The Carpenters - Singles 1969-1981
(Click here)
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Artist: The CarpentersEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-05-23
Music Label: Interscope Records
Soundtracks:
- For All We Know
- I Believe You
- It's Going to Take Some Time
- We've Only Just Begun
- Those Good Old Dreams
- Superstar
- Rainy Days and Mondays
- Goodbye to Love
- All You Get from Love Is a Love Song
- Top of the World
- Only Yesterday
- Ticket to Ride
- Hurting Each Other
- Yesterday Once More
- Sing
- Touch Me When We're Dancing
- Please Mr. Postman
- I Need to Be in Love
- I Won't Last a Day Without You
- (They Long to Be) Close to You
- For All We Know (Reprise)
Music reviews of Singles 1969-1981
Music Review: The Carpenters' Quagmire of Hits Collections, Part Two
Rating: 3 Stars
I don't actually own this. This is the case for three reasons. First, I have already taken the plunge on four other Carpenters hits collections, none of which is completely satisfying. Second, while the supplements to the original 1969-1973 disc are nice, too much is still missing. Third, Richard's remixes mean these aren't the original versions. He is a skilled remixer but these are simply not the singles as we heard them on the radio. Fourth, Karen's facial expression on the cover is truly eerie and I can't have it in my home.
Description of Singles 1969-1981
This revamped version of the Carpenters' two original Singles LPs may, despite the absence of some Top?40 charters, stand as the definitive single-CD collection of the duo's hits. Included are most of the reasons Karen Carpenter's bring-the-pain vocals are still revered by thrift-shopping college kids and their moms alike. Despite the act's squeaky-clean image, Karen was of course more than touched by tragedy; at least one of the more hopeful of these tunes, "For All We Know," has doubt built right into its title. The best of this is smart, cry-in-your-Evian pop that sounds a lot less dated than it might in your memory. "Close to You" and "Hurting Each Other" are actually soulful claims on their then-new soft-pop tradition, while the towering "Goodbye to Love" is worthy of Rumours-era Christine McVie. Despite some duds, mostly from its later period, 1969-1981 makes its case for this enduring and sometimes classic outfit. --Rickey WrightGeneral CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in General CDs
Leona Lewis - ECHORelease date: 2009-11-17; Music CD
Best price: $8.06
Price in other shops:
Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth - Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)WICKED; Release date: 2003-12-16; Music CD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
Barbra Streisand - Love is the AnswerRelease date: 2009-09-29; Music CD
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops:
Harry Connick Jr. - Your SongsRelease date: 2009-09-22; Music CD
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops:
Straight No Chaser - Christmas CheersRelease date: 2009-11-03; Music CD
Best price: $12.98
Price in other shops:
Straight No Chaser - Holiday SpiritsSOMERSET ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2008-10-28; Music CD
Best price: $8.88
Price in other shops:
Carrie Underwood - Play OnRelease date: 2009-11-03; Music CD
Best price: $11.22
Price in other shops:
Norah Jones - The FallRelease date: 2009-11-17; Music CD
Best price: $7.18
Price in other shops:
Michael Buble - Crazy LoveRelease date: 2009-10-09; Music CD
Best price: $10.49
Price in other shops:
Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A DreamRelease date: 2009-11-23; Music CD
Best price: $8.07
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
Carpenters - InterpretationsUni; Release date: 2003-07-29; DVD
Best price: $8.49
Price in other shops:
Close to You - Remembering the CarpentersMPI; Release date: 1998-03-31; DVD
Best price: $15.01
Price in other shops:
Carpenters - A Song for YouRelease date: 1999-01-12; Music CD
Best price: $5.99
Price in other shops:
The Carpenters - Carpenters Gold: 35th Anniversary EditionRelease date: 2004-02-10; Music CD
Best price: $14.92
Price in other shops:
The Carpenters - CarpentersRelease date: 1998-12-08; Music CD
Best price: $10.02
Price in other shops:
The Carpenters - Christmas CollectionRelease date: 1998-09-22; Music CD
Best price: $13.41
Price in other shops:
The Carpenters - Gold: Greatest HitsRelease date: 2002-04-30; DVD
Best price: $10.97
Price in other shops:
The Carpenters - Love SongsRelease date: 1998-03-24; Music CD
Best price: $6.80
Price in other shops:
Carpenters - Close to YouCARPENTERS; Release date: 1999-01-12; Music CD
Best price: $5.14
Price in other shops:
Carpenters - Christmas PortraitCARPENTERS; Release date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $8.65
Price in other shops: