Made in America

by Carpenters

Made in America cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 June 1981
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:18
  • Community rating: 3.27/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Tom Scott, Carolyn Dennis, Gayle Levant, Tim May, Peter Limonick, John Robinson, Maxine Willard Waters, Tony Peluso, Jerry Steinholtz, Bob Conti, Joe Osborn, Stephanie Spruill, Gerald Vinci, Larrie Londin, Earl Dumler, Ron Tutt, Paulinho da Costa, Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter, Fred Tackett, Dennis Budimir

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the final album released during Karen Carpenter's lifetime, 'Made in America' was an attempt to update their sound for the 1980s. The record utilizes sleek, radio-friendly soft rock production while maintaining their foundational emphasis on vocal perfection.

Genres

Descriptors: polished, melodic, female vocalist, radio, string arrangements

Tracklist

  1. Those Good Old Dreams (4:13)
  2. Strength Of A Woman (3:57)
  3. (Want You) Back In My Life Again (3:40)
  4. When You've Got What It Takes (3:40)
  5. Somebody's Been Lyin' (4:24)
  6. I Believe You (3:54)
  7. Touch Me When We're Dancing (3:19)
  8. When It's Gone (It's Just Gone) (5:00)
  9. Beechwood 4-5789 (3:06)
  10. Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song) (5:01)

Credits

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