Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition | ||||
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Released | February 10, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1969–1981 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 138:49 | |||
Label | A&M/Universal Music Distribution | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
Carpenters chronology | ||||
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Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is a two-disc compilation released by the Carpenters in early 2004.
The cover has the same look as the 1992 Gold: Greatest Hits compilation album by ABBA. The album is essentially the expanded US release of a European compilation released in 2000, titled Gold: Greatest Hits (the same title as ABBA's). It peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. This version contained just one disc with 20 tracks, all of which were featured on the American version; it simply has 'Greatest Hits' in place of where '35th Anniversary Edition' is on the US cover. An accompanying DVD followed in 2002. The album has sold 1,335,586 copies in the UK as of September 2016.
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Track listing[edit]
Disc one[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/source | Length |
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1. | 'Superstar†' | Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell | Carpenters, 1971 | 3:46 |
2. | 'Rainy Days and Mondays†' | Roger Nichols, Paul Williams | Carpenters | 3:35 |
3. | 'Top of the World†' | John Bettis, Richard Carpenter | A Song for You, 1972 | 3:02 |
4. | 'Maybe It's You†' | Bettis, Carpenter | Close to You, 1970 | 3:03 |
5. | 'Let Me Be the One†' | Nichols, Williams | Carpenters | 2:25 |
6. | 'Reason to Believe†' | Tim Hardin | Close to You | 3:04 |
7. | 'Jambalaya (On the Bayou)†' | Moon Mullican, Hank Williams | Now & Then, 1973 | 3:39 |
8. | 'Leave Yesterday Behind‡' | Fred Karlin | As Time Goes By, 2001 | 3:32 |
9. | 'Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore*' | Larry Weiss | Voice of the Heart, 1983 | 3:51 |
10. | 'Bless the Beasts and Children†' | Perry Botkin, Jr., Barry De Vorzon | Bless the Beasts and Childrensoundtrack, 1971; later appeared on A Song for You | 3:15 |
11. | 'It's Going to Take Some Time†' | Carole King, Toni Stern | A Song for You | 2:57 |
12. | 'The Rainbow Connection‡' | Kenneth Ascher, Williams | As Time Goes By | 4:36 |
13. | 'Only Yesterday†' | Bettis, Carpenter | Horizon, 1975 | 3:47 |
14. | 'Sweet, Sweet Smile*' | Juice Newton, Otha Young | Passage, 1977 | 3:02 |
15. | 'There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)†' | Les Reed, Geoff Stephens | A Kind of Hush, 1976 | 3:03 |
16. | 'California Dreamin'‡' | John Phillips, Michelle Phillips | As Time Goes By | 2:30 |
17. | 'Solitaire††' | Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka | Horizon | 4:41 |
18. | 'We've Only Just Begun†' | Nichols, Williams | Close to You | 3:04 |
19. | 'This Masquerade†' | Russell | Now & Then | 4:53 |
20. | 'Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)†♮' | Terry Draper, John Woloschuk | Passage | 7:09 |
Total length: | 73:08 |
Disc two[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/source | Length |
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1. | 'Yesterday Once More†' | Bettis, Carpenter | Now & Then | 3:58 |
2. | 'Please Mr. Postman†' | Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland | Horizon | 2:47 |
3. | 'Hurting Each Other†' | Gary Geld, Peter Udell | A Song for You | 2:47 |
4. | 'I Need to Be in Love†' | Bettis, Carpenter, Albert Hammond | A Kind of Hush | 3:49 |
5. | 'Merry Christmas, Darling' (1978 mix) | Carpenter, Frank Pooler | Non-album single, 1970; mix used found on Christmas Portrait, 1978 | 3:05 |
6. | '(They Long to Be) Close to You†' | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Close to You | 3:40 |
7. | 'All You Get from Love Is a Love Song*' | Steve Eaton | Passage | 3:46 |
8. | 'Sing†' | Joe Raposo | Now & Then | 3:18 |
9. | 'Make Believe It's Your First Time*' | Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson | Voice of the Heart | 4:08 |
10. | 'Ticket to Ride¤' | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Offering/Ticket to Ride, 1969 | 4:09 |
11. | 'Goodbye to Love†' | Bettis, Carpenter | A Song for You | 3:55 |
12. | 'I Just Fall in Love Again*' | Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt | Passage | 4:03 |
13. | 'I Believe You*' | Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi | Made in America, 1981 (released as a single three years prior) | 3:55 |
14. | 'Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again‡' | David Pomeranz | Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1995 (released as a single the previous year; originally recorded twenty years prior) | 4:22 |
15. | 'For All We Know†' | Arthur James, Karlin, Robb Wilson | Carpenters | 2:32 |
16. | 'Touch Me When We're Dancing*' | Kenny Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace | Made in America | 3:20 |
17. | 'I Won't Last a Day Without You†' | Nichols, Williams | A Song for You | 3:54 |
18. | 'Mr. Guder†' | Bettis, Carpenter | Close to You | 3:21 |
19. | 'A Song for You†' | Russell | A Song for You | 4:37 |
20. | 'Karen's Theme*' | Carpenter | Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter solo album), 1998 | 2:41 |
Total length: | 72:34 |
Remix notes[edit]
Most of the songs listed here are remixes. This compilation's songs have more refined and re-recorded tracks, less noise in the background, and a lot of reverberation in the background.
