The Singles: 1969–1973
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| The Singles 1969–1973 | ||||
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| Compilation album by The Carpenters | ||||
| Released | November 9, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:47 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Richard & Karen Carpenter, Jack Daugherty | |||
| The Carpenters chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
| Džuboks | (favorable) [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
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 U.S. and the United Kingdom and became one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s. Features of this compilation include a newly recorded version of "Top of the World", "Ticket to Ride" and a number of musical introductions and segues between the songs "Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Goodbye to Love". It has been certified 7× platinum in the U.S. alone. In the UK, the album reached #1 for 17 (non-consecutive) weeks.
Richard gave the album this title because he doesn't like the term "greatest hits" because he felt it was "an overused thing".[5] He continues:
- Individuals and groups with two or three hits all of a sudden put them on an album, use filler for the rest and title it "greatest hits". This album contains eleven true hits and it just wasn't slapped together. We've remixed a few, re-cut one and joined a couple of others. It's simply something I believe we owe our audience and ourselves.[5]
Contents
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "We've Only Just Begun" | Paul Williams; Roger Nichols | 4:03 | |
| 2. | "Top of the World" | Richard Carpenter; John Bettis | 2:56 | |
| 3. | "Ticket to Ride" | John Lennon; Paul McCartney | 4:10 | |
| 4. | "Superstar" | Bonnie Bramlett; Leon Russell | 3:49 | |
| 5. | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | Paul Williams; Roger Nichols | 3:40 | |
| 6. | "Goodbye to Love" | Richard Carpenter; John Bettis | 3:50 | |
| 7. | "Yesterday Once More" | Richard Carpenter; John Bettis | 3:50 | |
| 8. | "It's Going to Take Some Time" | Carole King; Toni Stern | 2:55 | |
| 9. | "Sing" | Joe Raposo | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "For All We Know" | Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer | 2:34 | |
| 11. | "Hurting Each Other" | Gary Geld; Peter Udell | 2:46 | |
| 12. | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Burt Bacharach; Hal David | 3:42 |
EP[edit]
- US 7" promo (1973); A&M LLP 238
- "Ticket to Ride" (1973 version)
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
- "We've Only Just Begun"
- "Top of the World"
- "Rainy Days and Mondays"
Chart positions[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | Pop Albums | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart[6] |
References[edit]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Kostić, Borjan. Džuboks (in Serbian) (Belgrade: Karpentersi - Singl ploče od 1969. do 1973.) (1 (second series)): 44.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 140. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b Billboard magazine article, written by Frank H Lieberman, 1973.
- ^ "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
| Preceded by Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John |
Billboard 200 number-one album January 5–11, 1974 |
Succeeded by You Don't Mess Around with Jim by Jim Croce |
| Preceded by And I Love You So by Perry Como Old, New, Borrowed and Blue by Slade Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Rick Wakeman Diamond Dogs by David Bowie |
UK number-one album 2 – 23 February 1974 9 March – 18 May 1974 1 June 1974 6 July 1974 |
Succeeded by Old, New, Borrowed and Blue by Slade Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Rick Wakeman Diamond Dogs by David Bowie Caribou by Elton John |
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