℗ 2021 Richard Carpenter, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited; A Decca Records Release
Released | January 14, 2022 |
Duration | 37m 49s |
Record Label | Decca |
Genre | Classical (Classical Crossover) |
Richard Carpenter’s Piano Songbook
Richard Carpenter
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Medley
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1.1
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Sing, Goodbye to Love, Eve, Rainy Days and Mondays
Joe Raposo; Richard Carpenter; John Bettis; Roger Nichols; Paul Williams; Richard Carpenter |
6:00 | |||
1.2
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I Won't Last a Day Without You
Paul Williams; Roger Nichols; Richard Carpenter |
3:50 | |||
1.3
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For All We Know
Fred Karlin; Robb Wilson; Arthur James; Richard Carpenter |
3:00 | |||
1.4
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(They Long To Be) Close to You
Burt Bacharach; Hal David; Richard Carpenter |
2:54 | |||
1.5
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Yesterday Once More
Richard Carpenter; John Bettis; Richard Carpenter |
3:22 | |||
1.6
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I Need To Be In Love
Richard Carpenter; John Bettis; Albert Hammond; Richard Carpenter |
3:48 | |||
1.7
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The Rainbow Connection
Paul Williams; Kenneth Lee Ascher; Richard Carpenter |
3:14 | |||
1.8
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Top of the World
Richard Carpenter; John Bettis; Richard Carpenter |
3:18 | |||
1.9
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We've Only Just Begun
Roger Nichols; Paul Williams; Richard Carpenter |
2:24 | |||
1.10
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Sing
Joe Raposo; Richard Carpenter |
1:13 | |||
1.11
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Goodbye to Love
Richard Carpenter; John Bettis; Richard Carpenter |
0:55 | |||
1.12
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Eve
Richard Carpenter; John Bettis; Richard Carpenter |
1:48 | |||
1.13
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Raining Days and Mondays
Roger Nichols; Paul Williams; Richard Carpenter |
2:03 |
Richard Carpenter releases Richard Carpenter’s Piano Songbook via Decca Records . The album features the revered musician, producer, songwriter, and arranger interpreting hits and personal favourites from the much-adored catalog of the Carpenters on solo piano.
Carpenter brings his unique interpretations to some of the most beloved melodies in the entire pop canon, including such enduring hits by sister Karen and himself as “Close to You,” “Yesterday Once More,” “Top of the World,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”
Says Carpenter of the new project: “I’ve not only been into music since I was a kid, but records as well, and everything to do with them. In the late forties and early fifties, the Big Three labels were: Columbia, Victor, and Decca… Bing Crosby was on Decca!
When the label asked if I might be interested in recording an album of Carpenters songs on solo piano, I could only think of my Mom and Dad, and what an enormous compliment this was to their son, who never wanted to practise.
“But this was a challenge. For somebody who likes to turn everything into a production, like our records, to adapt them for solo piano was a tall order, but the piano is a remarkable instrument, with a remarkable range, and I believe I’ve given the songs chosen a fairly good reading.”
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.93 -5.49 to -0.25 | -23.43 -24.84 to -21.70 | -20.75 -22.30 to -18.70 | 13 12 to 15 | |
1 | Sing, Goodbye to Love, Eve, Rainy Days and Mondays | -0.63 | -23.22 | -20.4 | 15 |
2 | I Won't Last a Day Without You | -3.31 | -23.35 | -20.8 | 13 |
3 | For All We Know | -4.99 | -23.54 | -21.0 | 12 |
4 | (They Long To Be) Close to You | -0.25 | -22.38 | -19.7 | 14 |
5 | Yesterday Once More | -4.10 | -24.84 | -22.3 | 13 |
6 | I Need To Be In Love | -4.19 | -24.27 | -21.6 | 13 |
7 | The Rainbow Connection | -5.49 | -24.38 | -21.8 | 13 |
8 | Top of the World | -3.55 | -22.82 | -20.4 | 13 |
9 | We've Only Just Begun | -1.71 | -23.13 | -20.5 | 13 |
10 | Sing | -2.74 | -23.87 | -20.9 | 15 |
11 | Goodbye to Love | -1.48 | -21.70 | -18.7 | 12 |
12 | Eve | -5.00 | -24.21 | -21.7 | 12 |
13 | Raining Days and Mondays | -0.63 | -22.91 | -20.0 | 14 |