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"I Won't Last a Day Without You" is a song by The Carpenters with lyrics written by Paul Williams and music composed by Roger Nichols. The writing duo had previously contributed " We've Only Just Begun " and " Rainy Days and Mondays " to the Carpenters.
Only Yesterday (subtitled Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits) is a greatest hits compilation album by American group the Carpenters. It was released in 1990 by A&M Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart for seven weeks. [2]
The song went through a few minor revisions, including a slight remix, before it was finally released as a single in the US. The Carpenters' treatment of the much-covered Paul Williams/Roger Nichols composition "I Won't Last a Day Without You" also got a belated single release in 1974, and peaked at number eleven on the Hot 100. [9]
The song was The Carpenters' twelfth and last top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100—though they would have nine more top-ten singles on the AC charts, ending with AC number seven "Make Believe It's Your First Time", a few months after Karen's death in 1983. The music video features some footage of Karen and Richard at work in the studio.
The album also included a Carole King song, "It's Going To Take Some Time" and another Nichols / Williams original, "I Won't Last a Day Without You". [86] Another Carpenter / Bettis composition, " Top of the World ", was originally intended as just an album cut, but after Lynn Anderson scored a hit with the song in early 1973, the Carpenters ...
Do You Know the Way to San Jose: Carpenters: 1971: 1971: ... I Won't Last a Day Without You: A Song for You: 1972: 1972: ... Kiss Me the Way You Did Last Night ...
"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 "Sing" (Raposo) – 3:18 "Only Yesterday" (Carpenter, Bettis ...
Al Wilson recorded "Let Me Be the One" for inclusion on his 1974 album La La Peace Song, which featured the song in a medley with another Nichols/Williams composition. The track, "I Won't Last a Day Without You"/"Let Me Be the One" was issued as a single in December 1974 and reached No. 18 on the Billboard R&B chart while crossing over to both the Adult Contemporary chart (#39) and the ...