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2004 compilation album by Carpenters

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition

Compilation album by

Carpenters

Released| February 10, 2004
Recorded| 1969-1981
Genre| Pop
Length| 138:49
Label| A&M/Universal Music Distribution
Producer| Richard Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
| Lovelines
(1989)  | Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
(2004)  | As Time Goes By
(2004)

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live/compilation chronology
| Carpenters Perform Carpenter
(2003)  | Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition | The Ultimate Collection
(2006)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is a two-disc compilation released by the Carpenters in early 2004.

The album is essentially the expanded US release of a European compilation released in 2000, titled Gold: Greatest Hits (the same title as ABBA's), which peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. That version contained just one disc with 20 tracks, all of which were also featured on this American version. The covers of both releases have the same look as the 1992 Gold: Greatest Hits compilation album by ABBA. The original cover artwork had "Greatest Hits" in place of where "35th Anniversary Edition" is on the US cover. An accompanying DVD followed in 2002.

## Track listing[edit]

### Disc one[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album/source| Length

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1.| "Superstar†"| Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell| Carpenters, 1971| 3:46
2.| "Rainy Days and Mondays†"| Roger Nichols, Paul Williams| Carpenters| 3:35
3.| "Top of the World†"| John Bettis, Richard Carpenter| A Song for You, 1972| 3:02
4.| "Maybe It's You†"| Bettis, Carpenter| Close to You, 1970| 3:03
5.| "Let Me Be the One†"| Nichols, Williams| Carpenters| 2:25
6.| "Reason to Believe†"| Tim Hardin| Close to You| 3:04
7.| "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)†"| Moon Mullican, Hank Williams| Now & Then, 1973| 3:39
8.| "Leave Yesterday Behind‡"| Fred Karlin| As Time Goes By, 2001| 3:32
9.| "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore*"| Larry Weiss| Voice of the Heart, 1983| 3:51
10.| "Bless the Beasts and Children†"| Perry Botkin Jr., Barry De Vorzon| Bless the Beasts and Children soundtrack, 1971; later appeared on A Song for You| 3:15
11.| "It's Going to Take Some Time†"| Carole King, Toni Stern| A Song for You| 2:57
12.| "The Rainbow Connection‡"| Kenneth Ascher, Williams| As Time Goes By| 4:36
13.| "Only Yesterday†"| Bettis, Carpenter| Horizon, 1975| 3:47
14.| "Sweet, Sweet Smile*"| Juice Newton, Otha Young| Passage, 1977| 3:02
15.| "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)†"| Les Reed, Geoff Stephens| A Kind of Hush, 1976| 3:03
16.| "California Dreamin'‡"| John Phillips, Michelle Phillips| As Time Goes By| 2:30
17.| "Solitaire††"| Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka| Horizon| 4:41
18.| "We've Only Just Begun†"| Nichols, Williams| Close to You| 3:04
19.| "This Masquerade†"| Russell| Now & Then| 4:53
20.| "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)† ♮"| Terry Draper, John Woloschuk| Passage| 7:09
Total length:| 73:08

### Disc two[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album/source| Length

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1.| "Yesterday Once More†"| Bettis, Carpenter| Now & Then| 3:58
2.| "Please Mr. Postman†"| Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland| Horizon| 2:47
3.| "Hurting Each Other†"| Gary Geld, Peter Udell| A Song for You| 2:47
4.| "I Need to Be in Love†"| Bettis, Carpenter, Albert Hammond| A Kind of Hush| 3:49
5.| "Merry Christmas, Darling" (1978 mix)| Carpenter, Frank Pooler| Non-album single, 1970; mix used found on Christmas Portrait, 1978| 3:05
6.| "(They Long to Be) Close to You†"| Burt Bacharach, Hal David| Close to You| 3:40
7.| "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song*"| Steve Eaton| Passage| 3:46
8.| "Sing†"| Joe Raposo| Now & Then| 3:18
9.| "Make Believe It's Your First Time*"| Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson| Voice of the Heart| 4:08
10.| "Ticket to Ride¤"| John Lennon, Paul McCartney| Offering/Ticket to Ride, 1969| 4:09
11.| "Goodbye to Love†"| Bettis, Carpenter| A Song for You| 3:55
12.| "I Just Fall in Love Again*"| Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt| Passage| 4:03
13.| "I Believe You*"| Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi| Made in America, 1981 (released as a single three years prior)| 3:55
14.| "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again‡"| David Pomeranz| Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1995 (released as a single the previous year; originally recorded twenty years prior)| 4:22
15.| "For All We Know†"| Arthur James, Karlin, Robb Wilson| Carpenters| 2:32
16.| "Touch Me When We're Dancing*"| Kenny Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace| Made in America| 3:20
17.| "I Won't Last a Day Without You†"| Nichols, Williams| A Song for You| 3:54
18.| "Mr. Guder†"| Bettis, Carpenter| Close to You| 3:21
19.| "A Song for You†"| Russell| A Song for You| 4:37
20.| "Karen's Theme*"| Carpenter| Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter solo album), 1998| 2:41
Total length:| 72:34

### Remix notes[edit]

Most of the songs listed here are remixes. This compilation's songs have more refined and re-recorded tracks, less noise in the background, and a lot of reverberation in the background.

