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"We've Only Just Begun" is a single by the Carpenters, written by Roger Nichols (music) and Paul Williams (lyrics). It was ranked at No. 414 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." [2] It also became Carpenters' second consecutive top-five single in the Billboard Hot 100.
The album contains the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The success of the title track earned Carpenters an international reputation. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, entering the top 50 of the ...
Both "We've Only Just Begun" and "(They Long to Be) Close to You" have been honored with Grammy Hall of Fame awards for recordings of lasting quality or historical significance. [225] The Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 90 million units making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. [226]
The track "Ticket to Ride", a Beatles song that later became the album's title track, was released as the Carpenters' first single; it reached No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. [40] Their next album, 1970's Close to You, featured two hit singles: "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". They peaked at No. 1 and No. 2 ...
Nichols' collaborations with Paul Williams include "We've Only Just Begun" (performed by The Carpenters), which was originally written for a Crocker Bank commercial. They were commissioned to write a jingle after a bank executive heard Nichols' album, and it was composed in a matter of hours on the last day before the deadline.
The way I see it… we’ve only just begun.” Released in 1996, sports comedy Happy Gilmore follows an ice hockey player with anger management issues who realises he can channel that anger ...
Carpenters Won Record of the Year "(They Long to Be) Close to You" Nominated Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Won Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: Nominated Song of the Year "We've Only Just Begun" Nominated Best Contemporary Song: Nominated 1972: Album of the Year Carpenters: Nominated
“Coincidence,” an early standout track on Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album “Short n’ Sweet,” has fans entering detective mode. On X, the platform formerly known as Twitter ...