release date: Nov. 9, 1973
format: vinyl (1991 reissue) / cd (2014 remaster)
[album rate: 4 / 5]
producer: Richard Carpenter
label: A&M Records - nationality: USA
Compilation of 12 singles by the brother-sister duo The Carpenters - older sister Karen (1950-83) and Richard (born 1946) - over a four year period is an amazing quality collection of baroque pop hit songs.
I vividly recall listening to The Carpenters in my pre-teen years. They were among the most frequently played international artists on national radio alongside Sinatra, The Beatles, and Elvis Presley. I didn't know of any of their full albums but many of these songs were part of a preferred musical selection from very early on, and I just listening to Karen's singing voice makes me remember the house of my childhood.
[ allmusic.com 4 / 5 stars ]
Not this particular album as such, but the Carpenters plays a big part of my earliest music memories that wasn't purely children's songs.
👉 Another one from that earliest stage.
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This post is part of MyMusicJourney, which enlists key releases that have shaped my musical taste when growing up and until age 14. Most of these releases come from my parents' and / or my older brother's collection.
