The Singles: 1969–1981
2000 compilation album by Carpenters
The Singles: 1969–1981 | ||||
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Compilation album by Carpenters | ||||
Released | 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1969–1981 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 71:41 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
Carpenters chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Singles: 1969–1981 is a compilation of the Carpenters' music released by Richard Carpenter in 2000. A SACD was also made with the same name but with some difference in the track listing.[1] In June 2016, the album was certified Gold in the United Kingdom for sales of 100,000 copies sold.
Track listing
Regular CD:
- "For All We Know" (from Carpenters) – 2:32
- "I Believe You" (from Made in America) – 3:54
- "It's Going to Take Some Time" (from A Song for You) – 2:59
- "We've Only Just Begun" (from Close to You) – 3:04
- "Those Good Old Dreams" (from Made in America) – 4:12
- "Superstar" (from Carpenters) – 3:46
- "Rainy Days and Mondays" (from Carpenters) – 3:33
- "Goodbye to Love" (from A Song for You) – 3:55
- "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (from Passage) – 3:46
- "Top of the World" (from A Song for You) – 2:58
- "Only Yesterday" (from Horizon) – 3:47
- "Ticket to Ride" (from Ticket to Ride) – 4:09
- "Hurting Each Other" (from A Song for You) – 2:47
- "Yesterday Once More" (from Now & Then) – 3:57
- "Sing" (from Now & Then) – 3:18
- "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (from Made in America) – 3:20
- "Please Mr. Postman" (from Horizon) – 2:47
- "I Need to Be in Love" (from A Kind of Hush) – 3:49
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (from A Song for You) – 4:29
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (from Close to You) – 3:40
- "For All We Know" (Reprise) (from the TV special Tom Jones London Bridge Special[2]) – 0:46
SACD:
- "Yesterday Once More" (from Now & Then)
- "We've Only Just Begun" (from Close to You)
- "Superstar" (from Carpenters)
- "Rainy Days and Mondays" (from Carpenters)
- "Goodbye to Love" (from A Song for You)
- "I Believe You" (from Made in America)
- "It's Going to Take Some Time" (from A Song for You)
- "This Masquerade" (from Now & Then)
- "Ticket to Ride" (from Ticket to Ride)
- "Top of the World" (from A Song for You)
- "Only Yesterday" (from Horizon)
- "Hurting Each Other" (from A Song for You)
- "Please Mr. Postman" (from Horizon)
- "Merry Christmas Darling" (from Christmas Portrait)
- "Sing" (from Now & Then)
- "Bless The Beasts and Children" (from A Song for You)
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (from A Song for You)
- "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (from Made in America)
- "For All We Know" (from Carpenters)
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (from Close to You)
- "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (from Passage)
Personnel
- Bernie Grundman – CD and SACD mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Charts
Chart (2013-2014) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[3] | 53 |
US Billboard 200[4] | 45 |
Chart (2016-2017) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 43 |
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 65 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Carpenters – The Singles: 1969–1981: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ The Special London Bridge Special (1972)
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "British album certifications – Carpenters – Singles 1969-1981". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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- Karen Carpenter
- Richard Carpenter
- Offering (Ticket to Ride) (1969)
- Close to You (1970)
- Carpenters (1971)
- A Song for You (1972)
- Now & Then (1973)
- Horizon (1975)
- A Kind of Hush (1976)
- Passage (1977)
- Christmas Portrait (1978)
- Made in America (1981)
- Voice of the Heart (1983)
- An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984)
- Lovelines (1989)
- As Time Goes By (2001)
- Live in Japan (1975)
- Live at the Palladium (1976)
- The Singles: 1969–1973 (1973)
- The Singles: 1974–1978 (1978)
- The Very Best of the Carpenters (1982)
- Yesterday Once More (1984)
- Only Yesterday (1990)
- From the Top (1991)
- Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995)
- Love Songs (1997)
- Reflections (1998)
- The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000)
- The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 (2002)
- Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003)
- Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004)
- The Ultimate Collection (2006)
- 40/40 (2009)
- Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)
- Time (1987)
- Karen Carpenter (1996)
- Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)
- "Looking for Love"
- "Ticket to Ride"
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
- "We've Only Just Begun"
- "Merry Christmas, Darling"
- "For All We Know"
- "Rainy Days and Mondays"
- "Superstar"
- "Bless the Beasts and Children"
- "Hurting Each Other"
- "It's Going to Take Some Time"
- "Goodbye to Love"
- "Sing"
- "Yesterday Once More"
- "Top of the World"
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
- "Please Mr. Postman"
- "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
- "Only Yesterday"
- "Solitaire"
- "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)"
- "I Need to Be in Love"
- "Goofus"
- "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"
- "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
- "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
- "Sweet, Sweet Smile"
- "I Believe You"
- "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
- "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
- "Those Good Old Dreams"
- "Beechwood 4-5789"
- "Make Believe It's Your First Time"
- "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"
- "Little Altar Boy"
- "Honolulu City Lights"
- "Something in Your Eyes"
- "If I Had You"
- "Ave Maria"
- "The Rainbow Connection"
- "Let Me Be the One"
- "A Song for You"
- "This Masquerade"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
- "Can't Smile Without You"
- "I Just Fall in Love Again"
- "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"
- "Where Do I Go from Here"
and specials
- Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971)
- Live at the BBC (1971)
- Very First TV Special (1976)
- Space Encounters (1978)
- A Christmas Portrait (1978)
- Music, Music, Music (1980)
- Gold: Greatest Hits (1991 VHS / 2002 DVD)
- Interpretations (1995 VHS / 2003 DVD)
- Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1998)
- Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)
- Discography
- Songs
- John Bettis
- Tony Peluso
- If I Were a Carpenter
- Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
- The Karen Carpenter Story
- Classic Carpenters
- Category