The Singles: 1969–1973 is an album by the brother/sister pop duo the Carpenters. A greatest hits collection, it topped the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom and became one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s
There's a certain inherent sadness listening to this concise 12-song collection of the Carpenters' early hits, especially as it opens with "We've Only Just Begun," with its hopeful, dreamy lyrics - for it was never supposed to be definitive, just the first of at least two such collections. But changes in the public's taste and a slackening (though never a disappearance) of hits for the duo, and Karen Carpenter's death in 1983, made this the first and only real mass choice for a Carpenters collection.
Carpenters – The Singles 1969-1973. Label: A&M Records – AMLH 63601. Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Gatefold. Country: UK. Released: 1973. On this version the side indicators are positioned middle right in a plain typeface. Issued in a gatefold sleeve with "The Carpenters" embossed both front and back. Matrix, Runout (Side A runout, stamped): AMLH 63601 A3 35 ⋀.
The Carpenters/ The Singles 1969 - 1973. The Singles 1969 - 1973. by The Carpenters - 12 Tracks - 41:33. Release date 11/09/1973. We've Only Just Begun (Remix). 2. Top Of The World (Single Mix). 3. Ticket To Ride (1973 Remix). 5. Rainy Days And Mondays (Single Version).
Listen to The Singles 1969–1973 right now. In Britain, the retrospective also topped the album chart (for 17 weeks in all, the last of them in July 1974), spending a staggering 112 weeks in the top 40, and 136 in the top 75. In fact, it became one of the bestselling albums of the decade, eventually going 17 times platinum. When it came to The Singles 1969-1973, it seemed like every home had one. The Carpenters’ track record of hits, and their ability to appeal to a broad spectrum of listeners, were in part what made the album so successful. By definition ‘Greatest Hits’ records are all killer.
The Singles: 1969-1973 was the first Carpenters compilation. It was also one of The Carpenters' most successful albums and compilations. The Singles" was a compilation of all twelve of the singles released during the first 4 years of their career. Many of the songs were remixed especially for the album, including the whole A-side, and "Yesterday Once More".
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This is the Carpenters' first greatest hits album, "The Singles: 1969-1973. The album reached on the UK and US album charts in 1974, and became one of the top-selling albums of the 1970s. This is the 2013 Universal Music Japan remaster, supervised by Richard Carpenter, and used for the 2014 Platinum SHM-CD and SHM-SACD releases in Japan. This is widely regarded as the best-sounding version of the Carpenters' material found anywhere, and is one of the best-sounding SHM-CDs period. Enjoy the album! Track Listing.
A1 | We've Only Just BegunLyrics By – P. Williams*Written-By – R. Nichols* |
3:04 |
A2 | Top Of The WorldWritten-By – J. Bellis*, R. Carpenter* |
2:56 |
A3 | Ticket To RideWritten-By – Lennon-McCartney |
4:10 |
A4 | SuperstarWritten-By – B. Bramlett*, L. Russell* |
3:49 |
A5 | Rainy Days And MondaysLyrics By – P. Williams*Written-By – R. Nichols* |
3:40 |
A6 | Goodbye To LoveWritten-By – J. Bettis*, R. Carpenter* |
3:50 |
B1 | Yesterday Once MoreWritten-By – J. Bettis*, R. Carpenter* |
3:50 |
B2 | It's Going To Take Some TimeWritten-By – C. King*, Toni Stern |
2:55 |
B3 | SingWritten-By – J. Raposo* |
3:20 |
B4 | For All We KnowWritten-By – A. James*, F. Karlin*, C.R. Wilson* |
2:34 |
B5 | Hurting Each OtherWritten-By – G. Geld*, P. Udell* |
2:46 |
B6 | (They Long To Be) Close To YouWritten-By – B. Bacharach/H. David* |
4:34 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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SP 3601, SP-3601, SP3601 | Carpenters | The Singles 1969-1973 (LP, Album, Comp) | A&M Records, A&M Records, A&M Records | SP 3601, SP-3601, SP3601 | US | 1973 |
393 601-4 | Carpenters | The Singles (Cass, Album, Comp, RE) | A&M Records | 393 601-4 | Spain | 1985 |
SP 3601, SP-3601 | Carpenters | The Singles 1969-1973 (LP, Album, Comp, RE, Ind) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SP 3601, SP-3601 | US | Unknown |
A&M 393601-2 | Carpenters | The Singles 1969-1973 (CD, Comp, RM) | A&M Records | A&M 393601-2 | Germany | 1991 |
D 54.762, D-54762 | Carpenters | The Singles 1969-1973 (Cass, Comp) | A&M Records, A&M Records | D 54.762, D-54762 | Spain | Unknown |