Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

by Carpenters

Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 December 2018
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:06:36
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon, Ron Tutt, Gregg Bissonette, Tommy Morgan, Chuck Findley, David Duke, Karen Carpenter, Mike Shapiro, The MOR Chorale, Bob Messenger, Peter Knight, Wayne Bergeron, Richard Carpenter, Joe Osborn, Tim May, Tom Scott, Carolyn Dennis, Earl Dumler, David Shostac, Larrie Londin, Tony Peluso, Buddy Emmons

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Supervised by Richard Carpenter decades after the duo's prime, this project isolates Karen's original vocal tracks and sets them against brand-new, sweeping orchestral arrangements. The record serves as a grand, symphonic reimagining of their most beloved soft rock hits.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, symphonic, tribute, ballad, vocal, melodic, eccentric, minimal, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Overture (1:30)
  2. Yesterday Once More (3:56)
  3. Hurting Each Other (3:58)
  4. I Need To Be In Love (4:30)
  5. For All We Know (2:56)
  6. Touch Me When We鈥檙e Dancing (3:15)
  7. I Believe You (3:52)
  8. I Just Fall In Love Again (5:14)
  9. Merry Christmas, Darling (3:01)
  10. Baby It鈥檚 You (3:11)
  11. (They Long To Be) Close To You (3:40)
  12. Superstar (3:51)
  13. Rainy Days And Mondays (3:36)
  14. This Masquerade (4:50)
  15. Ticket To Ride (4:10)
  16. Goodbye To Love (3:58)
  17. Top Of The World (2:59)
  18. We鈥檝e Only Just Begun (3:59)

Credits

  • Carpenters - primary artist
  • Pete Schwier - edited by [digital editing], edited by [protools]
  • Julie Eidsvoog - music consultant [music preparation]
  • Richard Sidwell - music librarian
  • Kristen Reynolds - product manager
  • Kristina Waters - product manager
  • Beth Stempel - production manager
  • Marco Migliari - restoration [digital vocal restoration]

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