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"Top of the World" is a 1972 song written and composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis and first recorded by American pop duo Carpenters. It was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit for the duo for two consecutive weeks in 1973. It also became Carpenters' second number one and tenth top-ten single in the Billboard Hot 100.
The compilation include a re-recorded single version of "Top of the World" and newly re-recorded "Ticket to Ride" specially for the compilation.It also includes a number of musical introductions and segues between the songs "Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Goodbye to Love", the latter two were sped up in pitch, much to the regret of Richard in subsequent years.
The 20 track compilation covers the period from 1969 to 1981. Some editions contained "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track. The compilation was repackaged as a 2001 dutch Yesterday Once More: De Nederlandse Singles Collectie by replacing "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" with "Sweet, Sweet Smile" and placing it as track 6.
During their career, the duo scored 1 number one album and another 4 Top 10 albums on Billboard 200, as well as 3 number one singles, 12 top 10 singles and 20 top 40 hits on Billboard Hot 100. They have also been the third-best-selling international music act in the Japanese market, only behind Mariah Carey and the Beatles .
"I Need to Be in Love" (Carpenter, Bettis, Hammond) – 3:49 "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 ...
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Live in Japan was the first live album by the American pop music duo Carpenters released on Asian market. The album is notable to include a version of " Sing " with the children's chorus sung by the Kyoto Children's Choir.
Live at the Palladium is the second live album by the American music duo The Carpenters. It was recorded during a week of live concerts at the London Palladium in November 1976. No singles were released from the album, although it reached number 28 on the UK Albums Chart . [ 1 ]