Horizon (The Carpenters album)
Horizon | ||||
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A&M Studios, Hollywood | ||||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 34:53 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter/Associate Producer - Karen Carpenter | |||
The Carpenters chronology | ||||
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Singles from Horizon | ||||
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Horizon is the sixth studio
After five consecutive albums peaking inside the US top five, Horizon broke this run by only reaching no. 13. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 1 million copies. It was particularly successful in the United Kingdom and Japan, topping the charts and becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1975 in those countries. Horizon also reached no. 3 in New Zealand, no. 4 in Canada and no. 5 in Norway.
Overview
The album's first single, "
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At the time of the release of Horizon, lyricist John Bettis claimed "(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You" to be his and Richard's best collaboration.[9]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Rolling Stone | (Positive)[11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
Rolling Stone reviewer Stephen Holden acclaimed Horizon, calling it "the Carpenters' most musically sophisticated album to date."[11] However, AllMusic gave the album a less enthusiastic review and cited flaws despite a good production.
Re-packaged release
Horizon was re-issued as a CD in 1996 with the track list and running order intact by the Belgium label ARC Records (not to be confused with the American label of the same name), retitled simply The Carpenters and with an entirely different cover design.[13]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Aurora" | 2:48 | |
5. | "I Can Dream, Can't I?" | 4:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Solitaire" |
| 4:40 |
7. | "Happy" |
| 3:50 |
8. | "(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You" |
| 3:58 |
9. | "Love Me for What I Am" |
| 3:28 |
10. | "Eventide" |
| 1:27 |
Personnel
- Karen Carpenter – vocals, drums on "Please Mr. Postman" and "Happy"
- Richard Carpenter – keyboards, ARP synthesizer, vocals
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Tony Peluso – guitar
- Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone
- Doug Strawn – baritone saxophone
- Earle 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
Although percussion is audible on some of the songs, notably "Only Yesterday", it is not specified who the percussionist is, but this would change with the experimental album Passage, released in 1977.
Engineers: Roger Young, Ray Gerhardt Assistant engineer: Dave Iveland
Photography: Ed Caraeff
Arranged, orchestrated and conducted by Richard Carpenter
"I Can Dream, Can't I?" featured guest performances by:
- Bass: Joe Mondragon
- Drums: Alvin Stoller
- Keyboards: Pete Jolly
- Vibes: Frank Flynn
- Guitar: Bob Bain
Singles
- "Please Mr. Postman" US 7" single (1974) – A&M 1646
- "Please Mr. Postman"
- "This Masquerade"
- "Only Yesterday" US 7" single (1975) – A&M 1677
- "Only Yesterday"
- "Happy"
- "Solitaire" US 7" single (1975) – A&M 1721
- "Solitaire"
- "Love Me for What I Am"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[26] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Japan (Oricon Charts) | — | 228,000[27] |
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[29] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Carpenters - Horizon Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-10-31
- ^ "Original versions of (I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You written by John Bettis, Richard Carpenter | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Carpenter, Richard: "Yesterday Once More: Memories of the Carpenters and Their Music", page 87. Tiny Ripple Books, 2000
- ^ "没有找到站点".
- ^ Carpenters Decade back cover; sold through the original fan club
- ^ "Carpenters Horizon (1975) Karen Carpenter". leadsister.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Carpenters •• Solitaire". www.richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Carpenters: Horizon album, 1975". www.richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ The Carpenters: The Untold Story - An Authorized Biography by Ray Coleman
- AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (1975-08-28). "Music Reviews : Horizon by the Carpenters". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone carpenters album guide.
- ^ Musik-Sammler (German text)
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4012a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- Original Confidence. Retrieved September 21, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Charts.nz – Carpenters – Horizon". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Carpenters – Horizon". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6489a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart of 1975" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from 1975年アルバム年間ヒットチャート the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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value (help) - ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Carpenters – Horizon". Music Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "British album certifications – Carpenters – Horizon". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "American album certifications – Horizon – Kind of Hush". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 21, 2012.