Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Caravan
2. Parting of Our Ways, The
3. Looking For Love
4. I'll Be Yours
5. Iced Tea
6. You'll Love Me
7. All I Can Do
8. Don't Be Afraid
9. Invocation
10. Your Wonderful Parade
11. All of My Love
12. Eve
13. Ticket to Ride
14. Get Together
15. Interview
16. Love Is Surrender
17. Maybe It's You
18. Close to You, (They Long to Be)
19. Mr. Guder
20. We've Only Just Begun
21. Merry Christmas, Darling
22. For All We Know
DISC 2:
1. Rainy Days and Mondays
2. Superstar
3. Let Me Be the One
4. Bless the Beasts and Children
5. Hurting Each Other
6. It's Going to Take Some Time
7. I Won't Last a Day Without You
8. Song For You, A
9. Top of the World
10. Goodbye to Love
11. This Masquerade
12. Sing
13. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
14. Yesterday Once More
15. Oldies Medley: Fun, Fun, Fun / The End Of The World / Da Doo Ron Ron / Deadman's Curve / Johnny Angel / The Night Has A Thousand Eyes / Our Day Will Come / One Fine Day
16. Yesterday Once More (Reprise)
17. Radio Contest Outtakes
DISC 3:
1. Morinaga Hi-Crown Chocolate Commercial
2. Please Mr. Postman
3. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
4. Only Yesterday
5. Solitaire
6. Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again
7. Good Friends Are For Keeps
8. Ordinary Fool
9. Sandy
10. There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
11. I Need to Be in Love
12. From This Moment On
13. Suntory Pop Jingle #1
14. Suntory Pop Jingle #2
15. All You Get From Love Is a Love Song
16. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)
17. Sweet, Sweet Smile
18. Christ Is Born
19. White Christmas
20. Little Altar Boy
21. Ave Maria
DISC 4:
1. Where Do I Go From Here
2. Little Girl Blue
3. I Believe You
4. If I Had You
5. Karen/Ella Medley: This Masquerade / My Funny Valentine / I'll Be Seeing You / Someone To Watch Over Me / As Time Goes By / Don't Get Around Much Anymore / I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
6. 1980 Medley: Sing / Knowing When To Leave / Make It Easy On Yourself / Someday / We've Only Just Begun
7. Make Believe It's Your First Time
8. Touch Me When We're Dancing
9. When It's Gone
10. Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)
11. Those Good Old Dreams
12. Now
13. Karen's Theme
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Bob James, Ella Fitzgerald, Hal Blaine, Michael Brecker, Ray Parker, Jr., Tim Weisberg, Tom Scott | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
The Carpenters: Richard Carpenter (vocals, arranger, piano, electric piano, keyboards); Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums).
Additional personnel includes: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Bob James (arranger, keyboards); Ray Parker, Jr. (guitar); Tim Weisberg (flute); Tom Scott, Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Hal Blaine (drums).
Producers include: Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter, Joe Osborn, Rick Jarrard, Jack Daugherty.
Recorded between 1965 & 1997. Includes liner notes by Richard Carpenter.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - ...The real revelation here is the astonishing invention and sophistication of their early work...
Uncut (01/01/2003)
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