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无毛视频淲hen I was young I无毛视频檇 listen to the radio/Waiting for my favorite songs/When they played I无毛视频檇 sing along/It made me smile,无毛视频� sweetly sings Karen Carpenter on the beautiful 1973 track 无毛视频淵esterday Once More.无毛视频�
As a kid, I spent countless hours listening to the radio and singing along (quite poorly) with songs from my favorite artists.
I fondly recall my parents owning a copy of 1970无毛视频檚 无毛视频淐lose to You无毛视频� by the Carpenters. My mother would play it on our console stereo on Saturdays as she cleaned the house after the chaos caused during the week by her three sons.
Nearly 50 years later, I can close my eyes and still hear Karen sing, 无毛视频淥n the day that you were born/The angels got together/And decided to create a dream come true无毛视频� from 无毛视频�(They Long to Be) Close to You.无毛视频� Even now, this magnificent arrangement penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David manages to make me tear up just a bit.
There have been several recent albums released featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with notable artists such as Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Roy Orbison and the Beach Boys.
The Carpenters were just added to the list. The new album pairs original vocal and instrumental tracks from memorable Carpenters无毛视频� songs with new accompaniment from a 70-plus piece orchestra.
Recorded at legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, the set contains 18 tracks produced and arranged by Richard Carpenter.
It无毛视频檚 heartwarming to once again hear arrangements like 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e Only Just Begun,无毛视频� 无毛视频淭op of the World,无毛视频� 无毛视频淩ainy Days and Mondays无毛视频� and 无毛视频淚 Just Fall in Love Again无毛视频� with lush orchestration and Karen无毛视频檚 iconic voice bringing new life to these glorious pop arrangements.
Other standout moments include a tender performance of the Beatles无毛视频� 无毛视频淭icket to Ride无毛视频� and a soft and soothing cover of Leon Russell无毛视频檚 无毛视频淭his Masquerade.无毛视频�
Even the heartbreak depicted on 无毛视频淪uperstar无毛视频� and 无毛视频淗urting Each Other无毛视频� comes away sounding more promising than desperate.
Also included on the album is the holiday track 无毛视频淢erry Christmas, Darling,无毛视频� originally recorded in 1970. Karen无毛视频檚 voice is so warm and inviting as she sings, 无毛视频淢erry Christmas, darling/We无毛视频檙e apart, that无毛视频檚 true/But I can dream and in my dreams/I无毛视频檓 Christmasing with you.无毛视频�
Treat yourself to these timeless classics and fall in love once again with the music of the Carpenters.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.