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Revision as of 05:11, 14 May 2022

Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
Length1:06:23
Label
Producer
The Carpenters chronology
The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Songs
(2016)
Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Independent[2]
The Irish News9/10[3]

Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a compilation album by American duo the Carpenters. It was released on December 7, 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. Richard Carpenter served as the album's producer, arranger and conductor.[4]

The Target store exclusive CD and the Japanese release has "Please Mr. Postman" as a bonus track.

Track listing

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

Target and Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
19."Please Mr. Postman"2:57

Charts

Chart (2018–19) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 29
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 8
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[9] 2
US Top Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard)[10] 2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[11] 52

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] 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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2018-12-24" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Top Classical Crossover Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – The Carpenters – Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 February 2020.