As Time Goes By (The Carpenters album)

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The Carpenters album As Time Goes By was first released in 2000 in Japan, with some copyright issues. These were addressed in 2004, and the CD was released internationally.

The album includes many songs from Richard and Karen Carpenter's five television specials, and some unreleased outtakes from the "pre-Carpenters era" (1965-1968).

Track listing

1. "Without a Song" (Extended Mix) — Music, Music, Music! (1980) - 1:59
2. "Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays" — The Carpenters' Very First Television Special (1976) - 3:08
3. "Nowhere Man" — Outtake (1967) - 2:54
4. "I Got Rhythm Medley" — Music, Music, Music! (1980) - 4:41
5. "Dancing in the Street" — Space Encounters (1978) - 1:59
6. "Dizzy Fingers" — Music, Music, Music! (1980) - 2:28
7. "You're Just in Love" — Music, Music, Music! (1980) - 3:54
8. "Karen/Ella Medley" (duet with Ella Fitzgerald)— Music, Music, Music! (1980) - 6:00
9. "Space Encounters Medley" — Space Encounters (1978) - 6:00
10. "Leave Yesterday Behind" (Theme to the feature film, Leave Yesterday Behind) — Outtake (1978) - 3:32
11. "Carpenters/Como Medley" — Perry Como Christmas Special (1974) - 6:54
12. "California Dreamin'" — Outtake (1967) - 2:31
13. "The Rainbow Connection" — Outtake (1978) - 4:36
14. "Hits Medley '76" — The Carpenters' Very First Television Special (1976) - 8:11
15. "And When He Smiles" (Bonus Track)— The Carpenters: Live at the BBC (1971) - 3:00

Singles

• The Rainbow Connection

JP CD single (2001) UICY-5006

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Leave Yesterday Behind
3. Medley (Superstar/Rainy Days And Mondays)

JP CD promo (2001) SIC-1039

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Leave Yesterday Behind

Song information

1. Without a Song was performed at the very beginning of the Carpenters' TV Special, "Music, Music, Music!" in 1980.
2. The Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays medley was performed on "The Carpenters' Very First TV Special", which aired in 1976.
3. Nowhere Man was an outtake that was performed by Richard and Karen in 1967. Apparently, the tracks needed to be de-noised, and the process was very excruciating and long.
4. The I've Got Rhythm Medley was performed at the beginning of their TV Special, "Music, Music, Music!' in 1980.
5. Dancing in the Street was performed on the Carpenters' third television special, "Space Encounters" in 1978.
6. Dizzy Fingers was an instrumental performed by Richard in their last TV special. Richard ran from one piano to the next; to the next, to "spruce up" the TV special.
7. You're Just in Love was actually a duet with Karen and John Davidson on their last TV special. Richard put his vocals on the track and removed John's for the release of this album.
8. Karen and Ella performed a medley together with mainly Ella Fitzgerald's hits, but it opened with "This Masquerade".
9. The medley from "Space Encounters" was performed on their third TV special, "Space Encounters".
10. Leave Yesterday Behind was the theme to the movie with the same name from 1978.
11. The medley performed by the Carpenters and Perry was from Perry's TV special from 1974. Richard covered some of Perry's vocals with his own.
12. California Dreamin' was also another outtake from 1967-8.
13. The Rainbow Connection was mainly for Kermit from the Muppet Show. They recorded it from about 1979.
14. The Hits Medley was from 1976, on "The Carpenters' Very First TV Special" at the very end.
15. And When He Smiles was originally performed by The Wildweeds. They liked the Wildweeds' version, and performed it on their BBC concert. Richard Carpenter added a string track for its release on this album.