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In some ways, Ticket to Ride is the Carpenters' most interesting album, for it contains a range of interests and sounds that were modified or abandoned on subsequent albums. The lushly orchestrated "Someday" is a brilliant showcase for Richard's arranging skills and the most dramatic side of Karen's voice - it points the way toward songs like ...
The siblings started their musical career together in the latter half of the 1960s. In October 1969, six months after they signed a contract with A&M Records, the Carpenters released their debut album Offering (its title was later changed to Ticket to Ride).
The Carpenters' DVD Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration was originally released as a cassette tape and VHS tape in 1995 until 2003, with an updated release on DVD. The DVD primarily contains footage from the Carpenters' five TV specials and TV series from 1971 to 1980.
Karen Carpenter solo All I Can Do: Offering/Ticket to Ride: 1969: 1969: Bettis, Carpenter: All of My Life: Offering/Ticket to Ride: 1969: 1969: Carpenter: All Those Years Ago: Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor: 1998: 1998: Carpenter, Oland: Richard Carpenter solo All You Get from Love Is a Love Song: Passage: 1977: 1977: Eaton: An Old ...
The Carpenters also chose Sherwin Bash as their new manager around this time. [61] On Thanksgiving Day, 1970, the Carpenter family moved into a new $300,000 ($2,354,000 as of 2023) home near the San Gabriel River. [62] [e] The duo rounded out the year with the holiday release of "Merry Christmas, Darling", which they had been playing for ...
Make Your Own Kind of Music was an American summer replacement television series starring The Carpenters that aired on NBC between July 6, 1971, and September 7, 1971. It was a replacement for "The Don Knotts Show," in the Tuesday evening time slot from 8-9 p.m. (Eastern), and was produced by Stan Harris for Tomka Productions.
The album was first released in Japan on August 1, 2001. An international release was to follow, but copyright issues arose among several publishers. These issues were not resolved until late 2003, delaying the album's international date of release until April 13, 2004.
After the Carpenters achieved their first chart success with "Ticket to Ride" in 1969, Alpert approached them to record their version of the song, believing it was well-suited for them. [12] With some reluctance, Richard Carpenter worked up an arrangement, but wasn't keen on it. He expected the matter to pass without further word.