Carpenters, Volume 1 (A&M New Gold Series)

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Annotation

Part of a massive series of A&M artist releases in Japan, the 1990 A&M New Gold Series featured two individual volumes of Carpenters material. This is Volume One, and a year later a very similar track listing to this volume appeared in Europe as just the A&M Gold Series (in Australia as STARTRAX) with a purple cover. The main difference was in track #15, where “Can’t Smile Without You” was replaced with “Those Good Old Dreams”

Annotation last modified on 2017-12-02 10:20 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1(They Long to Be) Close to You
producer:
Jack Daugherty
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1970)
edit of:
(They Long to Be) Close to You (album version) by Carpenters
cover recording of:
(They Long to Be) Close to You (on 1970-03-24)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Albert Music Publishing, Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David LP, Jac Music, Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., U.S. Songs, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
3:43
2Top of the World
recording of:
Top of the World
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:01
3Superstar
recording of:
Superstar
writer:
Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell
publisher:
Delbon Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir One America, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:50
4I Won't Last a Day Without You
recording of:
I Won’t Last a Day Without You
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:49
5Rainy Days and Mondays
assistant engineer:
Norm Kinney
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt
producer:
Jack Daugherty
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
keyboard [keyboards] and background vocals:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
saxophone:
Bob Messenger
background vocals and lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Rainy Days and Mondays (on 1971-01-25)
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
43:38
6Goodbye to Love
producer:
Jack Daugherty
electric guitar:
Tony Peluso
recording of:
Goodbye to Love
composed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
lyricist:
John Bettis (in 1972)
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) (from 1971 until 1972)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.53:58
7Ticket to Ride
producer:
Jack Daugherty
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Ticket to Ride
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4:11
8Reason to Believe
producer:
Jack Daugherty
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Reason to Believe
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
43:06
9Love Is Surrender
recording of:
Love Is Surrender
writer:
Ralph Carmichael
1:55
10It's Going to Take Sometime
cover recording of:
It’s Going to Take Some Time
lyricist and composer:
Carole King and Toni Stern
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
2:58
11Desperado
cover recording of:
Desperado
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Benchmark Music, Cass County Music, Kicking Bear, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 - present), Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Warner Bros. Music GmbH (publisher) (in 1981)
33:39
12Solitaire
associate producer:
Karen Carpenter
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Solitaire (in 1975)
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Kirshner, Neil Sedaka Music, R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Songs of SJL RSL Music Company, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
Solitaire
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Kirshner, Neil Sedaka Music, R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Songs of SJL RSL Music Company, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
34:42
13Let Me Be the One
recording of:
Let Me Be the One
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:27
14Touch Me When We're Dancing
cover recording of:
Touch Me When We’re Dancing
writer:
Ken Bell, Terry Nelson Skinner and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
3:23
15Can't Smile Without You
recording of:
Can’t Smile Without You
writer:
Chris Arnold (songwriter with Butterscotch/The Stream of Consciousness), David Martin (UK songwriter and Butterscotch member) and Geoff Morrow (Butterscotch/Ammo)
publisher:
Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
23:29
16Sweet, Sweet Smile
recording of:
Sweet, Sweet Smile
writer:
Juice Newton (American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician) and Otha Young
3:04
17I Need to Be in Love
recording of:
I Need to Be in Love
writer:
John Bettis, Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and Albert Hammond
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. and Hammer and Nails Music, Inc.
3:36
18Make Believe It's Your First Time
recording of:
Make Believe It's Your First Time
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) and Johnny Wilson (aka Johnny A. Wilson & Peanuts Wilson)
4:09