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Lovelines
''Lovelines'' is the posthumous thirteenth studio album by American music duo Carpenters, the second Carpenters album released after the death of Karen Carpenter. It was released in 1989 and is a compilation album assembled by Richard Carpenter from unreleased Carpenters tracks along with selected solo tracks by Karen from her then-unreleased solo album.The Rock Who's who - Page 92 Brock Helander - 1996 The posthumously released album Lovelines contained 10 unreleased songs, including 4 by Karen from a never-completed solo album. Background The songs on Lovelines were primarily gleaned from Carpenters television specials. "When I Fall in Love" was originally recorded in 1978 for their TV special, '' Space Encounters''. However, they chose " Little Girl Blue" for that special instead, and later used "When I Fall in Love" in their '' Music, Music, Music!'' TV special in 1980. Other outtakes included "Kiss Me the Way You Did Last Night" and "The Uninvited Guest" from '' Made in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Carpenter (album)
''Karen Carpenter'' is the only solo album by singer/drummer Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters, recorded between 1979 and 1980 and released by A&M Records in 1996. It has sold around one million copies worldwide. Background The album was recorded in New York with producer Phil Ramone in 1979 and 1980, during the time that her brother Richard was being treated for an addiction to Quaaludes. Some of the songs from the album were later featured on the Carpenters' 1989 compilation ''Lovelines'' and later releases. In the liner notes, Karen dedicated the project to her brother Richard, "with all my heart". The liner notes (including comments from Richard Carpenter and producer Phil Ramone) include Richard's explanation for shelving the album in 1980, and his later decision to release it as Karen approved it. Karen was backed by various New York and Los Angeles studio musicians, including Steve Gadd, Greg Phillinganes, Louis Johnson and members of Billy Joel's band. Refusal and post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Carpenter
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills. Carpenter's struggle with and eventual death of heart failure related to her years-long struggle with anorexia would later raise awareness of eating disorders and body dysmorphia and their possible causes. Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California in 1963 with her family. She began to study the drums in high school and joined the Long Beach State choir after graduating. After several years of touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed to A&M Records in 1969, achieving enormous commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but she gradually took the role of frontwoman as her drumming was reduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu City Lights
"Honolulu City Lights" is a song composed by Hawaiian singer/songwriter Keola Beamer (b. 1951) in the 1970s which opens an album by the same name. The album won several of the Hawaiian music industry's Na Hoku Hanohano Awards in 1979, among them that for Best Contemporary Hawaiian Album, and both song and album went on to become one of the most popular and most played works of contemporary Hawaiian music. It has also become a Christmas music standard and is played on heritage radio station KSSK on its Christmas Music format during the Holiday season from November to December along with a handful of other Hawaiian standards and/or artists. A month long Christmas event in December that takes place in downtown Honolulu is also called ''Honolulu City Lights'' which began in 1985, but adopted the name officially in 1987. A contemporary remake of the song was recorded by Richard and Karen Carpenter in 1978, but was not released until 1986 on single, and 1989 on album. The Beame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Temperton
Rodney Lynn Temperton (9 October 1949 – 25 September 2016) was an English songwriter, producer and musician. Temperton was the keyboardist and main songwriter for the 1970s pop music, disco and funk band Heatwave, writing songs including "Star of a Story", " Always and Forever", "Boogie Nights", and " The Groove Line". After he was recruited by record producer Quincy Jones, he wrote several successful singles for Michael Jackson, including "Thriller", " Off the Wall", and "Rock with You". He also wrote songs for George Benson, including "Give Me the Night (George Benson song), Give Me the Night" and "Love X Love", along with Patti Austin and James Ingram's United States number-one single "Baby, Come to Me (Patti Austin and James Ingram song), Baby, Come to Me", among many others. Temperton wrote the soundtrack for the 1986 film ''Running Scared (1986 film), Running Scared''. In 1990 he won a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for ''Birdland (compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carpenters
The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct, soft, musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's harmonizing, arranging, and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 10 albums along with numerous singles and several television specials. The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach, while Karen learned the drums. They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio followed by the middle-of-the-road group Spectrum. Signing as Carpenters to A&M Records in 1969, they achieved major success the following year with the hit singles " (They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Do I Go From Here (England Dan & John Ford Coley Song)
"Where Do I Go from Here" is a song written by Parker McGee and first recorded by soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley in 1977 for their album '' Dowdy Ferry Road''. The following year, Barry Manilow recorded his version which featured on his 1978 album '' Even Now''. The song was also covered by The Carpenters The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct, soft, musical style, combining Karen's contr ... on the posthumously released album '' Lovelines'' in 1989 as the second track. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Where Do I Go from Here (England Dan and John Ford Coley song) 1977 songs England Dan & John Ford Coley songs The Carpenters songs Barry Manilow songs Song recordings produced by Ron Dante Songs written by Parker McGee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
