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"We've Only Just Begun" is a single by the Carpenters, written by Roger Nichols (music) and Paul Williams (lyrics). It was ranked at No. 414 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." [2] It also became Carpenters' second consecutive top-five single in the Billboard Hot 100.
It remained at #1 for four weeks and became one of the Carpenters' most iconic songs. Richard devoted the song to Karen. [5] "We've Only Just Begun", composed by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, first appeared in a 1970 Crocker-Citizens Bank commercial that depicted a married couple beginning their life together. In August 1970, it became ...
Both "We've Only Just Begun" and "(They Long to Be) Close to You" have been honored with Grammy Hall of Fame awards for recordings of lasting quality or historical significance. [225] The Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 90 million units making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. [226]
This is a comprehensive list of songs written or performed by pop duo the Carpenters, featuring Karen and Richard Carpenter. This list includes official studio albums, live albums, solo albums, and notable compilations that feature rare or unreleased material.
"Make Believe It's Your First Time" (Morrison, Wilson) – 4:07 "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (Eaton) – 3:46 "Top of the World" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:00 "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 5:01 "We've Only Just Begun" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:04 "Those Good Old Dreams" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:12
AllMusic rated the album four stars, commenting that "there's a certain inherent sadness listening to this concise 12-song collection of the Carpenters' early hits, especially as it opens with "We've Only Just Begun," with its hopeful, dreamy lyrics—for it was never supposed to be definitive, just the first of at least two such collections ...
Included are pretty ballads by Burt Bacharach and Roger Nichols, who composed the pair's first two hits, "Close To You" and "We've Only Just Begun." The duo also returns to the Marvelettes' songbag, which brought its most recent gold single, "Please Mr. Postman," for "Beechwood 4- 5789."
The song was written by Paul Williams (lyrics) and Roger Nichols (music) who also wrote two previous hits for The Carpenters – "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays". [1] According to the lyricist Paul Williams, the line "when there's no getting over that rainbow" in the chorus is a reference to the song " Over the Rainbow ...