Only Yesterday (album)

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Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday album cover.jpg
Greatest hits album by
the Carpenters
Released1990 (1990)
Recorded1969–1981
Genre Pop, adult contemporary
Label A&M Records
Producer Richard Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
Lovelines
(1989)		Only Yesterday
(1990)		 From the Top
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Only Yesterday (subtitled Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits) is a greatest hits compilation album by American group the Carpenters. It was released in 1990 by A&M Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart for seven weeks. [2]

Contents

Re-issues

The album was released as Their Greatest Hits worldwide later in 1990, charting in several other countries and peaking at number one in New Zealand, also for seven weeks. This version has almost identical cover art except for the title as well as the addition of a sticker reading "20 Tracks, 76 Minutes Playing Time".

Track listing

  1. "Yesterday Once More" (remix)
  2. "Superstar" (remix)
  3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" (remix)
  4. "Top of the World" (single mix)
  5. "Ticket to Ride"
  6. "Goodbye to Love" (remix)
  7. "This Masquerade"
  8. "Hurting Each Other"
  9. "Solitaire"
  10. "We've Only Just Begun" (remix)
  11. "Those Good Old Dreams"
  12. "Please Mr. Postman"
  13. "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
  14. "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
  15. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
  16. "For All We Know"
  17. "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"
  18. "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
  19. "Only Yesterday"
  20. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem of World Contact Day)" (remix)

Charts

Chart (1990-1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 3
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [5] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [7] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 1
European Albums ( Eurotipsheet ) [9] 7
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 33

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [11] Gold30,000^
Australia (ARIA) [12] Platinum70,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [13] Gold25,000 [13]
Japan (RIAJ) [14] Gold100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [15] Gold100,000 [15]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [16] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] 5× Platinum1,500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Their Greatest Hits - Carpenters". Allmusic . Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Carpenters - Only Yesterday". Official Charts Company. March 31, 1990. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ↑ "Charts.nz – Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Carpenters – Only Yesterday". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 7, no. 16. April 21, 1991. p. 22. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Aria Album Charts - 1990" . Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Carpenters" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Carpenters – Only Yesterday" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 1994年2月 on the drop-down menu
  15. 1 2 "Carpenters Their Greatest Hits Mexican award disc" . Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – The Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  17. ↑ "British album certifications – The Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 23, 2019.


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