From the Top (BMG club edition)

~ Release by Carpenters (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Box set packaged in a tall hardcover book, with digipak holders and a booklet glued in

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-12 02:05 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1965 → 1970
2▶CD: 1971 → 1973
3▶CD: 1974 → 1978
4▼CD: 1978 → 1982
#TitleRatingLength
1Where Do I Go From Here?
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer)
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer) and Roger Young (engineer)
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
assistant mixer:
Greg Goldman
mixer:
Robert De La Garza
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
oboe:
Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
orchestrator:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Where Do I Go From Here
lyricist and composer:
Parker McGee
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Faizilu Publishing and Sutjujo Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
2.54:26
2Little Girl Blue
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer)
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer) and Roger Young (engineer)
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
assistant mixer:
Greg Goldman
mixer:
Robert De La Garza
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cubby O’Brien (US actor & drummer)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger and orchestrator:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Little Girl Blue
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
arranger:
Sarah Latto
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jumbo
33:24
3If I Had You
assistant engineer:
Chaz Clifton, David Crowther, Dave Iveland (Music Engineer), Bradshaw Leigh, Randy Pipes (Music Engineer) and Ralph Osborne (engineer)
engineer:
Glenn Berger, Jim Boyer (producer/engineer), Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer), James Guthrie and Roger Young (engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
assistant mixer:
Greg Goldman
mixer:
Robert De La Garza
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) and Russell Javors
keyboard [keyboards]:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) and Rob Mounsey
percussion:
Ralph McDonald
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
assistant remixer:
Greg Goldman
remixer:
Robert De La Garza
arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
vocals arranger:
Rod Temperton
orchestrator:
Jerry Hey
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, A&R Recording Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
If I Had You
writer:
Steve Dorff (composer), Gary Harju and Larry Herbstritt
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Universal Music Careers and Universal Music–MGB Songs
43:57
4My Body Keeps Changing My Mind
recording of:
My Body Keeps Changing My Mind
writer:
Leslie Pearl
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
3:50
5Still Crazy After All These Years
cover recording of:
Still Crazy After All These Years
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, DeShufflin Limited (in 1975) and Paul Simon Music (in 1975)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:20
6Medley: Sing / Knowing When to Leave / Make It Easy on Yourself / Someday / We’ve Only Just Begun
9:08
7Touch Me When We’re Dancing
cover recording of:
Touch Me When We’re Dancing
writer:
Ken Bell, Terry Nelson Skinner and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
3:23
8When It’s Gone
cover recording of:
When It’s Gone (It’s Just Gone)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Handley
publisher:
Bac Mac Publishing, Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher) and Ruzam Music (BMI-affiliated)
5:01
9Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)
miscellaneous support:
Ron Hicklin (task: The O.K. Chorale Under the direction of)
assistant engineer:
Dave Iveland (Music Engineer)
engineer:
Roger Young (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
percussion:
Peter Limonick (Session Musician)
choir vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
conductor:
Frank Pooler
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
orchestrator:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
concertmaster:
Jerry Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
recording of:
Because We are in Love (The Wedding Song)
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
ALMO Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher) and WC Music Corp.
35:03
10Now
acoustic guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
horn [english horn] and oboe:
Earl Dumler (multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
solo flute:
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
John Phillips (saxophonist)
background vocals:
The O.K. Chorale (fictitious choral ensemble)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
cover recording of:
Now
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Body Electric Music, Pitchford Music, Roger Nichols Music Inc. aka Three Eagles Music Div. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Heart to Heart
33:50

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