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The Carpenters - Carpenters Audio CD

A fair review of the The Carpenters "Carpenters" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Carpenters reviews here, or go back to the The Carpenters tabs.

The Carpenters Band: The Carpenters
Title: Carpenters
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Release Date: 1998-12-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Rainy Days and Mondays 2: Saturday 3: Let Me Be the One 4: (A Place to) Hideaway 5: For All We Know [From Lovers and Other Strangers] 6: Superstar 7: Druscilla Penny 8: One Love 9: Bacharach/David Medley: Knowing When to Leave/Make It Easy on Yourself/ 10: Sometimes

A very strong album
For the other tracks, Richard was able to identify some brilliant songs from outside sources and the end result was one of the strongest albums that the Carpenters ever recorded. Richard Carpenter didn't have much time to write new songs for this album, so he only contributed three of his own songs (Saturday, Drusilla Penny, One love), but all of them are excellent.

The album features Superstar (which they recorded after hearing Bette Midler sing it). For all we know (from the movie Lovers and other strangers) and Rainy days and Mondays. There's also a medley of six Bacharach-Davis songs, though I don't know why they chose to include I'll never fall in love again, since they recorded a full-length version on their previous album, but that's a minor quibble. Hideaway (written by Randy Sparks, best known as the founder of the New Christy Minstrels), Let me be the one and Sometimes are other wonderful songs.

This album is a masterpiece by the Carpenters, and makes a good starting point for anybody wishing to explore their music beyond the hits.


Carpenters Album
The musicality of the Carpenters with Karen Carpenters beautiful voice will never be out of date. I loved this album while in high school and it still is one of the best albums ever! I would recommend this to anyone. This album is a timeless treasure.


Incomparable
The 70's were dawning, and if you were a teenager like me, sure, the Carpenters were corny. The Carpenters came along at a funny time in history. Karen wore those long dresses with the long sleeves and the high collars, and the two of them were so "un-cool. "

However, we get older and hopefully wiser, and we look back and realize what we had. Karen Carpenter was only 21 years old when she recorded this album, but her voice was a gift. "Rainy Days and Mondays". . . try to imagine someone else, ANYONE else, singing that song. One of the greatest singers ever.

What a shame that we didn't have the chance to hear what an older Karen would've contributed to music.


they could make you feel the greatest joy and the deepest sorrow--BRAVO, CARPENTERS !!!
Karen could sing so well that when she sang you truly felt that she was singing only to you and just for you; the vulnerability and passion in her voice made her singing instantly very special to hear. Karen and Richard Carpenter scored a huge goal with their self-titled album, Carpenters. Richard's ability to sing and play the music also enhanced their performance greatly. The quality of the sound is very good; and the artwork recreates the original record album cover when this was released on vinyl all those years ago. This is truly a must-have for fans of Carpenters.

"Rainy Days And Mondays" starts the album off with one of their greatest hits ever. The piano arrangement is extremely pretty; and Karen sings her heart out. Her voice, clear as a bell, makes this ballad shine and Richard does a superb job playing the music to this song. "Rainy Days And Mondays" is also a huge highlight of this CD; and I think you'll like it very much if you haven't heard it before. In addition, there's also "Let Me Be The One;" Karen delivers this with panache; she handles complicated key modulations and tempo changes like the pro she always was! Karen's voice is in excellent form on "Let me Be The One" and I could never tire of this tune! "(A Place To) Hide Away" has a very sensitive arrangement; I really enjoy that piano playing and Karen never sings a superfluous note!

"For All We Know" captures all the emotions people feel when the commit to each other or have a formal wedding ceremony; there is the joy of being united forever mixed with the doubt about the future being perfectly rosy and without any strife. Karen delivers this with heart and soul; and the melody is charming. "Superstar" is a touching, mellow torch song that never ceases to move me greatly when I hear it; just about anyone who has truly loved and lost can identify with this angst in this ballad. "Superstar" is also one of the biggest hits ever for Karen and Richard Carpenter. "Drusilla Penny" seems to have some sort of harpsichord in the arrangement; I haven't heard this in so many years but it comes back to me rather quickly because of the power of this number.

There's a great medley of tunes by Bacharach and David: "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. " This is a lush medley with lots to enjoy and I always smile when I hear this medley. The CD ends with Richard and Karen performing "Sometimes;" this is yet another sensitive ballad that highlights just how talented this duo really was.

Carpenters is a great album and one of the strongest by Karen and Richard Carpenter. Their fans will love this and it's an excellent starter CD for newcomers to the artistry of Karen and Richard Carpenter.
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Carpenters
Thank you. I received my CD within a few days of ordering and in great condition.


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