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DISCID=3b11f014
DTITLE=Carpenters / Love Songs
DYEAR=1997
DGENRE=Folk/Rock
TTITLE0=I Need To Be In Love
TTITLE1=Solitaire
TTITLE2=We've Only Just Begun
TTITLE3=This Masquerade
TTITLE4=You're The One
TTITLE5=Superstar
TTITLE6=Rainy Days And Mondays
TTITLE7=Top Of The World
TTITLE8=Make Believe It's Your First Time
TTITLE9=I Just Fall In Love Again
TTITLE10=(They Long To Be) Close To You
TTITLE11=For All We Know
TTITLE12=Where Do I Go From Here?
TTITLE13=Only Yesterday
TTITLE14=All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
TTITLE15=When I Fall In Love
TTITLE16=Hurting Each Other
TTITLE17=I Won't Last A Day Without You
TTITLE18=A Song For You
TTITLE19=Goodbye To Love
EXTD=Originally Released March 24, 1998\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: There ma
EXTD=y be too many Carpenters compilations on the market -- there are 
EXTD=certainly enough to confuse the average neophyte -- but Love Song
EXTD=s is a welcome addition to the clutter, since it offers 20 of the
EXTD= duo's very best love songs, including "We've Only Just Begun" an
EXTD=d "Top of the World." Anyone looking for a collection of the duo'
EXTD=s romantic songs should definitely consider this fine collection,
EXTD= even it does leave off some of their poppier, rock-inflected mat
EXTD=erial. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\n
EXTD=There was a time, before Karen Carpenter was born, when most Amer
EXTD=ican female popular singers, even the black ones, sounded a lot l
EXTD=ike the way she would one day sound. The music of singer-drummer 
EXTD=Carpenter and her piano-playing brother Richard came to be called
EXTD= soft rock, but it's really just good, straight American pop. Thi
EXTD=s CD, released in March 1998, is a collection of greatest hits, w
EXTD=ith a special emphasis on romance. Paul Williams, Burt Bacharach,
EXTD= Sam Lewis, and Victor Young provide lovely melodies, and Carpent
EXTD=er's expressive voice makes each song genuinely affecting. --Stan
EXTD=ley Booth \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSong for Karen, March 2
EXTD=9, 2002 \nReviewer: Barry Gahan from Oxford, UK  \nI first discov
EXTD=ered the Carpenters through indie/alternative group Sonic Youth. 
EXTD=They had a "Song for Karen" on an album a few years back and also
EXTD= did a hauntingly good version of Superstar.\n\nAt first, I was a
EXTD= little sceptical of the Carpenters soft-pop and being honest i c
EXTD=an't listen to the album without cringing at times. But there are
EXTD= many moments of brilliance here and Karen has a beautiful, perfe
EXTD=ctly pitched voice that takes these songs to an altogether higher
EXTD= level than they might merit. "Superstar", "Rainy days and Monday
EXTD=s", and "Solitaire" are good examples of the range and angelic li
EXTD=ke quality of her voice and these songs do grow on the listener. 
EXTD=She is reminiscent of Billie Holiday anf Edith Piaf in the way he
EXTD=r recordings and her voice capture emotion and pain from her own 
EXTD=life. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nKeep Love Songs Close to Yo
EXTD=u, October 23, 2001 \nReviewer: A music fan from New York, United
EXTD= States  \nI am almost willing to bet the house that this album h
EXTD=as brought a hefty percentage of its listeners to tears. It's alm
EXTD=ost impossible not to cry when you hear Karen Carpenter sing. It'
EXTD=s near heart-wrenching to imagine this lovely, attractive woman w
EXTD=hose vocal chords emitted perhaps the sweetest, purest sound of h
EXTD=er day -- and, perhaps of today -- starving herself to death. In 
EXTD=each track on this album, one can't help but hear the agony in Ka
EXTD=ren's voice. Her misery was our gift, for her ability to emote th
EXTD=rough music can stir the emotions of even the most cynical among 
EXTD=us. In Karen's music, she's often expressing the emotions that so
EXTD= many feel but never admit: longing, lonliness, love, desperation
EXTD=, hurt, and the list goes on. Much like the illness anorexia nerv
EXTD=osa which claimed her life, the depth of this particular musical 
EXTD=compilation can be overwhelming. One cannot help but wish, "If on
EXTD=ly someone could have done somethingt to help her." While that's 
EXTD=a moot point, her talent should serve as motivation enough to be 
EXTD=understanding and supportive of those who battle with eating diso
EXTD=rders. When Karen Carpenter died, the world lost a musical wonder
EXTD=. Yet, her genius lives on in the form of her music, and this alb
EXTD=um in particular, showcases her gifts to tremendous effect. \n\nA
EXTD=MAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe best compilation I've seen of the 
EXTD=Carpenters., June 27, 1999 \nReviewer: A music fan from Minneapol
EXTD=is, USA  \nFinally, a compilation album with the great song "You'
EXTD=re The One." Karen really outdoes herself on that one. Although I
EXTD= used to make fun of the Carpenters in the 70's, I find that with
EXTD= time I have come to appreciate them quite a bit. I still think s
EXTD=ome of the songs are kind of syrupy, like "Top Of The World." (th
EXTD=ough it is undeniably catchy) Karen sounds most real to me on the
EXTD= downbeat songs, which makes sense because of what we now know ab
EXTD=out her life. And when she hits those low notes, she sounds so cl
EXTD=ean yet incredibly sexy at the same time, and that is hard to do!
