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There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)", a cover of a 1960s song by Herman's Hermits, was released as a lead single and topped the adult contemporary chart, however reached only #12 on the main US chart. [3] It also reached the UK Top 30 [4] "I Need to Be in Love" hit number 25 in the US [5] and number 36 in the UK. [4]
The Carpenters remade "There's a Kind of Hush"—as "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)"—for their 1976 album release A Kind of Hush for which it served as lead single, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and affording the Carpenters' their thirteenth No. 1 on the easy listening chart. [12]
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 .
The album's lead single "Misery" was a top 15 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 while the album's fourth single, "Moves Like Jagger", became the band's second single to top the Hot 100. [5] The band released their fourth studio album Overexposed in June 2012.
The song was recorded in 1976 by the Carpenters and released on their May 1976 album, A Kind of Hush. It was also the B-side track for their 1977 single, " Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft ", released in support of their 1977 album, Passage .
Their next album, A Kind of Hush, was released on June 11, 1976, and was certified gold. [75] However, it was the first Carpenters' album not to become platinum-certified since Ticket to Ride seven years earlier. The duo had several hits that year, but by this time the public had become over-familiar with them, and sales fell. [114]
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.
"I Need to Be in Love" is a song written by Richard Carpenter, Albert Hammond and John Bettis. It was released as a single on May 21, 1976. It was featured on the A Kind of Hush album, which was released on June 11 of the same year.