- ^* These songs are the original mixes, meaning that they have not been retouched since their recording.
- ^† These songs include a harder bass drum line and considerably more reverberation than the original version. 'Top of the World' is mixed with an alternate ending to segue into 'Maybe It's You'.
- ^‡ All of these songs (with the exception of 'Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again') are from the album As Time Goes By, but all of these were remixed. The tracks from As Time Goes By were remixed in the late 1990s/early 2000s, and 'Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again', from Interpretations, was originally recorded in 1975, but was left off Horizon due to the fact that it would have been too long. It was subsequently remixed in the mid-1990s.
- ^†† This version of 'Solitaire' can only be found on this album. This version is the single version, which Richard Carpenter claimed to have a guitar riff before each of the verses, whereas the version on Horizon had no guitar riff.[2]
- ^♮ 'Calling Occupants' is a longer version including a comedic introduction, where an alien speaks to a radio call-in show.
- ^¤ 'Ticket to Ride', the only song here that is of a 1973 remix, is a fully re-recorded version of the original. Karen did not appreciate the deep vocals of the original, and felt that she could do a better job for The Singles: 1969–1973. Thus, it was re-recorded, and has not been touched since then.
Gold: Greatest Hits[edit]
- 'Yesterday Once More' – 3:59
- 'Superstar' – 3:47
- 'Rainy Days and Mondays' – 3:35
- 'Goodbye to Love' – 3:56
- 'It's Going to Take Some Time' – 2:59
- 'I Won't Last a Day Without You' – 3:54
- 'For All We Know' – 2:32
- 'Jambalaya (On the Bayou)' – 3:37
- 'Touch Me When We're Dancing' – 3:21
- 'Please Mr. Postman' – 2:48
- 'I Need to Be in Love' – 3:50
- 'Solitaire' – 4:41
- 'We've Only Just Begun' – 3:05
- '(They Long to Be) Close to You' – 3:41
- 'This Masquerade' – 4:53
- 'Ticket to Ride' – 4:09
- 'Top of the World' – 2:58
- 'Only Yesterday' – 3:46
- 'Sing' – 3:20
- 'Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft' – 7:09
Some editions contain 'Hurting Each Other' as a bonus track.
Alternative version[edit]
A Canadian release from A&M Records/Universal Music Canada is dated 2005 and is simply titled Gold, without a subtitle. The 22-page booklet has a colour photo cover, not the original black cover.
References[edit]
- ^Allmusic review
- ^Richard Carpenter. Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition. Album notes. 2004.
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The Very Best of the Carpenters | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1969–1981 | |||
Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
Label | Festival(cat no. RML 52017) | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
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The Very Best of the Carpenters is a compilation album by Carpenters released in 1983 by Festival Records in Australia and New Zealand (cat no. RML 52017).[1] The album spent one week at the top of the Australian albums chart in 1983.
The album was the only Oceania-exclusive compilation of the Carpenters' material released by Festival Records. Although the album is not specifically a 'greatest hits' collection, several of the tracks did not reach the charts in either Australia or New Zealand: 'Ticket to Ride'; 'This Masquerade', as it was not a single; and 'Those Good Old Dreams'. 'Beechwood 4-5789' was only a hit in New Zealand, reaching number 10 on the singles chart there in early 1982.[2]
On the cover of the album, 'It's Going to Take Some Time' is titled 'It's Going to Take Some Time This Time' and '(They Long to Be) Close to You' is simply rendered 'Close to You'.[1]
Track listing[edit]
Side one
- 'Top of the World'
- 'Ticket to Ride'
- 'Only Yesterday'
- 'This Masquerade'
- 'Beechwood 4-5789'
- 'It's Going to Take Some Time'
- 'Superstar'
- 'Rainy Days and Mondays'
- 'Goodbye to Love'
Side two
- 'We've Only Just Begun'
- 'Those Good Old Dreams'
- 'Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft'
- 'Yesterday Once More'
- 'Please Mr. Postman'
- 'Hurting Each Other'
- 'Sing'
- 'For All We Know'
- 'Close to You'
Charts[edit]
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] | 2 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Carpenters - The Very Best Of The Carpenters (Vinyl, LP)'. Discogs. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^'charts.nz - Carpenters - Beechwood 4-5789'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^'charts.nz - Carpenters - The Very Best Of The Carpenters'. charts.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^'New Zealand album certifications – The Carpentes – The Very Best of the Carpenters'. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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