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 America'', the studio album released in 1981 and the last completed during Karen's lifetime. Between 1989 and 2019, ''Lovelines'' was also the last Carpenters album to be issued in the vinyl LP format; in 2019 ''Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'' was released on LP.Critical reception
'' Rolling Stone'' wrote that "as Karen's cozy contralto pulses through the come-hither 'Lovelines', the hearth-warm 'If We Try' ... and the saltier 'If I Had You', her vocals come damn close to soulful."Track listing
Singles
"Honolulu City Lights" *US 7" single (1986) A&M 8667 #"Honolulu City Lights" #"I Just Fall in Love Again" "Honolulu City Lights" *Japan CD single (1986) A&M 8667 #"Honolulu City Lights" #"Slow Dance" "If I Had You" (issued as a Karen Carpenter solo) *US Cassette single (1989) A&M TS 1471 #"If I Had You" #"The Uninvited Guest" *US CD Single Promo (1989) #”If I Had You” (no B-side) *JP 7" promo (1989) SSP-75 #"If I Had You" #"Lovelines" "When I Fall in Love" *PH 7" single (1989) AM-90-133 #"When I Fall in Love" #"Remember When Lovin' Took All Night"EPs
Four selections from ''Carpenters: The 12 Compact Disc Collection'' *UK CD promo (1989) SAMP1989 #"You're the One" #"Charts
References
{{Authority control The Carpenters albums 1989 albums Albums produced by Phil Ramone A&M Records albums Albums published posthumously Albums recorded at A&M Studios