As Time Goes By (The Carpenters album)

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As Time Goes By
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Compilation album by
The Carpenters
ReleasedAugust 1, 2001
Recorded1967–1980
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
  2. "If I Had You"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
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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.

Contents

Background

The compilation includes the previously-unreleased songs "The Rainbow Connection", "Leave Yesterday Behind," a ballad that was recorded for a TV movie of the same name, and the Carpenters' versions of "California Dreamin'" and "Nowhere Man" from the original demos that got them their first record deal. [3]

Release

The album was first released in Japan on August 1, 2001. An international release was to follow, but copyright issues arose among several publishers. These issues were not resolved until late 2003, delaying the album's international date of release until April 13, 2004.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Without a Song"
1:58
2."Superstar"/"Rainy Days and Mondays"
3:10
3."Nowhere Man" Lennon–McCartney 2:56
4."I Got Rhythm"/"'S Wonderful"/"Rhapsody in Blue"/"Fascinating Rhythm" (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."This Masquerade"/"My Funny Valentine"/"I'll Be Seeing You"/"Someone to Watch Over Me"/"As Time Goes By"/"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"/"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Karen Carpenter/Ella Fitzgerald medley)
6:00
9." Close Encounters / Star Wars Medley" John Williams 6:01
10."Leave Yesterday Behind" Fred Karlin 3:34
11."Yesterday Once More"/"Magic Moments"/"Sing"/"Catch a Falling Star"/"Close to You"/"It's Impossible"/"We've Only Just Begun"/"And I Love You So"/"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"/"'Till the End of Time"/"No Other Love" (Carpenters/Como medley)
6:56
12."California Dreamin'"
2:33
13."The Rainbow Connection"
4:36
14."Sing"/"Close to You"/"For All We Know"/"Ticket to Ride"/"Only Yesterday"/"I Won't Last a Day Without You"/"Goodbye to Love"" (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) [5] 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. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "As Time Goes By Review". Allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "As Time Goes By". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "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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