Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Compilation album by Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)
Length	1:06:36
Label	A&M Universal Music Enterprises
Producer	Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter Nick Patrick
Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology
As Time Goes By (2004) Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)
Live/compilations chronology
The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Songs (2016) Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Independent	[2]
The Irish News	9/10 [3]

Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a compilation album by American duo the Carpenters. It was released on 7 December 2018, by A&M Records and Universal Music Enterprises. The album features Carpenters' "original vocal and instrumental tracks" accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Japanese release has "Please Mr. Postman" as a bonus track. ^[4]

Richard Carpenter served as the album's arranger, conductor and co-producer. ^[5] The Royal Philharmonic recorded its portions at Abbey Road Studio. The album was completed at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.

Track listing

All tracks arranged by Richard Carpenter; except "I Believe You" arranged by Paul Riser.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture"	Richard Carpenter, Peter Knight	1:29
2.	"Yesterday Once More"	John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:57
3.	"Hurting Each Other"	Gary Geld, Peter Udell	3:58
4.	"Touch Me When We're Dancing"	Ken Bell, Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace	3:16
5.	"For All We Know"	Arthur James, Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson	2:57
6.	"I Need to Be in Love"	Richard Carpenter, John Bettis, Albert Hammond	4:30
7.	"I Believe You"	Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi	3:53
8.	"I Just Fall in Love Again"	Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt, Harry Lloyd, Gloria Sklerov	5:14
9.	"Merry Christmas, Darling"	Richard Carpenter, Frank Pooler	3:02
10.	"Baby It's You"	Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams	3:12
11.	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	3:41
12.	"Superstar"	Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell	3:51
13.	"Rainy Days and Mondays"	Roger Nichols, Paul Williams	3:37
14.	"This Masquerade"	Leon Russell	4:51
15.	"Ticket to Ride"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:10
16.	"Goodbye to Love"	John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:59
17.	"Top of the World"	John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	2:59
18.	"We've Only Just Begun"	Roger Nichols, Paul Williams	4:00
Total length:			1:06:36

Target and Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
19.	"Please Mr. Postman"	2:57

Personnel

• Vocals: Karen Carpenter
• Guitar: Tim May, Tony Peluso. Pedal Steel: Buddy Emmons
• Bass: Joe Osborn
• Keyboards: Richard Carpenter
• Drums: Greg Bissonette, Hal Blaine, Karen Carpenter,
  Jim Gordon, Larrie Londin, Mike Shapiro, Ron Tutt
• Saxophone: Bob Messenger, Tom Scott
• Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
• Flute: Wayne Bergeron, Bob Messenger, David Shostac
• Oboe: Earl Dumler
• Horns: Wayne Bergeron, David Duke, Earl Dumler, Chuck Findley,
• Backing Vocals: Richard Carpenter, Carolyn Dennis,
  The M.O.R. Chorale, The O.K. Chorale

Charts

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6]	29
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8]	7
UK Albums (OCC) [9]	8
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) [10]	2
US Top Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard) [11]	2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [12]	52

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Collar, Matt. "Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - AllMusic review". allmusic.com. AllMusic . Retrieved 9 February 2020.
2. O'Connor, Roisin (6 December 2018). "Album reviews: 6ix9ine – DUMMY BOY, and The Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra". independent.co.uk. The Independent . Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. Mapstone, Lucy (7 December 2018). "Album reviews: The Carpenters get RPO treatment, Clean Bandit, LP, Night Flight". irishnews.com. The Irish News . Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. "Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
5. "Historic New Album Pairs Carpenters' Original Pop Masterpieces with Richard Carpenter Conducting His Own New Arrangements Recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios". Universal Music Enterprises. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
6. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
7. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2018-12-24" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
10. "Carpenters Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
11. "Carpenters Chart History (Top Classical Crossover Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
12. "Carpenters Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
13. "British album certifications – The Carpenters – Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 February 2020.