Carpenters Perform Carpenter

2003 compilation album by Carpenters

Compilation album by Carpenters

Released

July 29, 2003

Recorded

1969–1983, 1997

Genre

Pop

Length

1:06:32

Label

A&M/Universal Music Distribution

Producer

Richard Carpenter

Carpenters chronology

The Essential Collection
(2002)

Carpenters Perform Carpenter
(2003)

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Carpenters Perform Carpenter is a 2003 compilation album by Carpenters.

Overview

The album comprises songs written or co-written by Richard Carpenter. and serves as a counterpart the 1994 compilation Interpretations.

Carpenters Perform Carpenter features several of the duo's biggest hits such as "Top of the World" and "Yesterday Once More" combined with many lesser-known album cuts.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, except otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album (date)
1.	"Top of the World" (Single version, 1991 remix)		A Song for You, 1972
2.	"Maybe It's You" (1990 remix)		Close to You, 1970
3.	"Crystal Lullaby" (1987 remix)		A Song for You
4.	"I Need to Be in Love" (1991 remix)	Carpenter, Bettis, Albert Hammond	A Kind of Hush, 1976
5.	"Sandy"		A Kind of Hush
6.	"Mr. Guder" (1990 remix)		Close to You
7.	"All of My Life" (1987 remix)	Carpenter, Frank Esler-Smith	Offering, 1969 (re-released as Ticket to Ride, 1970)
8.	"Yesterday Once More" (Single edit, 1985 remix)		Now & Then, 1973
9.	"One Love" (1994 remix)		Carpenters, 1971
10.	"Those Good Old Dreams"		Made in America, 1981
11.	"Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)"		Made in America
12.	"Only Yesterday"		Horizon, 1975
13.	"Eve" (1987 remix)		Offering
14.	"At the End of a Song"		Voice of the Heart, 1983
15.	"Goodbye to Love" (1985 remix)		A Song for You
16.	"Look to Your Dreams"	Carpenter, Bettis, Frank Esler-Smith	Voice of the Heart
17.	"Karen's Theme"	Carpenter	Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter solo, 1998)
18.	"Merry Christmas Darling" (Bonus Track)	Carpenter, Frank Pooler	Christmas Portrait, 1978

References

^ Carpenters Perform Carpenter, AllMusic, retrieved 21 September 2020
"Carpenters Perform Carpenter - Carpenters". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
Carpenters Perform Carpenter, A&M Corner, retrieved 21 September 2020
"NEW COMPILATION CARPENTERS PERFORM CARPENTER FEATURES ORIGINAL HITS AND FAVORITES COMPOSED BY RICHARD CARPENTER; ALSO CARPENTERS MUSIC VIDEO COLLECTION INTERPRETATIONS DEBUTS ON DVD" (PDF). onamrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

v t e The Carpenters
Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter
Studio albums	Offering (Ticket to Ride) (1969) Close to You (1970) Carpenters (1971) A Song for You (1972) Now & Then (1973) Horizon (1975) A Kind of Hush (1976) Passage (1977) Christmas Portrait (1978) Made in America (1981) Voice of the Heart (1983) An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984) Lovelines (1989) As Time Goes By (2001)
Live albums	Live in Japan (1975) Live at the Palladium (1976)
Compilation albums	The Singles: 1969–1973 (1973) The Singles: 1974–1978 (1978) The Very Best of the Carpenters (1982) Yesterday Once More (1984) Only Yesterday (1990) From the Top (1991) Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995) Love Songs (1997) Reflections (1998) The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000) The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 (2002) Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003) Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004) The Ultimate Collection (2006) 40/40 (2009) Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)
Solo albums	Time (1987) Karen Carpenter (1996) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)
Singles	"Looking for Love" "Ticket to Ride" "(They Long to Be) Close to You" "We've Only Just Begun" "Merry Christmas, Darling" "For All We Know" "Rainy Days and Mondays" "Superstar" "Bless the Beasts and Children" "Hurting Each Other" "It's Going to Take Some Time" "Goodbye to Love" "Sing" "Yesterday Once More" "Top of the World" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "I Won't Last a Day Without You" "Please Mr. Postman" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" "Only Yesterday" "Solitaire" "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" "I Need to Be in Love" "Goofus" "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "Sweet, Sweet Smile" "I Believe You" "Touch Me When We're Dancing" "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" "Those Good Old Dreams" "Beechwood 4-5789" "Make Believe It's Your First Time" "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" "Little Altar Boy" "Honolulu City Lights" "Something in Your Eyes" "If I Had You" "Ave Maria" "The Rainbow Connection"
Other songs	"Let Me Be the One" "A Song for You" "This Masquerade" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "Can't Smile Without You" "I Just Fall in Love Again" "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" "Where Do I Go from Here"
Television series and specials	Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971) Live at the BBC (1971) Very First TV Special (1976) Space Encounters (1978) A Christmas Portrait (1978) Music, Music, Music (1980)
Music video releases	Gold: Greatest Hits (1991 VHS / 2002 DVD) Interpretations (1995 VHS / 2003 DVD)
Documentaries	Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1998) Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)
Related	Discography Songs John Bettis Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story The Karen Carpenter Story Classic Carpenters
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