EXTD= (And love may grown For All WE KNOW-she sounds so sexy on the WE
EXTD= KNOW!) I have listened to a lot of their albums now, and there i
EXTD=s a lot of material that doesn't fit what Karen's voice, but this
EXTD= album is very consistent and a great collection overall. I wish 
EXTD=they would have put in "Ticket To Ride," another song where Karen
EXTD= hits those sexy low notes! And Richard really does do the best a
EXTD=rrangements for Karen-that album where who is it Phil Ramone? pro
EXTD=duces really shows little respect for Karen's gifts. Karen and Ri
EXTD=chard proved to their generation that clean cut, goody two shoes 
EXTD=music can be vital, even though the Carpenters life, like the res
EXTD=t of ours, is always complicated and full of contradictions. \n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOne Of The Finest Compiliations, Marc
EXTD=h 17, 1999 \nReviewer: Jim Fenos @ iwaynet.com from Columbus, Ohi
EXTD=o  \nAssembeled not by Richard but by the A&M label, "Love Songs"
EXTD= was conceived before the idea of the Carpenters remasters and re
EXTD=leased as a "completer" for the "Interpretations" set. Although s
EXTD=ome of the songs present makes appearances on most of their "hits
EXTD=" compilations, some haven't been heard from in years. Usually Ca
EXTD=rpenters albums are available in music stores only, this album wa
EXTD=s made available everywhere, including department stores such as 
EXTD=Target and Kmart. Television was used and a whole media blitz was
EXTD= created, making this compilation not only accessable by almost a
EXTD=ny means, but the most successful Carpenters album to date. The m
EXTD=arketing of this product was pure genuis. The selection of song i
EXTD=s excellent, the remastering superb. This cd could be used or per
EXTD=cieved as a sampler of all Carpenter albums, except the "Christma
EXTD=s" and "Ticket To Ride" albums. Everything is present, from the w
EXTD=hisper reading of "Close To You" to the tear-invoking "You're The
EXTD= One." The long out-of-print album "Passage" is represented here 
EXTD=with the power house reading "I Just Fall In Love Again" and the 
EXTD=high-stepping "All You Get From Love Is A Love Song." The album b
EXTD=efittingly closes with the Carpenters standard "Goodbye To Love."
EXTD= Richard is known as the king of remixers, most of the songs here
EXTD= use their original vocal leads, slightly remixed. Overall, this 
EXTD=album represents the absolute best of the Carpenters and if any r
EXTD=ecordings by them are sought by the casual fan, this one is a fin
EXTD=e representation of their work. Understand that previous reviews 
EXTD=stated some of Karen's solo work is present, they are not and if 
EXTD=some of her work was present, it would be out of context with the
EXTD= overall theme of this album. Enjoy this nicely packaged compilat
EXTD=ion. \n\nHalf.com Customer Review\nA good collection but not the 
EXTD=best. \nby boat2sail | 12/17/1999 \nPros: Excellent CD quality. \n
EXTD=Cons: Not the original versions. \nRecommended: No \n\nThe Carpen
EXTD=ters were the Number One act of the Seventies, and very few outsi
EXTD=de of diehard fans, realize that many of their album cuts are jus
EXTD=t as great as their mega hits. This album contains a few of them,
EXTD= like "This Masquerade" which won a Grammy for George Benson as R
EXTD=ecord of the Year in 1976. Therefore it would seem that this woul
EXTD=d be an excellent CD to purchase. Yes and no. Karen & Richard's m
EXTD=ega hits such as "We've Only Just Begun," "Top of the World," and
EXTD= "I Won't Last a Day Without You" to name a few, have been remixe
EXTD=d by Richard Carpenter. In other words, these are different versi
EXTD=ons and not the originals. If you're a music fan who doesn't like
EXTD= the trend in remixes by major artists, this is definitely a $17 
EXTD=CD you don't want to waste your money on. For others where remixe
EXTD=s don't matter, they may enjoy hearing a slight difference in the
EXTD= hits of the Carpenters. Overall, I do not recommend "Love Songs.
EXTD=" You're better off buying "The Singles 1969-1973" album that con
EXTD=tains the original versions.\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nThe Carpent
EXTD=ers: Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter.\nProducers: Richard Carp
EXTD=enter, Karen Carpenter, Jack Daugherty.\nIncludes liner notes by 
EXTD=Paul Lester.\nDigitally remastered by Roger Wake.\n\nFew pop song
EXTD= catalogs have been as underappreciated as that of the Carpenters
EXTD=. Though many of their best songs ("Rainy Days and Mondays," "We'
EXTD=ve Only Just Begun") were penned by equally underrated songwriter
EXTD= Paul Williams, pianist Richard Carpenter got his compositional l
EXTD=icks in too, and it was his vocalist/drummer sister Karen whose s
EXTD=weet but unaffected vocal style cemented these tunes' popularity 
EXTD=and helped place them in the '70s pop canon for all time.\n\nThis
EXTD= collection, though essentially a functional "best of," focuses, 
EXTD=as the title makes plain, on LOVE SONGS. Of course, it doesn't hu
EXTD=rt that such tunes happened to be the duo's stock in trade. From 
EXTD=the achingly evanescent "Close To You" to the uplifting, jubilant
EXTD= "Top Of The World," these songs celebrates the ups and downs of 
EXTD=romance. Lend an ear and be reminded of the grace and beauty that
EXTD= existed in the musical world of Richard and Karen Carpenter.
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