The Carpenters, Singles 1969-1981 - 1h 11m 43s

Tracks & Durations

1. For All We Know	2:33
2. I Believe You	3:55
3. It's Going to Take Some Time	2:59
4. We've Only Just Begun	3:04
5. Those Good Old Dreams	4:11
6. Superstar	3:46
7. Rainy Days and Mondays	3:35
8. Goodbye to Love	3:56
9. All You Get from Love is a Love Song	3:46
10. Top of the World	2:58
11. Only Yesterday	3:46
12. Ticket to Ride	4:09
13. Hurting Each Other	2:48
14. Yesterday Once More	3:57
15. Sing	3:18
16. Touch Me When We're Dancing	3:19
17. Please Mr. Postman	2:47
18. I Need to Be in Love	3:49
19. I Won't Last a Day Without You	4:29
20. (They Long to Be) Close to You	3:41
21. For All We Know (Reprise)	0:45

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Review

This revamped version of the Carpenters' two original Singles LPs may, despite the absence of some Top 40 charters, stand as the definitive single-CD collection of the duo's hits. Included are most of the reasons Karen Carpenter's bring-the-pain vocals are still revered by thrift-shopping college kids and their moms alike. Despite the act's squeaky-clean image, Karen was of course more than touched by tragedy; at least one of the more hopeful of these tunes, "For All We Know," has doubt built right into its title. The best of this is smart, cry-in-your-Evian pop that sounds a lot less dated than it might in your memory. "Close to You" and "Hurting Each Other" are actually soulful claims on their then-new soft-pop tradition, while the towering "Goodbye to Love" is worthy of Rumours-era Christine McVie. Despite some duds, mostly from its later period, 1969-1981 makes its case for this enduring and sometimes classic outfit. --Rickey Wright

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