''An Old-Fashioned Christmas'' is the second Christmas album and posthumous twelfth studio album by American music duo Carpenters, released on October 26, 1984, and after the death of singer and drummer Karen Carpenter. Background The album project had its genesis in several unused tracks from the Carpenters' previous Christmas album, 1978's ''Christmas Portrait''. Richard Carpenter took these tracks and recorded new material around them, and this album was the end result. The album includes the slower version of " Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town". Reissue A 1984 expanded CD reissue of ''Christmas Portrait'' included eight tracks from ''An Old-Fashioned Christmas''. In 1996 a two-CD set, ''Christmas Collection'', was issued containing both albums in their original running order. Track listing All lead vocals by Karen Carpenter, except where noted; all tracks produced by Richard Carpenter except "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" by Jack Daugherty, R. Carpenter, and K. Carpenter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Time Goes By (The Carpenters Album)
''As Time Goes By'' is the posthumous fourteenth and final studio album by American music duo Carpenters. It was initially released in Japan on August 1, 2001. An international release was originally to follow soon thereafter, but the release of the album generated copyright discrepancies among several publishers. These discrepancies were not resolved until late 2003, delaying the album's international date of release until April 13, 2004. Track listing Singles *"The Rainbow Connection" :CD single UICY-5006 #"The Rainbow Connection" #"Leave Yesterday Behind" #"Medley (Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays)" *JP CD promo (2001) SIC-1039 #"The Rainbow Connection" #"Leave Yesterday Behind" Charts References External links The Carpenters - ''As Time Goes By'' (2001) album releases & creditsat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Girl Blue (song)
"Little Girl Blue" is a popular song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935. The song was introduced by Gloria Grafton in the Broadway musical '' Jumbo''. Film appearances *1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo - sung by Doris Day *1990 The Handmaid's Tale Recordings Many popular and jazz artists have recorded the tune, including: * The Afghan Whigs * Louis Armstrong *Chet Baker * Polly Bergen - ''Little Girl Blue'' (1955) * Donald Byrd - ''Byrd in Flight'' (Blue Note 1960) * Ann Hampton Callaway - ''To Ella with Love'' (1996) * The Carpenters - '' Lovelines'' (1989) * Rosemary Clooney - ''Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein'' (1990) * Sam Cooke - '' My Kind of Blues'' (1961) *Doris Day - '' Billy Rose's Jumbo'' (1962) * Ethel Ennis - ''Eyes for You'' (1964) *Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook'' (1956) *The Four Freshmen - '' Love Lost'' (2004) *Judy Garland - ''Alone'' (1957) * Red Garland - ''A Garlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A&M Records
A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distributing releases from Polydor Ltd. from the UK. Throughout its operations, A&M housed well-known acts such as Alpert himself, Squeeze, Gin Blossoms, Dishwalla, Joe Cocker, Procol Harum, Captain & Tennille, Sting, Sergio Mendes, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Supertramp, Bryan Adams, Burt Bacharach, Liza Minnelli, The Carpenters, Paul Williams, Quincy Jones, Janet Jackson, Cat Stevens, Peter Frampton, Elkie Brooks, Carole King, Styx, Dennis DeYoung, Extreme, Amy Grant, Joan Baez, The Police, Jann Arden, CeCe Peniston, Shanice, Blues Traveler, Soundgarden, Duffy, Phil Ochs, Sheryl Crow, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Nazareth. PolyGram was acquired by Seagram and dissolved into Universal Music Group in 1998, and A&M's operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keola Beamer
Keola Beamer (born Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer February 18, 1951) is a Hawaiian slack-key guitar player, best known as the composer of " Honolulu City Lights" and an innovative musician who fused Hawaiian roots and contemporary music. Keola Beamer descends from one of Hawaii's most respected musical families. Family Keola was born in Hawaii on February 18, 1951. His mother, Winona Beamer ("Auntie Nona") was one of the most important figures in the revival of Hawaiian culture. She was a composer, dancer and educator. His ancestors were musicians for the previous five generations. He can trace his roots to the House of Kamehameha and Ahiakumai, 15th century rulers of Hawaii. His great-grandmother was Helen Desha Beamer, an influential songwriter and hula dancer. His father is Odell Steppe. Beamer is also a cancer survivor. Career Beamer's career began in the early 1970s. His debut recording in 1972 was headlined "Jack de Mello presents Keola Beamer" and titled "Hawaiian S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A&M Studios
The Jim Henson Company Lot, formerly A&M Studios, is a studio property located just south of the southeast corner of North La Brea Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Originally established by film star Charlie Chaplin, the property served as Charlie Chaplin Studios from 1917 to 1953, which later earned the site designation as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. After being sold by Chaplin in 1953, the property went through several changes in ownership and has served at various times as Kling Studios, the Red Skelton Studios, the shooting location for the '' Adventures of Superman'' and '' Perry Mason'' television series. From 1966 to 1999, it was the headquarters for A&M Records and the location of A&M Recording Studios. Since 2000, it has been the headquarters of The Jim Henson Company, including the Henson Soundstage and Henson Recording Studios. History Construction In October 1917, Charlie Chaplin announced plans to build his own film studio at the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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