The
Carpenters Legacy Lives On...
Horizon
Information/Comments:
"Horizon"
was one of the few original Carpenters albums that I couldn't
find in my parents original collection, which explains to
me why for so long I had never heard one of my absolute favorite
Carpenters songs "Only Yesterday". Some of my other
favorites include "Desperado", "Please Mister
Postman", "Solitaire", and "Happy".
I seem to remember Richard Carpenter describing this album
as being a "bit draggy" in his opinion, but I personally
find this album to be one of my favorites among the original
Carpenters Studio albums.
"Only
Yesterday" and "Yesterday Once More" are probably
my two favorite Carpenters songs. The first time I heard "Only
Yesterday" was on the TV documentary "Close To You:
Remembering The Carpenters", and it wasn't until years
later that I finally bought the "Horizon" CD, mainly
for this song. I do want to point out that the version of
"Only Yesterday" on the "Horizon" album
is slightly longer than on some of the other Carpenters compilation
albums/CDs.
"Desperado"
was one of the songs that were a pleasant surprize for me
when I first listened to my "Horizon" album/CD.
What a great song. This is another one of those songs that
sounds perfect with Karen Carpenter's voice.
"Please
Mister Postman" is one of my favorite "upbeat"
Carpenters songs. I especially love the music video for "Please
Mister Postman", from the Carpenters "Gold"
DVD, where Richard and Karen Carpenter sing the song at Disneyland.
"Solitaire"
is very similar to "Desperado" in its very slow
and melancholy sound and is just as beautiful.
The
final song "Eventide" has the same medly as the
first song "Aurora" and is a perfect "bookend"
song to finish the entire album.
Song/Track
List:
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1.
Aurora
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2.
Only Yesterday
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3.
Desperado
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4.
Please Mister Postman
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5.
I Can Dream Can't I
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6.
Solitaire
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7.
Happy
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8.
(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You
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9.
Love Me For What I Am
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10.
Eventide
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The
Carpenters Discography:
Studio
Albums - Singles
- Compilation - Solo
- Tributes
