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Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition | ||||
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Released | February 10, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1969–1981 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 138:49 | |||
Label | A&M/Universal Music Distribution | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
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Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is a two-disc compilation released by the Carpenters in early 2004.
The album is essentially the expanded US release of a European compilation released in 2000, titled Gold: Greatest Hits (the same title as ABBA's), which peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. That version contained just one disc with 20 tracks, all of which were also featured on this American version. The covers of both releases have the same look as the 1992 Gold: Greatest Hits compilation album by ABBA. The original cover artwork had "Greatest Hits" in place of where "35th Anniversary Edition" is on the US cover. An accompanying DVD followed in 2002.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/source | Length |
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1. | "Yesterday Once More † " | Bettis, Carpenter | Now & Then | 3:58 |
2. | "Please Mr. Postman † " | Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland | Horizon | 2:47 |
3. | "Hurting Each Other † " | Gary Geld, Peter Udell | A Song for You | 2:47 |
4. | "I Need to Be in Love † " | Bettis, Carpenter, Albert Hammond | A Kind of Hush | 3:49 |
5. | "Merry Christmas, Darling" (1978 mix) | Carpenter, Frank Pooler | Non-album single, 1970; mix used found on Christmas Portrait , 1978 | 3:05 |
6. | "(They Long to Be) Close to You † " | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Close to You | 3:40 |
7. | "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song * " | Steve Eaton | Passage | 3:46 |
8. | "Sing † " | Joe Raposo | Now & Then | 3:18 |
9. | "Make Believe It's Your First Time * " | Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson | Voice of the Heart | 4:08 |
10. | "Ticket to Ride ¤ " | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Offering/Ticket to Ride , 1969 | 4:09 |
11. | "Goodbye to Love † " | Bettis, Carpenter | A Song for You | 3:55 |
12. | "I Just Fall in Love Again * " | Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt | Passage | 4:03 |
13. | "I Believe You * " | Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi | Made in America , 1981 (released as a single three years prior) | 3:55 |
14. | "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again ‡ " | David Pomeranz | Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration , 1995 (released as a single the previous year; originally recorded twenty years prior) | 4:22 |
15. | "For All We Know † " | Arthur James, Karlin, Robb Wilson | Carpenters | 2:32 |
16. | "Touch Me When We're Dancing * " | Kenny Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace | Made in America | 3:20 |
17. | "I Won't Last a Day Without You † " | Nichols, Williams | A Song for You | 3:54 |
18. | "Mr. Guder † " | Bettis, Carpenter | Close to You | 3:21 |
19. | "A Song for You † " | Russell | A Song for You | 4:37 |
20. | "Karen's Theme * " | Carpenter | Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter solo album), 1998 | 2:41 |
Total length: | 72:34 |
Most of the songs listed here are remixes. This compilation's songs have more refined and re-recorded tracks, less noise in the background, and a lot of reverberation in the background.
Some editions contain "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track.
A Canadian release from A&M Records/Universal Music Canada is dated 2005 and is simply titled Gold, without a subtitle. The 22-page booklet has a colour photo cover, not the original black cover.
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