Singles 1969-1981 The Carpenters

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  • Release Date: 05/23/2000
  • Sales Rank: 5,112
  • Label: INTERSCOPE RECORDS
  • UPC: 606949045623

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Singles 1969-1981

1LISTENFor All We Know 2:33
2LISTENI Believe You 3:55
3LISTENIt's Going to Take Some Time 2:59
4LISTENWe've Only Just Begun 3:04
5LISTENThose Good Old Dreams 4:11
6LISTENSuperstar 3:46
7LISTENRainy Days and Mondays 3:35
8LISTENGoodbye to Love 3:56
9LISTENAll You Get from Love Is a Love Song 3:46
10LISTENTop of the World 2:58
11LISTENOnly Yesterday 3:47
12LISTENTicket to Ride 4:09
13LISTENHurting Each Other 2:48
14LISTENYesterday Once More 3:57
15LISTENSing 3:18
16LISTENTouch Me When We're Dancing 3:19
17LISTENPlease Mr. Postman 2:47
18LISTENI Need to Be in Love 3:49
19LISTENI Won't Last a Day Without You 4:29
20LISTEN(They Long to Be) Close to You 3:41
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Although the Carpenters were once derided by critics for their tuneful-but- funkless songs, this hit-happy collection of '70s chart-toppers provides ample proof that the duo's work was more pop than corn. Their secret? Richard Carpenter recognized the value of top songwriters and industrial-strength melodies. He also took care to highlight the squeaky-clean vocals of his sister, Karen, using dramatic arrangements to sharpen the hooks on low-key lounge classics, (Bacharach-David's "Close To You,") and to beef up the choruses on more upbeat numbers. Viewed with 20/20 hindsight, some of the late Ms. Carpenter's songs now seem more poignant than when she recorded them -- especially "Superstar," with its tale of spurned love, and "Hurting Each Other." Thanks to arrangements that bounce like a Superball, the sunny "Top of the World" and "Sing" still sound fresh; their charming sing-along melodies boost lyrics that might have sounded trite in the hands of lesser talent. Seth Kaufman, Barnes & Noble

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Carpenters Singles is awesome for me to own.by CatL

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March 31, 2009: Had been wanting to purchase these songs for a long time, and now that I've got them, am really enjoying them. They take me back to when I was in Elementary School and we selected a couple of their songs to sing for our parents. Tunes run the gamut from sad to happy, and are really catchy. Am so glad I was able to get the cd and can now sing along with The Carpenters.

A voice for an era...by Anonymous

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December 17, 2003: I can remember driving to high school in a VW bug (sitting in the back-seat) listening to the Carpenters. We cruised the hills and rivers of northeast Ohio so we could prolong the time before school started. Of course the Carpenters were considered to be AM radio, bubble-gum sort of music in the midst of the other music hitting the airwaves at that time. In spite of this description, nobody could deny that Karen Carpenter's voice was haunting because of its abilty, but also because of its beautiful sadness that in some way (after the fact) foretold the future for Karen. In music, I mourned the deaths of John Lennon, and Karen Carpenter within a few years of each other. Both of these artists meant a lot to me. Anybody interested in exploring the music of this era should listen to at least one Carpenters CD.