Carpenters – Collected – 180G 2LP Gatefold Vinyl

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 Carpenter are 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 2LP 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.

Producing a distinctively soft musical style, they became one of the best-selling music artists of all time. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, 31 singles, five television specials, and a short-lived television series. The Carpenters had three No. 1 singles and five No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen No. 1 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart. In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles. To date, the Carpenters’ album and single sales total more than 100 million units.

Tracklist

1. Ticket to Ride
2. (They Long to Be) Close to You
3. We’ve Only Just Begun
4. For All We Know
5. Rainy Days & Mondays
6. Superstar
7. Bless the Beasts and Children
8. Hurting Each Other
9. It’s Going to Take Some Time
10. Goodbye to Love
11. Top of the World
12. I Won’t Last a Day Without You
13. Sing
14. This Masquerade
15. Yesterday Once More
16. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
17. Please Mr. Postman
18. Desperado
19. Only Yesterday
20. Solitaire
21. There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
22. I Need to Be in Love
23. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem of World Contact Day)
24. Sweet Sweet Smile
25. Touch Me When We’re Dancing
26. Still Crazy After All These Years
27. Karen’s Theme