the point that the chorus of the song 
EXTD=is "thumpy." These types of modifications have been made to most 
EXTD=of the songs on the disc, to varying degrees. If you're going to 
EXTD=change the mix that much, call the Disc "REMIXES." \n\nThe second
EXTD= problem is a quality issue. If you go back and listen to one of 
EXTD=the pre-remix cd releases of these songs, there is some noticeabl
EXTD=e hiss in the vocal track. For the SACD and CD releases of "Singl
EXTD=es", it sounds as though they applied some noise reduction to try
EXTD= and eliminate the hiss. They DID eliminate it, but took enough o
EXTD=f the high end away in the process that the vocals sound ever so 
EXTD=slightly, well, dull. Not as natural or lifelike. "Rainy Days and
EXTD= Mondays" is a prime example. \n\nI should mention that I previou
EXTD=sly purchased the CD version of this title. The problems are ther
EXTD=e as well. I had hoped that the SACD surround mix would be better
EXTD=, but I was disappointed again. \n\nMy advice - if you have fond 
EXTD=memories of these songs, look for one of the older collections. S
EXTD=teer clear of "Singles" and "Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition"\n\n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (SACD Edition)\nA 2004 update, January
EXTD= 12, 2005\nReviewer: Harry Gene Neyhart "hgn2001" (North Wales, P
EXTD=A USA)\nOriginally released in 2000, SINGLES 1969-1981 itself was
EXTD= an update to the older SINGLES 1969-1973. Confused? Well, this u
EXTD=pdate actually has three different "layers" on the CD: a standard
EXTD= stereo layer playable on any CD player, and two Super Audio CD (
EXTD=SACD) layers, one in 5.1 surround, one in stereo. The two SACD la
EXTD=yers are high-resolution layers playable only on SACD-capable pla
EXTD=yers. \n\nThe track listing has also changed on this edition, eli
EXTD=minating a few tracks (For All We Know(reprise), All You Get From
EXTD= Love Is A Love Song, I Need To Be In Love, and Those Good Old Dr
EXTD=eams) from the 2000 release and adding a few different tracks (Th
EXTD=is Masquerade, Bless The Beasts and The Children, Merry Christmas
EXTD=, Darling, and Calling Ocupants of Interplanetary Craft). \n\nCar
EXTD=penters fans will be happy to hear two exciting new mixes of "Sup
EXTD=erstar" and "Top Of The World" along with some other sonic enhanc
EXTD=ements.\n\n\nHalf.com Details \nDistributor: Universal Distributi
EXTD=on \n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel includes: Karen Carpenter (vocals, 
EXTD=drums); Tim May, Tony Peluso (guitar); Jay Dee Maness, Buddy Emmo
EXTD=ns (pedal steel guitar); Bob Messenger (flute, tenor saxophone); 
EXTD=Earle Dumler (oboe); Earle Dumler (English horn); Tommy Morgan (h
EXTD=armonica); Chuck Findley (trumpet); David Duke (French horn); Tom
EXTD= Scott (tenor saxophone); Doug Strawn (baritone saxophone); Richa
EXTD=rd Carpenter (keyboards, background vocals); Joe Osborn (bass); H
EXTD=al Blaine, Larrie Londin, Ron Tutt, Jim Gordon (drums); Gary Cole
EXTD=man (timpani); Julia Tillmar, Carlena Williams, Maxine Willard, J
EXTD=immy Joyce Children's Choir, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).\n
EXTD=\nProducers include: Jack Daugherty, Richard Carpenter.\nCompilat
EXTD=ion producer: Richard Carpenter.\nEngineers include: Ray Gerhardt
EXTD=, Roger Young.\nIncludes liner notes by Paul Grein.\nDigitally re
EXTD=mastered by Bernie Grundman (Bernie Grundman Mastering).\n\nThis 
EXTD=is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Aud
EXTD=io CD players.\n\nThe Carpenters: Richard Carpenter (vocals, keyb
EXTD=oards); Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums).\n\nAdditional personnel:
EXTD= Joe Osborn (bass guitar); Hal Blaine (drums).\n\nEver since thei
EXTD=r version of Bacharach-David song,"Close To You" hit the charts i
EXTD=n 1970, the Carpenters have long seemed the epitome of anti-rock.
EXTD= Actually, Richard Carpenter revered the Beatles and Beach Boys j
EXTD=ust as much as Burt Bacharach. So there was more of a continuum w
EXTD=ith the '60s pop/rock tradition than appearances might suggest. K
EXTD=aren Carpenter is simply a singer of the first rank, comparable t
EXTD=o pop divas like Patsy Cline and the Brazilian Elis Regina. On th
EXTD=is classic (now remastered) singles collection, spanning hits fro
EXTD=m the early "Ticket To Ride" up until "Goodbye To Love," Karen's 
EXTD=warm, sure voice, filled with an uncanny (and sad) grace, transfo
EXTD=rms smooth pop melodies and lyrics into something deep and abidin
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