Carpenters - Horizon ( 1975 )

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Aurora"	Richard Carpenter John Bettis	1:35
2.	"Only Yesterday"	Carpenter Kōji Makaino Bettis	4:10
3.	"Desperado"	Don Henley Glenn Frey	3:35
4.	"Please Mr. Postman"	Georgia Dobbins William Garrett Freddie Gorman Brian Holland Robert Bateman	2:48
5.	"I Can Dream, Can't I?"	Sammy Fain Irving Kahal	4:46

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Solitaire"	Neil Sedaka Phil Cody	4:40
7.	"Happy"	Tony Peluso Diane Rubin Bettis	3:50
8.	"(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You"	Carpenter Bettis	3:58
9.	"Love Me for What I Am"	Palma Pascale Bettis	3:28
10.	"Eventide"	Carpenter Bettis	1:27

Personnel

• Karen Carpenter – vocals, drums
• Richard Carpenter – keyboards, ARP synthesizer, vocals
• Joe Osborn – bass guitar
• Jim Gordon – drums
• Tony Peluso – guitar
• Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone
• Doug Strawn – baritone saxophone
• Earl Dumler – oboe, English horn
• Thad Maxwell, Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica
• Gayle Levant – harp
• Bernie Grundman, Richard Carpenter – remastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering

 

Carpenters - Now & Then ( 1973 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sing" (Joe Raposo)	3:20
2.	"This Masquerade" (Leon Russell)	4:50
3.	"Heather" (Johnny Pearson)	2:47
4.	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams)	3:40
5.	"I Can't Make Music" (Randy Edelman)	3:17

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Yesterday Once More" (a) "Yesterday Once More" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) (b) "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) (c) "The End of the World" (Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee) (d) "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector) (e) "Dead Man's Curve" (Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Wilson, Artie Kornfeld) (f) "Johnny Angel" (Lyn Duddy, Lee Pockriss) (g) "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, Marilynn Garrett) (h) "Our Day Will Come" (Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson) (i) "One Fine Day" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)"	18:05
7.	"Yesterday Once More (reprise)" (Bettis, Carpenter)

Personnel

• Richard Carpenter – keyboards, lead and backing vocals, arranger, orchestration, producer
• Karen Carpenter – drums (except on "Jambalaya"), lead and backing vocals, producer
• Hal Blaine – drums on "Jambalaya"
• Joe Osborn – bass
• Bob Messenger – flute, tenor saxophone
• Doug Strawn – baritone saxophone
• Tom Scott – recorder
• Tony Peluso – lead and rhythm guitars, spoken word (DJ) on "Yesterday Once More"
• Gary Sims – rhythm guitar
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
• Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar
• Earl Dumler – oboe, bass oboe, English horn
• The Jimmy Joyce Children's Chorus – backing vocals on "Sing"

Carpenters - A Song for You ( 1972 )

 

Track listing

All lead vocals by Karen Carpenter, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Song for You"	Leon Russell	4:42
2.	"Top of the World"	John Bettis Richard Carpenter	2:56
3.	"Hurting Each Other"	Gary Geld Peter Udell	2:46
4.	"It's Going to Take Some Time"	Carole King Toni Stern	2:55
5.	"Goodbye to Love"	Bettis R. Carpenter	3:50
6.	"Intermission" (lead vocals: K. and R. Carpenter)	R. Carpenter	0:22

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Bless the Beasts and Children"	Perry Botkin Jr. Barry DeVorzon	3:07
8.	"Flat Baroque" (instrumental)	R. Carpenter	1:45
9.	"Piano Picker" (lead vocals: R. Carpenter)	Randy Edelman	1:59
10.	"I Won't Last a Day Without You"	Roger Nichols Paul Williams	3:47
11.	"Crystal Lullaby" (lead vocals by K. and R. Carpenter)	Bettis R. Carpenter	3:53
12.	"Road Ode"	Gary Sims Dan Woodhams	3:50
13.	"A Song for You" (reprise)	Russell	0:53

