Gold: Greatest Hits (Carpenters album)

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
Compilation album by Carpenters
Released	February 10, 2004
Recorded	1969–1981
Genre	Pop
Length	138:49
Label	A&M/Universal Music Distribution
Producer	Richard Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003) Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004) The Ultimate Collection (2006)

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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.

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album/source	Length
1.	"Superstar†"	Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell	Carpenters, 1971	3:46
2.	"Rainy Days and Mondays†"	Roger Nichols, Paul Williams	Carpenters	3:35
3.	"Top of the World†"	John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	A Song for You, 1972	3:02
4.	"Maybe It's You†"	Bettis, Carpenter	Close to You, 1970	3:03
5.	"Let Me Be the One†"	Nichols, Williams	Carpenters	2:25
6.	"Reason to Believe†"	Tim Hardin	Close to You	3:04
7.	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)†"	Moon Mullican, Hank Williams	Now & Then, 1973	3:39
8.	"Leave Yesterday Behind‡"	Bettis, Carpenter, Fred Karlin	As Time Goes By, 2001	3:32
9.	"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore*"	Larry Weiss	Voice of the Heart, 1983	3:51
10.	"Bless the Beasts and Children†"	Perry Botkin Jr., Barry De Vorzon	Bless the Beasts and Children soundtrack, 1971; later appeared on A Song for You	3:15
11.	"It's Going to Take Some Time†"	Carole King, Toni Stern	A Song for You	2:57
12.	"The Rainbow Connection‡"	Kenneth Ascher, Williams	As Time Goes By	4:36
13.	"Only Yesterday†"	Bettis, Carpenter, Kōji Makaino	Horizon, 1975	3:47
14.	"Sweet, Sweet Smile*"	Juice Newton, Otha Young	Passage, 1977	3:02
15.	"There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)†"	Les Reed, Geoff Stephens	A Kind of Hush, 1976	3:03
16.	"California Dreamin'‡"	John Phillips, Michelle Phillips	As Time Goes By	2:30
17.	"Solitaire††"	Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka	Horizon	4:41
18.	"We've Only Just Begun†"	Nichols, Williams	Close to You	3:04
19.	"This Masquerade†"	Russell	Now & Then	4:53
20.	"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)† ♮"	Terry Draper, John Woloschuk	Passage	7:09
Total length:				73:08

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album/source	Length
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

Remix notes

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.

• ^* These songs are the original mixes, meaning that they have not been retouched since their recording.
• ^† These songs include a harder bass drum line and considerably more reverberation than the original version. "Top of the World" is mixed with an alternate ending to segue into "Maybe It's You".
• ^‡ All of these songs (with the exception of "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again") are from the album As Time Goes By, but all of these were remixed. The tracks from As Time Goes By were remixed in the late 1990s/early 2000s, and "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again", from Interpretations, was originally recorded in 1975, but was left off Horizon due to the fact that it would have been too long. It was subsequently remixed in the mid-1990s.
• ^†† This version of "Solitaire" can only be found on this album. This version is the single version, which Richard Carpenter claimed to have a guitar riff before each of the verses, whereas the version on Horizon had no guitar riff.
• ^♮ "Calling Occupants" is a longer version including a comedic introduction, where an alien speaks to a radio call-in show.
• ^¤ "Ticket to Ride", the only song here that is of a 1973 remix, is a fully re-recorded version of the original. Karen did not appreciate the deep vocals of the original, and felt that she could do a better job for The Singles: 1969–1973. Thus, it was re-recorded, and has not been touched since then.

Gold: Greatest Hits

1. "Yesterday Once More" – 3:59
2. "Superstar" – 3:47
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:35
4. "Goodbye to Love" – 3:56
5. "It's Going to Take Some Time" – 2:59
6. "I Won't Last a Day Without You" – 3:54
7. "For All We Know" – 2:32
8. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" – 3:37
9. "Touch Me When We're Dancing" – 3:21
10. "Please Mr. Postman" – 2:48
11. "I Need to Be in Love" – 3:50
12. "Solitaire" – 4:41
13. "We've Only Just Begun" – 3:05
14. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – 3:41
15. "This Masquerade" – 4:53
16. "Ticket to Ride" – 4:09
17. "Top of the World" – 2:58
18. "Only Yesterday" – 3:46
19. "Sing" – 3:20
20. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" – 7:09

Some editions contain "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track.

Personnel

• Richard Carpenter – compilation producer, liner notes
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Stewart Whitmore – assembling at Marcussen Mastering
• Mike Ragogna – project director
• Adam Abrams, Barry Korkin and Lee Lodyga – project coordination

Alternative version

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.