Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor

~ Release by Richard Carpenter (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Prelude
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
clarinet:
Jim Kanter (clarinetist)
horn [english horn]:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
recording of:
Prelude
writer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Hammer and Nails Music
0:56
2Yesterday Once More
miscellaneous support:
Morgan Ames (task: director)
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
clarinet:
Jim Kanter (clarinetist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Tim May (Guitar - flatpicking, bluegrass)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Yesterday Once More
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Almo Music (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1973), Hammer & Nails Music (in 1973) and Sweet Harmony Music (US publisher) (in 1973)
3:39
3Medley: Sing / Goodbye to Love / Eve / Rainy Days and Mondays / Look to Your Dreams
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
flute and recorder:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
horn [english horn]:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
medley including a cover recording of:
Eve
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
Goodbye to Love
composed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
lyricist:
John Bettis (in 1972)
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) (from 1971 until 1972)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
Look to Your Dreams
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Hammer and Nails Music
medley including a cover recording of:
Rainy Days and Mondays
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
Sing
lyricist and composer:
Joe Raposo (piano, composer, Sesame Street)
publisher:
Green Fox Music Inc., The Joe Raposo Music Group, Inc. and Jonico Music Inc. (in 1971)
12:13
4I Need to Be in Love
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
horn [english horn]:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
I Need to Be in Love
lyricist:
John Bettis and Albert Hammond
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc., Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Landers Roberts Music
3:07
5Sandy
engineer:
Charlie Paakkari and Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar [guitars]:
Tim May (Guitar - flatpicking, bluegrass) and Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
vocals:
Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Sandy
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Hammer and Nails Music
3:56
6Time
engineer:
Roger Young (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Leim
keyboard [keyboards] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
John Phillips (saxophonist)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
recording of:
Time
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Hammer and Nails Music
3:33
7For All We Know
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
horn [english horn]:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
cover recording of:
For All We Know (Lovers and Other Strangers, 1970)
lyricist:
Arthur James (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Wilson
composer:
Fred Karlin
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. (ended), Pamco Music Inc. (ended), EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
part of:
The 43rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1970 winner)
3:35
8One Love
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
horn [english horn]:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
One Love
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
4:57
9Bless the Beasts and Children
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
synthesizer:
Jeffery Vanston (C.J.)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Bless the Beasts and Children
writer and composer:
Perry Botkin Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) and Barry De Vorzon
arranger:
Perry Botkin Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:27
10Flat Baroque
engineer:
Charlie Paakkari and Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
bassoon:
Norm Herzberg (bassoon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Karen Carpenter
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
oboe:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
synthesizer:
Jeffery Vanston (C.J.)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Flat Baroque
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music and Rondor Music
1:48
11All Those Years Ago
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
horn [english horn]:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
recording of:
All Those Years Ago
writer:
Pamela Phillips‐Oland
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Irving Music (BMI) and Pamalybo Music
2:22
12Top of the World
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
banjo and guitar:
Tim May (Guitar - flatpicking, bluegrass)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
vocals:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
cover recording of:
Top of the World
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:23
13We’ve Only Just Begun
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
clarinet:
Jim Kanter (clarinetist)
flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
oboe:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
We’ve Only Just Begun
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., 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)
2:25
14Karen’s Theme
engineer:
Arim Steiner and Charlie Paakkari
clarinet:
Jim Kanter (clarinetist)
flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
horn [english horn]:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
recording of:
Karen's Theme (Carpenter song)
writer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Hammer and Nails Music
2:40

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Chuck Beeson (Art director & graphics designer)
photography:Reisig & Taylor (photography)
assistant engineer:Eric Cowden
Will Donovan
Steve Genewick
Dan Thompson (Assistant engineer)
producer:Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
conductor:Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
concertmaster:Jimmy Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist)
recorded at and mixed at:Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9264558 [info]