Their Greatest Hits and Finest Performances

~ Release by Carpenters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Close to You/Their Greatest Hits
2▶CD: Only Yesterday/Dreams and Memories & Yesterday Once More/Looking Back
3▼CD: When I Fall in Love/Romantic Gems & Silent Night/Beloved Christmas Classics
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1When I Fall in Love
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer) and Robert De La Garza
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer) and Roger Young (engineer)
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
assistant mixer:
Greg Goldman, Dave Iveland (Music Engineer) and Robert De La Garza
mixer:
Robert De La Garza and Roger Young (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cubby O’Brien (US actor & drummer)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3.53:10
2I Believe You
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer)
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
congas:
Jerry Steinholtz (American percussionist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Larrie Londin
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
background vocals:
Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger:
Paul Riser
vocals arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
concertmaster:
Jimmy Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist)
cover recording of:
I Believe You
writer:
Dick Addrisi and Don Addrisi
publisher:
Flying Addrisi Music, MusicWays, Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and The Music Force
33:56
3When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer)
engineer:
Roger Young (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Dennis Budimir and Fred Tackett
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Karen Carpenter and Larrie Londin
electric guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist) and Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
oboe:
Earl Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
pedal steel guitar:
Jay Dee Maness (American pedal steel guitarist)
percussion:
Karen Carpenter and Bob Conti
background vocals:
Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
concertmaster:
Jimmy Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist)
cover recording of:
When It’s Gone (It’s Just Gone)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Handley
publisher:
Bac Mac Publishing, Backmac Music, Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher) and Ruzam Music (BMI-affiliated)
35:01
4Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)
miscellaneous support:
Ron Hicklin (task: The O.K. Chorale Under the direction of)
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer)
engineer:
Roger Young (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
percussion:
Peter Limonick (Session Musician)
choir vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
conductor:
Frank Pooler
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
orchestrator:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
concertmaster:
Jerry Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
recording of:
Because We are in Love (The Wedding Song)
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
ALMO Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher) and WC Music Corp.
35:02
5Love Is Surrender
recording of:
Love Is Surrender
writer:
Ralph Carmichael
publisher:
Capitol CMG Genesis and Lexicon Music
1:53
6Maybe It's You
recording of:
Maybe It's You
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) (in 1968)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
3:08
7Make Believe It's Your First Time
acoustic guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
electric guitar:
Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
oboe:
Earl Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
pedal steel guitar:
Jay Dee Maness (American pedal steel guitarist)
solo flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
background vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Make Believe It's Your First Time
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) and Johnny Wilson (aka Johnny A. Wilson & Peanuts Wilson)
publisher:
Music City Music
24:10
8Little Girl Blue
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer)
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer) and Roger Young (engineer)
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
assistant mixer:
Greg Goldman
mixer:
Robert De La Garza
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cubby O’Brien (US actor & drummer)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger and orchestrator:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Little Girl Blue
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
arranger:
Sarah Latto
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jumbo
33:25
9This Masquerade
producer:
Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1973)
cover recording of:
This Masquerade
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group Ireland, Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir 416, Reservoir One America, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
34:53
10A Song for You
cover recording of:
A Song for You
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:35
11Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore
acoustic guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
electric guitar:
Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
keyboard [keyboards] and background vocals:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
oboe:
Earl Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
percussion:
Peter Limonick (Session Musician)
solo trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Rhinestone Cowboy Music (ACAP-affiliated)
recording of:
Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Rhinestone Cowboy Music (ACAP-affiliated)
33:52
12Now
acoustic guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
horn [english horn] and oboe:
Earl Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
solo flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
John Phillips (saxophonist)
background vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Now
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Body Electric Music, Pitchford Music, Roger Nichols Music Inc. aka Three Eagles Music Div. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Heart to Heart
33:52
13I Just Fall in Love Again
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer), Dave Iveland (Music Engineer) and Roger Young (engineer)
associate producer:
Karen Carpenter
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
electric guitar:
Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
oboe:
Earl Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
choir vocals:
Gregg Smith Singers
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
vocals:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
orchestra:
Overbudget Philharmonic
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
chorus master:
Gregg Smith (choral conductor)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recording of:
I Just Fall in Love Again
lyricist:
Harry Lloyd (songwriter) and Gloria Sklerov
composer:
Steve Dorff (composer) and Larry Herbstritt
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cotton Pickin' Songs, Hobby Horse Music, Peso Music (publisher), Universal Music Careers and Universal Music–MGB Songs
44:05
14Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
33:20
15Christ Is Born
cover recording of:
Christ Is Born
lyricist and composer:
Domenico Bartolucci (Italian composer)
additional writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
33:13
16White Christmas
cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
2:30
17Little Altar Boy
recording of:
Little Altar Boy
writer:
Howlett Smith (American pianist, keyboardist & composer)
33:45
18Merry Christmas, Darling
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
celesta, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano and background vocals:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Messenger (Woodwind and bass player)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
recording of:
Merry Christmas Darling
lyricist:
Frank Pooler
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
33:07
19Ave Maria
cover recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
32:36