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Carpenters

Carpenters

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The Carpenters' radio-friendly soft rock virtually defined the genre in the early 1970s, and this album -- their third full-length -- was the group's ace card. Following on the heels of the wildly successful Close to You, Carpenters features more breezy melodies marked by rich arrangements and beautiful lead vocals, courtesy of siblings Richard Carpenter and Karen Carpenter, respectively.
The record is most notable for two of the duo's strongest and best-loved singles. "Rainy Days and Mondays," written by soft pop gods Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, is a bittersweet pop masterpiece fleshed out by Richard's string orchestrations and smoothly produced backing vocals, while Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett's "Superstar," from its melancholic verse to its dramatic chorus, is equally hard to resist. (Both songs showcase Karen's sultry alto.) The rest of the album includes Richard's bubble-gum pop originals, another Williams-Nichols tune ("Let Me Be the One"), and a medley of Burt Bacharach-Hal David tunes. Even more commercially streamlined than its predecessors, Carpenters is a classic of early-'70s pop.

© Rovi Staff /TiVo

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1
Rainy Days And Mondays
00:03:38

Roger Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Paul Williams, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

2
Saturday
00:01:18

Carpenters, MainArtist - JOHN BETTIS, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dick Bogert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

3
Let Me Be The One
00:02:25

Roger Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Paul Williams, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Gerhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

4
(A Place To) Hide Away
00:03:41

Randy Sparks, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

5
For All We Know (From "Lovers And Other Strangers" Soundtrack)
00:02:38

Robb Royer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Karlin, ComposerLyricist - James Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Gerhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

6
Superstar
00:03:51

Bonnie Bramlett, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, ComposerLyricist - Joe Osborn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Blaine, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Piano, Rhodes , Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Earle Dumler, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Carpenter, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Gerhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

7
Druscilla Penny
00:02:14

Carpenters, MainArtist - JOHN BETTIS, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dick Bogert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

8
One Love
00:03:24

Carpenters, MainArtist - JOHN BETTIS, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dick Bogert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

9
Bacharach/David Medley: Knowing When To Leave/Make It Easy On Yourself/There's Always Something There To Remind Me/I'll Never Fall In Love Again/Walk On By/Do You Know The Way To San Jose
00:05:27

Burt Bacharach, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, Author, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

10
Sometimes
00:02:54

Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Felice Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Dick Bogert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Daugherty, Producer

℗ 1971 A&M Records

Album review

The Carpenters' radio-friendly soft rock virtually defined the genre in the early 1970s, and this album -- their third full-length -- was the group's ace card. Following on the heels of the wildly successful Close to You, Carpenters features more breezy melodies marked by rich arrangements and beautiful lead vocals, courtesy of siblings Richard Carpenter and Karen Carpenter, respectively.
The record is most notable for two of the duo's strongest and best-loved singles. "Rainy Days and Mondays," written by soft pop gods Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, is a bittersweet pop masterpiece fleshed out by Richard's string orchestrations and smoothly produced backing vocals, while Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett's "Superstar," from its melancholic verse to its dramatic chorus, is equally hard to resist. (Both songs showcase Karen's sultry alto.) The rest of the album includes Richard's bubble-gum pop originals, another Williams-Nichols tune ("Let Me Be the One"), and a medley of Burt Bacharach-Hal David tunes. Even more commercially streamlined than its predecessors, Carpenters is a classic of early-'70s pop.

© Rovi Staff /TiVo

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