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The Carpenters' 2002 box set, The Essential Collection (1965-1997) is a revised version of their 1991 box set, From the Top. This time, Richard Carpenter has aimed more at a comprehensive treatment of the Carpenters' career, including all of their Top 40 hits (some with grudging remarks in the liner notes) in an expansion that adds 45 and a half minutes to the running time. There are also some more album cuts and rarities, though the only previously unreleased tracks are a commercial and a medley of standards by Karen Carpenter and Ella Fitzgerald from a television special. In total, he has added 17 tracks, while deleting four: a cover of the Beatles' "Goodnight"; a Spanish-language version of "Sing" (replaced by the English-language hit version that had been left off From the Top); and two songs from his sister's solo album (which he no longer describes as having been shelved in 1980 "at Karen's behest," but now "for reasons that are well-chronicled elsewhere," presumably in Ray Coleman's 1994 authorized biography), "My Body Keeps Changing My Mind" and "Still Crazy After All These Years." Since that album finally saw release in 1996, he may have thought it was no longer necessary to represent so much of it. The result of the changes is a big improvement. From the Top didn't really justify its four discs; it could have fit on three. And it was a compromise between an all-out rarities set and a thorough career overview. This version uses its greater length to satisfy the latter goal. It is worth noting, too, that like From the Top, The Essential Collection (1965-1997) is a retouched version of the Carpenters' story. Richard Carpenter has not hesitated to remix, overdub, and otherwise spiff up the band's recordings. Purists may object, but the sound justifies the changes.
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Size
CD1/01 - Caravan.mp3
8.4 MB
CD1/02 - The Parting Of Our Ways.mp3
5.4 MB
CD1/03 - Looking For Love.mp3
4.3 MB
CD1/04 - I'll Be Yours.mp3
5.7 MB
CD1/05 - Iced Tea.mp3
6 MB
CD1/06 - You'll Love Me.mp3
5.7 MB
CD1/07 - All I Can Do.mp3
4.3 MB
CD1/08 - Don't Be Afraid.mp3
4.9 MB
CD1/09 - Invocation.mp3
2.4 MB
CD1/10 - Your Wonderful Parade.mp3
5.5 MB
CD1/11 - All Of My Life.mp3
7 MB
CD1/12 - Eve.mp3
6.7 MB
CD1/13 - Ticket To Ride.mp3
9.6 MB
CD1/14 - Get Together.mp3
6.2 MB
CD1/15 - Interview.mp3
3.7 MB
CD1/16 - Love Is Surrender.mp3
4.5 MB
CD1/17 - Maybe It's You.mp3
7 MB
CD1/18 - (They Long To Be) Close To You.mp3
10.5 MB
CD1/19 - Mr. Guder.mp3
7.7 MB
CD1/20 - We've Only Just Begun.mp3
7.1 MB
CD1/21 - Merry Christmas Darling.mp3
7.1 MB
CD1/22 - For All We Know.mp3
6 MB
CD1/Carpenters - The Essential Collection 1965-1997 [CD1].m3u
562 B
CD2/01 - Rainy Days And Mondays.mp3
8.3 MB
CD2/02 - Superstar.mp3
8.8 MB
CD2/03 - Let Me Be The One.mp3
5.6 MB
CD2/04 - Bless The Beasts And The Children.mp3
7.4 MB
CD2/05 - Hurting Each Other.mp3
6.4 MB
CD2/06 - It's Going To Take Some Time.mp3
6.8 MB
CD2/07 - I Won't Last A Day Without You.mp3
9 MB
CD2/08 - A Song For You.mp3
10.6 MB
CD2/09 - Top Of The World.mp3
6.9 MB
CD2/10 - Goodbye To Love.mp3
9.1 MB
CD2/11 - This Masquerade.mp3
11.2 MB
CD2/12 - Sing.mp3
7.6 MB
CD2/13 - Jambalya (On The Bayou).mp3
8.4 MB
CD2/14 - Yesterday Once More.mp3
8.8 MB
CD2/15 - Oldies Medley.mp3
34.2 MB
CD2/16 - Yesterday Once More (Reprise).mp3
2.4 MB
CD2/17 - Radio Contest Outtakes.mp3
4.4 MB
CD2/Carpenters - The Essential Collection 1965-1997 [CD2].m3u
514 B
CD3/01 - Crown Chocolate Commercial.mp3
1.4 MB
CD3/02 - Please Mr. Postman.mp3
6.5 MB
CD3/03 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.mp3
9.5 MB
CD3/04 - Only Yesterday.mp3
8.7 MB
CD3/05 - Solitaire.mp3
10.8 MB
CD3/06 - Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again.mp3
10 MB
CD3/07 - Good Friends Are For Keeps.mp3
2.7 MB
CD3/08 - Ordinary Fool.mp3
8.5 MB
CD3/09 - Sandy.mp3
8.5 MB
CD3/10 - There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World).mp3
6.8 MB
CD3/11 - I Need To Be In Love.mp3
8.7 MB
CD3/12 - From This Moment On.mp3
5.1 MB
CD3/13 - Suntory Pop Jingle 1.mp3
1.3 MB
CD3/14 - Suntory Pop Jingle 2.mp3
1.3 MB
CD3/15 - All You Get From Love Is A Love Song.mp3
8.7 MB
CD3/16 - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft.mp3
16.4 MB
CD3/17 - Sweet, Sweet Smile.mp3
7 MB
CD3/18 - Christ Is Born.mp3
7.4 MB
CD3/19 - White Christmas.mp3
5.8 MB
CD3/20 - Little Altar Boy.mp3
8.6 MB
CD3/21 - Ave Maria.mp3
6 MB
CD3/Carpenters - The Essential Collection 1965-1997 [CD3].m3u
673 B
CD4/01 - Where Do I Go From Here.mp3
10.1 MB
CD4/02 - Little Girl Blue.mp3
7.8 MB
CD4/03 - I Believe You.mp3
9 MB
CD4/04 - If I Had You.mp3
9.1 MB
CD4/05 - Ella Medley.mp3
13.7 MB
CD4/06 - 1980 Medley.mp3
21 MB
CD4/07 - Make Believe It's Your First Time.mp3
9.6 MB
CD4/08 - Touch Me When We're Dancing.mp3
7.7 MB
CD4/09 - When It's Gone.mp3
11.5 MB
CD4/10 - Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song).mp3
11.5 MB
CD4/11 - Those Good Old Dreams.mp3
9.7 MB
CD4/12 - Now.mp3
8.9 MB
CD4/13 - Karen's Theme.mp3
6.2 MB
CD4/Carpenters - The Essential Collection 1965-1997 [CD4].m3u
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