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This is a comprehensive list of songs written or performed by pop duo the Carpenters, featuring Karen and Richard Carpenter. This list includes official studio albums, live albums, solo albums, and notable compilations that feature rare or unreleased material.
Only Yesterday (subtitled Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits) is a greatest hits compilation album by American group the Carpenters. It was released in 1990 by A&M Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart for seven weeks.
"If I Had You" is a song recorded by singer Karen Carpenter during her solo sessions in New York with producer Phil Ramone for her subsequently shelved debut solo album. [ 1 ] Release
"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (Eaton) – 3:46 "Top of the World" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:00 "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 5:01 "We've Only Just Begun" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:04 "Those Good Old Dreams" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:12 "Sing" (Raposo) – 3:18 "Only Yesterday" (Carpenter, Bettis ...
"Superstar" (1991 Remix) — from the album Carpenters "Rainy Days and Mondays" (1991 Remix) — from the album Carpenters "Top of the World" (Single Version) — from the album A Song for You "Make Believe It's Your First Time" — from the album Voice of the Heart "I Just Fall in Love Again" — from the album Passage
Record executive Mike Curb said it was Karen's voice that took the Carpenters above straight pop music into pop rock. [195] She was known as a "one take wonder" and could deliver a strong performance on the first attempt. [196] Karen was an accomplished drummer, which was her original musical role, but she soon began to sing for the group too.
The music video to "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" takes place in the A&M Studios. It starts off with the bongo drum and fades into a camera angle zooming towards Karen Carpenter . At the end of the video, the performance fades into a picture of the Carpenters' Hollywood Walk of Fame Star , which is the beginning to the video "Top of the ...
After Karen's death in 1983, the song was placed on the Carpenters' next album, Voice of the Heart, and was released as a single. Richard Carpenter's arrangement uses far more instrumentation in comparison to Karen's solo version, adds a bridge written specifically for this version, key modulation during the last chorus, and the inclusion of ...