The Carpenters – Gold (2004) CD Album
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The Carpenters – Gold (2004)
Gold is a 20-track greatest hits compilation by The Carpenters, released in 2004 on A&M Records / Universal Music as part of the long-running Gold series of definitive artist collections. Karen and Richard Carpenter were one of the most commercially successful acts of the 1970s, selling over 100 million records worldwide and winning three Grammy Awards. Karen Carpenter's contralto voice — warm, precise and instantly recognisable — is widely regarded as one of the finest in popular music history, and this compilation draws on the full breadth of their A&M catalogue to present the essential Carpenters listening experience across 20 tracks. From the Burt Bacharach-penned (They Long to Be) Close to You to the seven-minute epic Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft, the collection demonstrates the remarkable range and consistency of a duo who were far more musically sophisticated than their easy-listening reputation sometimes suggested.
Highlights
- (They Long to Be) Close to You — The song that launched the Carpenters' career; Burt Bacharach and Hal David's composition is given a definitive reading here, with Karen's vocal floating effortlessly over Herb Alpert's arrangement in a performance of complete, unhurried perfection.
- Superstar — One of Karen Carpenter's most celebrated vocal performances; the song's aching longing is conveyed with a restraint and emotional intelligence that makes it genuinely moving, and Richard's string arrangement is among the most beautiful of the era.
- Rainy Days and Mondays — A Paul Williams and Roger Nichols composition that showcases Karen's ability to inhabit a lyric completely; the melancholy is real, the vocal control is extraordinary and the production is a masterclass in understated arrangement.
- Yesterday Once More — Richard Carpenter's meditation on the power of music and memory; a perfectly constructed pop song with one of Karen's most joyful vocal performances, and one of the duo's most enduring and beloved recordings.
- Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft — The compilation's most surprising inclusion and one of its most rewarding; a seven-minute science fiction concept piece that demonstrates the Carpenters' willingness to take genuine artistic risks, and Karen's vocal performance across its full length is extraordinary.
CD Details
- Title: Gold
- Artist: The Carpenters
- Year: 2004
- Label: A&M Records / Universal Music
- Format: CD Compilation
- Tracks: 20
- Barcode: 602498706473
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