The Carpenters - Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [Japanese Ed.] (2018)

Year: 7 December 2018 (CD Dec 7, 2018)
Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY-15801
Style: Soft Rock, Pop, Vocal
Country: Downey, California, U.S.
Time: 69:25
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 512 Mb

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.
Richard Carpenter served as the album's arranger, conductor and co-producer. The Royal Philharmonic recorded its portions at Abbey Road Studio. The album was completed at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenters_with_the_Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra)

01. Overture (01:30)
02. Yesterday Once More (03:56)
03. Hurting Each Other (03:58)
04. I Need To Be In Love (04:30)
05. For All We Know (02:56)
06. Touch Me When We’re Dancing (03:15)
07. I Believe You (03:53)
08. I Just Fall In Love Again (05:01)
09. Merry Christmas, Darling (03:01)
10. Baby It’s You (03:11)
11. (They Long To Be) Close To You (03:40)
12. Superstar (03:51)
13. Rainy Days And Mondays (03:36)
14. This Masquerade (04:50)
15. Ticket To Ride (04:10)
16. Goodbye To Love (03:58)
17. Top Of The World (02:59)
18. We’ve Only Just Begun (04:04)
19. Please Mr. Postman (02:56)

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The Ronettes - The Ultimate Collection [1961-1974] (1997)

Year: 1961-1974 (CD 1997)
Label: Marginal Records (Europe), CDMAR 050
Style: Vocal, Pop, Oldies
Country: New York City, U.S.
Time: 77:59
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 542 Mb

The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. The group consisted of the lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as "The Darling Sisters". Signed first by Colpix Records in 1961, they moved to Phil Spector's Philles Records in March 1963 and changed their name to "The Ronettes".
The Ronettes placed nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100, six of which became Top 40 hits. Among their hit songs are "Be My Baby", which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, "Baby, I Love You", "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" and "Walking in the Rain". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica. That year, the Rolling Stones were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for the Beatles on their 1966 US tour, becoming the only girl group to tour with them, before splitting up in 1967. In the 1970s, the group was briefly revived as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes. Veronica Bennett married Phil Spector in 1968.
Their song "Be My Baby" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Rolling Stone ranked their album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica No. 422 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The Ronettes were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. The group also holds the record for the longest gap between top-ten hits in Billboard history, just over 58 years.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes)

01. Recipe For Love (02:26)
02. I Want A Boy (02:12)
03. Be My Baby (02:36)
04. (Best Part Of...) Breaking Up (02:41)
05. Baby I Love You (02:32)
06. You Baby (02:42)
07. Do I Love You (02:45)
08. Good Girls (02:24)
09. Silhouettes (02:24)
10. You Bet I Would (02:10)
11. I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead (02:24)
12. I Wonder (02:37)
13. Chapel Of Love (02:48)
14. Is This What I Get For Loving You (03:10)
15. Here I Sit (02:55)
16. Soldier Baby (02:50)
17. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love (02:37)
18. How Does It Feel (02:40)
19. Walking In The Rain (03:18)
20. Woman In Love (02:55)
21. I Can Hear Music (03:12)
22. Oh I Love You (02:20)
23. Lovers (02:40)
24. So Young (02:35)
25. Keep On Dancing (02:28)
26. Paradise (03:35)
27. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (02:39)
28. Sleigh Ride (02:57)
29. Frosty The Snowman (02:13)

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The Carpenters - Singles 1969-1981 [Japanese Ed. SHM-CD] (2000)

Year: May 23, 2000 (CD Jun 20, 2012)
Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY-25212
Style: Soft Rock, Pop, Vocal
Country: Downey, California, U.S.
Time: 71:41
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 435 Mb

