Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
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Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition | ||||
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Released | February 10, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1969–1981 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 138:49 | |||
Label | A&M/Universal Music Distribution | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is a two-disc compilation released by the Carpenters in early 2004.
The album is essentially the expanded US release of a European compilation released in 2000, titled Gold: Greatest Hits (the same title as ABBA's), which peaked at #4 on the
Track listing
Disc one
Disc two
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/source | Length |
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1. | " Sing†" | Joe Raposo | Now & Then | 3:18 |
9. | "Make Believe It's Your First Time*" | Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson | Voice of the Heart | 4:08 |
10. | "Ticket to Ride¤" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Offering/Ticket to Ride, 1969 | 4:09 |
11. | "Goodbye to Love†" | Bettis, Carpenter | A Song for You | 3:55 |
12. | "I Just Fall in Love Again*" | Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt | Passage | 4:03 |
13. | "I Believe You*" | Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi | Made in America, 1981 (released as a single three years prior) | 3:55 |
14. | "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again‡" | David Pomeranz | Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1995 (released as a single the previous year; originally recorded twenty years prior) | 4:22 |
15. | "For All We Know†" | Arthur James, Karlin, Robb Wilson | Carpenters | 2:32 |
16. | "Touch Me When We're Dancing*" | Kenny Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace | Made in America | 3:20 |
17. | "I Won't Last a Day Without You†" | Nichols, Williams | A Song for You | 3:54 |
18. | "Mr. Guder†" | Bettis, Carpenter | Close to You | 3:21 |
19. | "A Song for You†" | Russell | A Song for You | 4:37 |
20. | "Karen's Theme*" | Carpenter | Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter solo album), 1998 | 2:41 |
Total length: | 72:34 |
Remix notes
Most of the songs listed here are remixes. This compilation's songs have more refined and re-recorded tracks, less noise in the background, and a lot of reverberation in the background.
- ^* These songs are the original mixes, meaning that they have not been retouched since their recording.
- ^† These songs include a harder bass drum line and considerably more reverberation than the original version. "Top of the World" is mixed with an alternate ending to segue into "Maybe It's You".
- Horizondue to the fact that it would have been too long. It was subsequently remixed in the mid-1990s.
- ^†† This version of "Solitaire" can only be found on this album. This version is the single version, which Richard Carpenter claimed to have a guitar riff before each of the verses, whereas the version on Horizon had no guitar riff.[2]
- ^♮ "Calling Occupants" is a longer version including a comedic introduction, where an alien speaks to a radio call-in show.
- ^¤ "Ticket to Ride", the only song here that is of a 1973 remix, is a fully re-recorded version of the original. Karen did not appreciate the deep vocals of the original, and felt that she could do a better job for The Singles: 1969–1973. Thus, it was re-recorded, and has not been touched since then.
Gold: Greatest Hits
- "Yesterday Once More" – 3:59
- "Superstar" – 3:47
- "Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:35
- "Goodbye to Love" – 3:56
- "It's Going to Take Some Time" – 2:59
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" – 3:54
- "For All We Know" – 2:32
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" – 3:37
- "Touch Me When We're Dancing" – 3:21
- "Please Mr. Postman" – 2:48
- "I Need to Be in Love" – 3:50
- "Solitaire" – 4:41
- "We've Only Just Begun" – 3:05
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – 3:41
- "This Masquerade" – 4:53
- "Ticket to Ride" – 4:09
- "Top of the World" – 2:58
- "Only Yesterday" – 3:46
- "Sing" – 3:20
- "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" – 7:09
Some editions contain "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track.
Personnel
- Richard Carpenter – compilation producer, liner notes
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Stewart Whitmore – assembling at Marcussen Mastering
- Mike Ragogna – project director
- Adam Abrams, Barry Korkin and Lee Lodyga – project coordination
Alternative version
A Canadian release from A&M Records/Universal Music Canada is dated 2005 and is simply titled Gold, without a subtitle. The 22-page booklet has a colour photo cover, not the original black cover.
Charts
Chart (2000–2009) | Peak position |
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Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[3] | 24 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 17 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 6 |
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 4 |
US Billboard 200[7] | 101 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | 5× Platinum | 1,500,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Richard Carpenter. Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition. Album notes. 2004.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Carpenters – Gold - Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Carpenters – Gold - Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "British album certifications – Carpenters – Gold - Greates Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "American album certifications – The Carpenters – Gold". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2024.