Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973

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A1	We've Only Just Begun Written-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols	3:04
A2	Top Of The World Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	2:56
A3	Ticket To Ride Written-By – Lennon-McCartney	4:10
A4	Superstar Written-By – Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell	3:49
A5	Rainy Days And Mondays Written-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols	3:40
A6	Goodbye To Love Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:50
B1	Yesterday Once More Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:50
B2	It's Going To Take Some Time Written-By – Carole King, Toni Stern	2:55
B3	Sing Chorus, Other [Special Thanks To] – The Jimmy Joyce Children's ChorusWritten-By – Joe Raposo	3:20
B4	For All We Know Composed By – Fred KarlinWritten-By – Arthur James, Robb Wilson	2:34
B5	Hurting Each Other Written-By – Gary Geld, Peter Udell	2:46
B6	(They Long To Be) Close To You Written-By – Hal David-Burt Bacharach*	4:34

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.

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

℗ 1974 A&M Records, Inc.

A = Side 1, B = Side 2

SP 3601 appears on spine and front of sleeve, SP-3601 on labels, SP3601 appears inside booklet.

Several label variations exist. This release features brown/tan logo with title printed on labels. 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.

Track B4 from the motion picture "Lovers And Other Strangers" .

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 1): SLAM-007-1 26-XII-74 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 2): SLAM-007-2 26-XII-74 B

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, Album, 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