The Essential Collection (1965-1997)

every important song Karen and Richard ever recorded: all of their U. S. and international hits, every album highlight and signature song and all of their Christmas recordings, plus previously unreleased rarities, TV appearances, radio spots, jingles and an early interview. Compiled with Richard's full participation, boxed with a 76-page booklet, this is "the" Carpenters collection to own. "the" Carpenters collection to own.

Track Listing

• Disc 1
• • 1 caravan
  • 2 the parting of our ways
  • 3 looking for love
  • 4 i'll be yours
  • 5 iced tea
  • 6 you'll love me
  • 7 all i can do
  • 8 don't be afraid
  • 9 invocation
  • 10 your wonderful parade
  • 11 all of my life
  • 12 eve
  • 13 ticket to ride
  • 14 get together
  • 15 interview
  • 16 love is surrender
  • 17 maybe it's you
  • 18 (they long to be) close to you
  • 19 mr. guder
  • 20 we've only just begun
  • 21 merry christmas darling
  • 22 for all we know
• Disc 2
• • 1 rainy days and mondays
  • 2 superstar
  • 3 let me be the one
  • 4 bless the beasts and children
  • 5 hurting each other
  • 6 it's going to take some time
  • 7 i won't last a day without you
  • 8 a song for you
  • 9 top of the world
  • 10 goodbye to love
  • 11 this masquerade
  • 12 sing
  • 13 jambalaya (on the bayou)
  • 14 yesterday once more
  • 15 oldies medley: fun, fun, fun/the end of
  • 16 yesterday once more (reprise)
  • 17 radio contest outtakes
• Disc 3
• • 1 morinaga hi-crown chocolate commercial
  • 2 please mr. postman
  • 3 santa claus is coming to town
  • 4 only yesterday
  • 5 solitaire
  • 6 tryin' to get the feeling again
  • 7 good friends are for keeps
  • 8 ordinary fool
  • 9 sandy
  • 10 there's a kind of hush (all over the wor
  • 11 i need to be in love
  • 12 from this moment on
  • 13 suntory pop jingle no. 1
  • 14 suntory pop jingle no. 2
  • 15 all you get from love is a love song
  • 16 calling occupants of interplanetary craf
  • 17 sweet, sweet smile
  • 18 christ is born
  • 19 white christmas
  • 20 little alter boy
  • 21 ave maria
• Disc 4
• • 1 where do i go from here?
  • 2 little girl blue
  • 3 i believe you
  • 4 if i had you
  • 5 karen/ella medley: this masquerade/my fu
  • 6 1980 medley: sing/knowing when to leave/
  • 7 make believe it's your first time
  • 8 touch me when we're dancing
  • 9 when it's gone (it's just gone)
  • 10 because we are in love (the wedding song
  • 11 those good old dreams
  • 12 now
  • 13 karen's theme