The Carpenters were an American musical duo composed of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter, known for their distinctive close harmonies and soft rock sound. They achieved remarkable commercial success in the 1970s, with their first single, "Close to You," reaching number one on the charts in 1970. Over their career, they amassed twenty Top 40 hits, including popular songs like "We've Only Just Begun," "Top of the World," and "Please Mr. Postman." Their music often featured compositions by prominent songwriters of the era, such as Carole King and Paul Williams.
The duo's clean image and mellow style contrasted with the more rebellious rock music of the time, yet they maintained a dedicated fan base. Their influence extended beyond music, with a television variety show, "Make Your Own Kind of Music," contributing to their popularity. Tragically, Karen Carpenter passed away in 1983 due to complications from anorexia, which she had struggled with for years. Despite this, the Carpenters' music continues to resonate, with many of their albums still selling well into the 21st century and a variety of compilation albums celebrating their legacy.
During their career, the Carpenters amassed twenty Top 40 hits; only one, “Touch Me When We’re Dancing,” charted outside of the 1970’s, in 1981. They started their career with immediate success as their first single, “Close to You,” hit number one in the summer of 1970, holding the top spot for four weeks and staying on the charts for fifteen. Only three months later, “We’ve Only Just Begun” held second place on the charts for four weeks. The group would have two more number-one hits: “Top of the World” in 1973 and “Please Mr. Postman” the following year. The success of the latter single, a 1961 hit for the Marvelettes and later for the Beatles, followed the success of the Carpenters’ 1973 album Now and Then, the second side of which consisted of a medley of sound-alike covers of early rock-and-roll hits, packaged in the form of an oldies radio show.
(full version: ebsco.com/research-starters/history/carpenters-music)

01. For All We Know (02:33)
02. I Believe You (03:55)
03. It’s Going To Take Some Time (02:59)
04. We’ve Only Just Begun (03:04)
05. Those Good Old Dreams (04:11)
06. Superstar (03:46)
07. Rainy Days And Mondays (03:34)
08. Goodbye To Love (03:56)
09. All You Get From Love Is A Love Song (03:46)
10. Top Of The World (02:58)
11. Only Yesterday (03:47)
12. Ticket To Ride (04:09)
13. Hurting Each Other (02:48)
14. Yesterday Once More (03:57)
15. Sing (03:18)
16. Touch Me When We're Dancing (03:19)
17. Please Mr. Postman (02:47)
18. I Need To Be In Love (03:49)
19. I Won't Last A Day Without You (04:29)
20. (They Long To Be) Close To You (03:41)
21. For All We Know (Reprise) (00:46)

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The Andrew Sisters - The Best Of The Andrews Sisters [1937-1952] (1994)

Year: 1994 (CD 1994)
Label: Blue Moon (Spain), BMCD 3005
Style: Swing, Boogie-Woogie, Vocal, Oldies
Country: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Time: 75:54
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 363 Mb

The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie Andrews (1918–2013). The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and "Rum and Coca-Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso.
The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs are still influential today and have been copied and recorded by entertainers such as Patti Page, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, The Pointer Sisters, Pentatonix, and others. The group was among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1998. Writing for Bloomberg, Mark Schoifet said the sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. They were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in May 2006.
In the years just before and during World War II, the Andrews Sisters were at the height of their popularity, and the group still tends to be associated in the public's mind with the war years. They had numerous hit records during these years, both on their own and in collaboration with fellow Decca Records artist Bing Crosby. Some of these hits had service or military related themes, including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Three Little Sisters", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)", "A Hot Time In the Town of Berlin" and "Rum and Coca-Cola". The sisters performed their hits in service comedy films, such as Buck Privates and Private Buckaroo.
(full version: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters)

01. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (02:45)
02. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (03:09)
03. Rum and Coca Cola (03:11)
04. Hold Tight-Hold Tight (03:17)
05. Shoo, Shoo baby (02:52)
06. South American Way (02:48)
07. Sonny Boy (02:51)
08. Rhumboogie (02:40)
09. Tico Tico (02:18)
10. Well All Right (03:02)
11. Beer Barrel Polka (02:54)
12. Pennsylvania 6-5000 (03:06)
13. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (02:53)
14. Say 'Si Si' (Para Vigo Me Voy) (02:34)
15. Oh, ma-ma ! (The Butcher Boy) (02:31)
16. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (02:58)
17. Oh Johnny, oh Johnny, oh ! (02:47)
18. Pensylvania Polka (02:48)
19. Ti-Pi-Tin (02:40)
20. Straigthen Up and Fly Right (02:29)
21. The Strip Polka (02:53)
22. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (02:44)
23. Hit the Road (02:33)
24. In the Mood (02:48)
25. Elmer's Tune (02:28)
26. Aurora (02:55)
27. Lullaby of Broadway (02:44)

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