Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	We've Only Just Begun	3:04
A2	Top Of The World	2:56
A3	Ticket To Ride	4:10
A4	Superstar	3:49
A5	Rainy Days And Mondays	3:40
A6	Goodbye To Love	3:50
B1	Yesterday Once More	3:50
B2	It's Going To Take Some Time	2:55
B3	Sing Chorus, Other [Special Thanks To] – The Jimmy Joyce Children's Chorus	3:20
B4	For All We Know	2:34
B5	Hurting Each Other	2:46
B6	(They Long To Be) Close To You	4:34

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – 18441

Credits

• Arranged By, Orchestrated By, Keyboards – Richard Carpenter
• Art Direction – Roland Young
• Bass – Joe Osborn
• Drums – Hal Blaine, Karen Carpenter
• Engineer – Ray Gerhardt
• Flute, Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Bob Messenger
• Guitar – Tony Peluso
• Harp – Gayle Levant
• Liner Notes – Digby Diehl
• Photography By – Neal Brisker*
• Producer – Jack Daugherty (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B4 to B6), Karen Carpenter (tracks: A2, B1, B3), Richard Carpenter (tracks: A2, B1, B3)
• Steel Guitar – Buddy Emmons
• Vocals [All Vocals] – Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter
• Woodwind – Doug Strawn, Earl Dumler, Jim Horn

Notes

Gatefold sleeve.

Printed in U.S.A.
℗ 1972 A&M Records, Inc.
℗ 1973 A&M Records, Inc.

SP 3601 appears on spine and front of sleeve, SP-3601 on labels.

Several label variations exist. This release with labels similar to The Singles 1969-1973 but title appears lower. Text placement variations exist with this same logo. Other releases include gold logo with title on labels, track layout variation without title on labels, RCA Music Service, Columbia House issues.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 1): SP-3601
• Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 2): SP-3602
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Etched, Side 1): A&M SP3601-M3 -EX Δ18441
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Etched, Side 1 (Variant 1)): A+M SP3601-M1 Δ18441
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Etched, Side 2): A&M SP3602-M1 Δ18441-X
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Etched, Side 2 (Variant 1)): A+M SP3601-M2 -EX Δ18441-X
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Stamped, Side 1 & 2): "MR" in a circle

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP 3601, SP-3601, SP3601	Carpenters	The Singles 1969-1973 ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Gat)	A&M Records, A&M Records, A&M Records	SP 3601, SP-3601, SP3601	US	1973
A&M 393601-2	Carpenters	The Singles 1969-1973 ‎(CD, Comp, RM)	A&M Records	A&M 393601-2	Germany	1991
D 54.762, D-54762	Carpenters	The Singles 1969-1973 ‎(Cass, Comp)	A&M Records, A&M Records	D 54.762, D-54762	Spain	Unknown
AMLH 63601	Carpenters	The Singles 1969-1973 ‎(LP, Comp, Gat)	A&M Records	AMLH 63601	Spain	1977
87 336 IT	Carpenters	The Singles 1969-1973 ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Gat)	A&M Records	87 336 IT	Benelux	1973

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