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1	We've Only Just Begun	4:10
2	Top Of The World	2:58
3	Ticket To Ride	4:09
4	Superstar	3:40
5	Rainy Days And Mondays	3:20
6	Goodbye To Love	3:53
7	Yesterday Once More	3:59
8	It's Going To Take Some Time	2:56
9	Sing	3:20
10	For All We Know	2:34
11	Hurting Each Other	2:48
12	(They Long To Be) Close To You	3:40

This was my introduction to The Carpenters - sure, I'd heard of them - but dismissed them as lightweight muzak - don't sneer, millions made the same error.

A couple of listens to this album, and I realised the depth of quality in the arrangements - and, of course, the wonder of Karen Carpenter's voice.

In some ways, this will always be my favourite Carpenters album - though my head tells me others are better. And I know of many people who met The Carpenters through this album.

Often unavailable as new (do try Amazon - just in case) - but the more recent "Singles 1969 - 1981" replaces this and "The Singles 1974-1978"

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Original release 1974
Remaster released 1999

23 November 2011 |

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