As Time Goes By (The Carpenters album)

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As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By (Carpenters album).jpg
Compilation album by
the Carpenters
ReleasedAugust 1, 2001
Recorded1967–1980, 1999
Genre Pop, adult contemporary
Length63:07
Label A&M/Universal
Producer Richard Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
Gold: Greatest Hits
(2000)		As Time Goes By
(2001)		 The Essential Collection: 1965–1997
(2002)
Singles from As Time Goes By
  1. "The Rainbow Connection"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
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As Time Goes By is a compilation album by the American music duo the Carpenters. It is a collection of songs taken from demos, outtakes, live performances, and television specials recorded by the Carpenters between 1967 and 1980. [3]

Contents

Background

Most of thracks on the compilation are taken from three Carpenters Television Specials: First Television Special ("Medley: Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Hits Medley '76"), Space Encounters ("Dancing in the Street", "Medley: Close Encounters/Star Wars"), Music, Music, Music ("Without a Song", "I Got Rhythm Medley", "Dizzy Fingers", "You're Just in Love", "Karen/Ella Medley")

Additional tracks are also taken from TV Specials: "Carpenters/Como Medley" is taken from the Perry Como's 1974 Christmas Special [4] and "And When He Smiles" is taken from BBC's In Concert TV Series.

The compilation includes the previously unreleased songs "The Rainbow Connection" (originally from the Made in America sessions) [5] and "Leave Yesterday Behind" (a ballad that was recorded for a TV movie of the same name), [6] and the Carpenters' versions of "California Dreamin'" and "Nowhere Man" from the original demos that got them their first record deal. [7]

Due to the fact that original tapes of severals songs were low quality Richard Carpenter re-recorded several parts of the songs specifically for this compilation. [8] [9] [6] [10] [5]

Release

The album was first released in Japan on August 1, 2001. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Without a Song"
1:58
2."Medley: Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays"
3:10
3."Nowhere Man" (Demo) Lennon–McCartney 2:56
4."I Got Rhythm Medley"
4:43
5."Dancing in the Street"
2:01
6."Dizzy Fingers" Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey 3:34
7."You're Just in Love" Irving Berlin 3:46
8."Karen/Ella Medley"
6:00
9."Medley: Close Encounters/Star Wars" John Williams 6:01
10."Leave Yesterday Behind" Fred Karlin 3:34
11."Carpenters/Como Medley"
6:56
12."California Dreamin'" (Demo)
2:33
13."The Rainbow Connection"
4:36
14."Hits Medley '76"
8:13
15."And When He Smiles" Al Anderson 3:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for As Time Goes By
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [13] 18

References

  1. ↑ The Carpenters - As Time Goes By (2001) album review by Tim Sendra, credits & releases at AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ The Carpenters - As Time Goes By (2001) album review at Uncut . IPC Media. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "As Time Goes By - Carpenters". music.apple.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mavis, Paul (November 30, 2022). "'Perry Como's Christmas Show' (1974): The Carpenters join Como for a look back on a world long gone". drunktv.net. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "THE RAINBOW CONNECTION". richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "LEAVE YESTERDAY BEHIND". richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "As Time Goes By Review". Allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Medley: SUPERSTAR / RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS". richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Nowhere Man". richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ "CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'". richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "As Time Goes By - Carpenters". onamrecords.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ "As Time Goes By". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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