40th Anniversary Collector's Edition

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

Annotation

Individually numbered box set containing all of the Carpenters studio albums in their original mixes (except "Christmas Portrait" which is the 1996 remixed version from Carpenters - Christmas Collection), the compilation album "Sweet Sixteen" and the DVD "Gold".
The regular studio albums (Discs 1 through 11) are the "Remastered Classics" editions from 1998.
All CDs in this set are SHM-CDs.

Each album comes in a hardcover book with a mini-LP replica card sleeve bound into the book. These card sleeves house the discs which are protected by plastic inserts. The extensive booklets feature introductions by Richard for each album (in English and Japanese), credits, lyrics (in English and Japanese) and photographs with captions provided by Richard.

The liner notes from "Sweet Sixteen" incorrectly list "Please Mr. Postman" as being the 1991 remix, but it is the single mix.

Annotation last modified on 2022-06-11 11:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Offering
2CD: Close To You
3CD: Carpenters
4CD: A Song for You
5CD: Now & Then
6CD: Horizon
#TitleRatingLength
1Aurora
recording of:
Aurora
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Sweet Harmony Music (US publisher)
3?:??
2Only Yesterday
recording of:
Only Yesterday
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Sweet Harmony Music (US publisher)
5?:??
3Desperado
cover recording of:
Desperado
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Benchmark Music, Cass County Music, Kicking Bear, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 Warner Bros. Music GmbH (publisher) (in 1981)
3?:??
4Please Mister Postman
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
associate producer:
Karen Carpenter
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (on 1974-07-22)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
4?:??
5I Can Dream Can't I
bass:
Joe Mondragon
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Bob Bain (guitarist)
keyboard:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer)
vibraphone:
Frank Flynn
background vocals:
Sue Allen, Allan Davies, Gene Merlino and Jerry Whitman
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and Billy May
cover recording of:
I Can Dream, Can’t I
orchestrator:
Billy May
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Fain Music Company, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), The New Irving Kahal Music Company (Different publisher then "New Irving Kahal Music") and Mario Music Corp. (on 1937-11-13)
3?:??
6Solitaire
associate producer:
Karen Carpenter
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Solitaire (in 1975)
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Kirshner, Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of SJL RSL Music Company, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3?:??
7Happy
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
recording of:
Happy
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist) and Diane Rubin
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bone Tone Music and Hammer and Nails Music, Inc.
3?:??
8(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You
recording of:
(I’m Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Sweet Harmony Music (US publisher)
3?:??
9Love Me for What I Am
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
recording of:
Love Me for What I Am
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Palma Pascale
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Ars Nova Music (publisher)
3?:??
10Eventide
recording of:
Eventide
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Sweet Harmony Music (US publisher)
3?:??
7CD: A Kind Of Hush
8CD: Passage
9CD: Made In America
10CD: Voice Of The Heart
11CD: Lovelines
12CD: As Time Goes By
13CD: Sweet Sixteen
14CD: Christmas Portrait
15CD: An Old-Fashioned Christmas