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Featuring a surprisingly poignant cover photo of a suburban house -- not unlike the Downey, CA homestead in which Karen and Richard Carpenter grew up -- Now & Then is a concept album about the music that inspired Karen and Richard in their childhood. Besides the hit single "Sing" and a charming take on Hank Williams' "Jambalaya," the centerpiece of Now & Then is Richard Carpenter and John Bettis' nostalgic "Yesterday Once More." The song opens and closes a side-long medley of early-'60s pop hits that includes the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun," Skeeter Davis' "The End of the World," the Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron," and Jan & Dean's "Dead Man's Curve." Also included are Shelley Fabares' "Johnny Angel," Bobby Vee's "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," Ruby & the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come," and the Chiffons' "One Fine Day." Given Karen's immense skills as an interpretive singer, not one of the covers is less than interesting, and most are flat-out wonderful.
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Carpenters, MainArtist - Joe Raposo, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Leon Russell, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ruud Jacobs, Producer - Johnny Pearson, ComposerLyricist - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John J. Vis, Producer
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Hank Williams, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Carpenters, MainArtist - Randy Edelman, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Joe Osborn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carpenters, MainArtist - JOHN BETTIS, ComposerLyricist - Tony Peluso, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Hammond Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Earle Dumler, English Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Carpenter, Producer, Drums, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sylvia Dee, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Kent, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
PHIL SPECTOR, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Greenwich, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Roger Christian, ComposerLyricist - Jan Berry, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur 'Artie' Lawrence Kornfeld, ComposerLyricist - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carpenters, MainArtist - Lee Pockriss, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lyn Duddy, ComposerLyricist - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Weisman, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Marilyn Garrett, ComposerLyricist - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dorothy Wayne, ComposerLyricist - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Mort Garson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hilliard, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Carpenters, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carpenters, MainArtist - JOHN BETTIS, ComposerLyricist - Richard Carpenter, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Young, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Carpenter, Producer - Ray Gerhardt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Album review
Featuring a surprisingly poignant cover photo of a suburban house -- not unlike the Downey, CA homestead in which Karen and Richard Carpenter grew up -- Now & Then is a concept album about the music that inspired Karen and Richard in their childhood. Besides the hit single "Sing" and a charming take on Hank Williams' "Jambalaya," the centerpiece of Now & Then is Richard Carpenter and John Bettis' nostalgic "Yesterday Once More." The song opens and closes a side-long medley of early-'60s pop hits that includes the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun," Skeeter Davis' "The End of the World," the Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron," and Jan & Dean's "Dead Man's Curve." Also included are Shelley Fabares' "Johnny Angel," Bobby Vee's "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," Ruby & the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come," and the Chiffons' "One Fine Day." Given Karen's immense skills as an interpretive singer, not one of the covers is less than interesting, and most are flat-out wonderful.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:43
- Main artists: The Carpenters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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