* ^* These songs are the original mixes, meaning that they have not been retouched since their recording.
* ^† These songs include a harder bass drum line and considerably more reverberation than the original version. "Top of the World" is mixed with an alternate ending to segue into "Maybe It's You".
* ^‡ All of these songs (with the exception of "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again") are from the Japan-exclusive album As Time Goes By. The tracks from As Time Goes By were remixed in the late 1990s/early 2000s and had not yet been released in the United States, while "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again", from Interpretations, was originally recorded in 1975, but was left off Horizon due to the fact that it would have been too long. It was subsequently remixed in the mid-1990s.
* ^†† This version of "Solitaire" can only be found on this album. This version is the single version, which Richard Carpenter claimed to have a guitar riff before each of the verses, whereas the version on Horizon had no guitar riff.[2]
* ^♮ "Calling Occupants" is a longer version including a comedic introduction, where an alien speaks to a radio call-in show.
* ^¤ "Ticket to Ride", the only song here that is of a 1973 remix, is a fully re-recorded version of the original. Karen did not appreciate the deep vocals of the original, and felt that she could do a better job for The Singles: 1969–1973. Thus, it was re-recorded, and has not been touched since then.

### Gold: Greatest Hits[edit]

1. "Yesterday Once More" – 3:59
2. "Superstar" – 3:47
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:35
4. "Goodbye to Love" – 3:56
5. "It's Going to Take Some Time" – 2:59
6. "I Won't Last a Day Without You" – 3:54
7. "For All We Know" – 2:32
8. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" – 3:37
9. "Touch Me When We're Dancing" – 3:21
10. "Please Mr. Postman" – 2:48
11. "I Need to Be in Love" – 3:50
12. "Solitaire" – 4:41
13. "We've Only Just Begun" – 3:05
14. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – 3:41
15. "This Masquerade" – 4:53
16. "Ticket to Ride" – 4:09
17. "Top of the World" – 2:58
18. "Only Yesterday" – 3:46
19. "Sing" – 3:20
20. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" – 7:09

Some editions contain "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track.

## Personnel[edit]

* Richard Carpenter – compilation producer, liner notes
* Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
* Stewart Whitmore – assembling at Marcussen Mastering
* Mike Ragogna – project director
* Adam Abrams, Barry Korkin and Lee Lodyga – project coordination

## Alternative version[edit]

A Canadian release from A&M Records/Universal Music Canada is dated 2005 and is simply titled Gold, without a subtitle. The 22-page booklet has a colour photo cover, not the original black cover.

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2000–2009)  | Peak
position

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Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[3] | 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 17
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 6
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 4
US Billboard 200[7] | 101

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | 4× Platinum  | 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold  | 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Richard Carpenter. Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition. Album notes. 2004.
3. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Carpenters – Gold - Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
4. ^ "Charts.nz – Carpenters – Gold - Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
5. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
7. ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
8. ^ "British album certifications – Carpenters – Gold - Greates Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
9. ^ "American album certifications – The Carpenters – Gold". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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The Carpenters

* Karen Carpenter
* Richard Carpenter

Studio albums|

* Offering (Ticket to Ride) (1969)
* Close to You (1970)
* Carpenters (1971)
* A Song for You (1972)
* Now & Then (1973)
* Horizon (1975)
* A Kind of Hush (1976)
* Passage (1977)
* Christmas Portrait (1978)
* Made in America (1981)
* Voice of the Heart (1983)
* An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984)
* Lovelines (1989)
* As Time Goes By (2001)

Live albums|

* Live in Japan (1975)
* Live at the Palladium (1976)

Compilation albums|

* The Singles: 1969–1973 (1973)
* The Singles: 1974–1978 (1978)
* The Very Best of the Carpenters (1982)
* Yesterday Once More (1984)
* Only Yesterday (1990)
* From the Top (1991)
* Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995)
* Love Songs (1997)
* Reflections (1998)
* The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000)
* The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 (2002)
* Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003)
* Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004)
* The Ultimate Collection (2006)
* 40/40 (2009)
* Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)

Solo albums|

* Time (1987)
* Karen Carpenter (1996)
* Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)

Singles|

* "Looking for Love"
* "Ticket to Ride"
* "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
* "We've Only Just Begun"
* "Merry Christmas, Darling"
* "For All We Know"
* "Rainy Days and Mondays"
* "Superstar"
* "Bless the Beasts and Children"
* "Hurting Each Other"
* "It's Going to Take Some Time"
* "Goodbye to Love"
* "Sing"
* "Yesterday Once More"
* "Top of the World"
* "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
* "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
* "Please Mr. Postman"
* "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
* "Only Yesterday"
* "Solitaire"
* "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)"
* "I Need to Be in Love"
* "Goofus"
* "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"
* "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
* "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
* "Sweet, Sweet Smile"
* "I Believe You"
* "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
* "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
* "Those Good Old Dreams"
* "Beechwood 4-5789"
* "Make Believe It's Your First Time"
* "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"
* "Little Altar Boy"
* "Honolulu City Lights"
* "Something in Your Eyes"
* "If I Had You"
* "Ave Maria"
* "The Rainbow Connection"

Other songs|

* "Let Me Be the One"
* "A Song for You"
* "This Masquerade"
* "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
* "Can't Smile Without You"
* "I Just Fall in Love Again"
* "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"
* "Where Do I Go from Here"

Television series
and specials|

* Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971)
* Live at the BBC (1971)
* Very First TV Special (1976)
* Space Encounters (1978)
* A Christmas Portrait (1978)
* Music, Music, Music (1980)

Music video releases|

* Gold: Greatest Hits (1991 VHS / 2002 DVD)
* Interpretations (1995 VHS / 2003 DVD)

Documentaries|

* Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1998)
* Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)

Related|

* Discography
* Songs
* John Bettis
* Tony Peluso
* If I Were a Carpenter
* Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
* The Karen Carpenter Story
* Classic Carpenters

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