Personnel

• Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums
• Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, celesta, orchestration
• Tony Peluso – lead guitar
• Louie Shelton – guitar
• Red Rhodes – steel guitar
• Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar on "Top of the World"
• Joe Osborn – bass guitar
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Earl Dumler – oboe, English horn
• Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
• Tim Weisberg – bass flute on "It's Going to Take Some Time"
• Norm Herzberg – bassoon
• Gary Coleman – percussion on "Hurting Each Other"

Carpenters - Carpenters ( 1971 )

 

Track listing

All lead vocals by Karen Carpenter except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rainy Days and Mondays"	Roger Nichols Paul Williams	3:40
2.	"Saturday" (lead vocals by Richard Carpenter)	John Bettis R. Carpenter	1:20
3.	"Let Me Be the One"	Nichols Williams	2:25
4.	"(A Place To) Hideaway"	Randy Sparks	3:40
5.	"For All We Know" (from the motion picture Lovers and Other Strangers)	Fred Karlin Arthur James Robb Wilson	2:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Superstar"	Bonnie Bramlett Leon Russell	3:49
7.	"Druscilla Penny" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)	Bettis R. Carpenter	2:18
8.	"One Love"	Bettis R. Carpenter	3:23
9.	"Knowing When to Leave"/"Make It Easy on Yourself"/"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"/"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"/"Walk on By"/"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" (Bacharach/David Medley)	Bacharach David	5:25
10.	"Sometimes"	Henry Mancini Felice Mancini	2:52

Personnel

• Karen Carpenter – drums, vocals
• Richard Carpenter – arranger, piano, harpsichord, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, vocals, orchestration
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Jim Horn – reeds
• Bob Messenger – bass, reeds
• Tommy Morgan - harmonica on "Rainy Days and Mondays"
• Joe Osborn – bass
• Doug Strawn – reeds

Carpenters - Close to You ( 1970 )

Track listing

All lead vocals by Karen Carpenter except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We've Only Just Begun" (lead vocals: K. and Richard Carpenter)	Roger Nichols Paul Williams	3:04
2.	"Love Is Surrender" (lead vocals: K. and R. Carpenter)	Ralph Carmichael	1:59
3.	"Maybe It's You"	John Bettis R. Carpenter	3:09
4.	"Reason to Believe"	Tim Hardin	3:02
5.	"Help"	Lennon-McCartney	3:02
6.	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	4:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Baby It's You"	Bacharach Mack David Barney Williams	2:50
8.	"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"	Bacharach H. David	2:56
9.	"Crescent Noon"	Bettis R. Carpenter	4:09
10.	"Mr. Guder"	Bettis R. Carpenter	3:17
11.	"I Kept On Loving You" (lead vocals: R. Carpenter)	Nichols P. Williams	2:13
12.	"Another Song"	Bettis R. Carpenter	4:22

Personnel

• Jack Daugherty – producer
• Karen Carpenter – vocals, drums
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Richard Carpenter – vocals, keyboards, arrangements and orchestration
• Joe Osborn – bass
• Danny Woodhams – bass
• Jim Horn – woodwinds
• Bob Messenger – woodwinds
• Doug Strawn – woodwinds

Carpenters - Ticket to Ride ( 1969 )

Track listing

All lead vocals by Karen Carpenter except where noted; all tracks written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Invocation" (lead vocals by K. and R. Carpenter)		1:04
2.	"Your Wonderful Parade" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)		2:54
3.	"Someday"		5:19
4.	"Get Together" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)	Chet Powers	2:37
5.	"All of My Life"	R. Carpenter	3:07
6.	"Turn Away" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)		3:12

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Ticket to Ride"	Lennon–McCartney	4:13
8.	"Don't Be Afraid"	R. Carpenter	2:07
9.	"What's the Use" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)		2:43
10.	"All I Can Do"		1:41
11.	"Eve"		2:53
12.	"Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)	Neil Young	4:21
13.	"Benediction" (lead vocals by K. and R. Carpenter)		0:41

Personnel

• Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, harpsichord
• Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums, bass on "All of My Life" and "Eve"
• Joe Osborn – bass
• Bob Messenger – bass
• Gary Sims – guitar on "All of My Life"