Gold: Greatest Hits (Carpenters album)

Gold: Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American duo Carpenters released in 2000.

Gold: Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Carpenters
Released	September 13, 2000 February 10, 2004 (35th Anniversary Edition)
Recorded	1969–1981
Genre	Pop
Length	75:59 138:49 (35th Anniversary Edition)
Label	A&M/Universal Music Distribution
Producer	Richard Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000) Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) As Time Goes By (2001)
35th Anniversary Edition chronology
Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003) Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition The Ultimate Collection (2006)

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Overview

The 20 track compilation covers the period from 1969 to 1981. Some editions contained "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track.

The compilation was repackaged as a 2001 dutch Yesterday Once More: De Nederlandse Singles Collectie by replacing "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" with "Sweet, Sweet Smile" and placing it as track 6.

The cover art of the album replicates the 1992 Gold: Greatest Hits compilation album by ABBA.

The accompanying video album of the same name followed in 2002.

35th Anniversary Edition

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is an expanded two-disc version of the compilation released in early 2004. It contains all of the tracks of the earlier 2000 version and expands the timeline to the duo's latest release, As Time Goes By. It also features the single version of "Solitaire" for the first time on CD.

The Canadian 2005 release of the album is simply titled Gold, without a subtitle, and features a colour photo cover, not the original black cover.

Track listing

Original release

1. "Yesterday Once More" – 3:59
2. "Superstar" – 3:47
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" (1991 Remix) – 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" (1991 Remix) – 3:41
15. "This Masquerade" (1990 Remix) – 4:53
16. "Ticket to Ride" – 4:09
17. "Top of the World" (Single Version) – 2:58
18. "Only Yesterday" – 3:46
19. "Sing" – 3:20
20. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" – 7:09

35th Anniversary Edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album/source	Length
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†" (Single Version)	John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	The Singles: 1969–1973, 1973	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††" (Single Version)	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 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album/source	Length
1.	"I Need to Be in Love†"	Bettis, Carpenter, Albert Hammond	A Kind of Hush	3:49
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.	"Yesterday Once More†"	Bettis, Carpenter	Now & Then	3:58
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" (1973 Version)	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	The Singles: 1969–1973	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, 1994	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" (Performed by Richard Carpenter)	Carpenter	Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor, 1998	2:41
Total length:				72:34

Remix notes

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 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 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.

Personnel

• 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

Charts

Gold: Greatest Hits

Chart (2000-2005)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	17
Scottish Albums (OCC)	6
UK Albums (OCC)	4

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	101

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	5× Platinum	1,500,000‡
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.