The Collected album by the Carpenters brings a beautiful collection from the immense popular soft-pop duo. From their humble beginnings in the late ’60s until today, siblings Karen and Richard Carpenterare one of the most successful duos in musical history. With Karen‘s absolutely perfect vocal delivery and Richard‘s creative arrangements, they are unstoppable.
This 3 CD set brings together their hits, album tracks and more. It delivers the best selection of easy listening songs in a nutshell. Glorious pop nuggets by the Carpenters will melt the heart and uplift the soul, including “Close to You”, “Ticket to Ride”, “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “Superstar”, “Rainy Days And Mondays”, “Bless the Beasts And the Children”, “Hurting Each Other” and many more. An Easter egg is the track “Karen’s Theme” by Richard Carpenter, who dedicated this song to Karen after her tragical death in 1983.
Label
Music On Vinyl
Genre
Pop & Rock LP 1
Ticket to Ride
(They Long to Be) Close to You
We've Only Just Begun
Rainy Days and Mondays
Superstar
Bless the Beasts and Children
Hurting Each Other
It's Going to Take Some Time
Goodbye to Love
Top of the World
I Won't Last a Day Without You
Sing
This Masquerade
LP 2
Yesterday Once More
Jambalaya (On the Bayou
Please Mr. Postman
Desperado
Only Yesterday
Solitaire
There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
I Need to Be in Love
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)
Sweet Sweet Smile
Touch Me When We're Dancing
Karen Carpenter - Still Crazy After All These Years
Richard Carpenter - Karen's Theme

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