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Track: Yesterday Once More
Artist: Carpenters
Album: Now & Then (Reissue)

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Name: Carpenters
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American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of sister Karen, and brother Richard Carpenter. Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970's. Though often referred to as "The Carpenters," their name on official releases and press materials was "Carpenters." During a period in the 1970's when louder and wilder rock was in great demand, Richard and Karen produced a distinctively soft musical style that made them among the best-selling music artists of all time. Originally from New Haven, Connecticut, their parents decided to move the family west to Los Angeles, California. Richard and Karen originally played jazz, with Karen having an interest in playing the drums. They were briefly known as Spectrum and then Carpenters, where they then recorded for a small label, [l=Magic Lamp Records]. In their move West, they met Lou Adler who introduced them to [a=Herb Alpert], who signed them to his label, [l=A&M Records] in 1969. While Richard penned compositions with writing partner, [a=John Bettis], many of the duos' hits were written by others and some were cover versions of established hits for other artists, such as [a=The Beatles] and Motown's, [a=The Marvelettes]. Their 1973 album, "Now and Then." B-side consists of a 9-song medley of 60's hits recorded like a radio show. Carpenters' melodic pop, produced a record-breaking run of hits on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary genres. Carpenters had three #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen #1 hits on the Adult Contemporary Chart. In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles (including their #1 hits). To date, Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 100 million units. During their 14-year career, Carpenters recorded 11 albums, five of which contained top 10 singles ("[Link]," "[Link]," "[Link]," "[Link]" and "[Link],") thirty-one singles, five television specials, and one short-lived television series. They toured the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, The Netherlands and Belgium. Their recording career ended with Karen's death in 1983 from cardiac arrest due to complications of anorexia nervosa. Extensive news coverage of the circumstances surrounding her death increased public awareness of the consequences of eating disorders.

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Release: Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
Year: 1984
Genres: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Folk Rock, Country Rock

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LYRICS

When I was young
I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs When they played I'd sing along
It made me smile.
Those were such happy times
And not so long ago
How I wondered where they'd gone
But they're back again
Just like a long lost friend
All the songs I loved so well.

Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.

When they get to the part
Where he's breakin' her heart
It can really make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.

Lookin' back on how it was
In years gone by
And the good times that I had
Makes today seem rather sad
So much has changed.

It was songs of love that
I would sing to then
And I'd memorize each word
Those old melodies
Still sound so good to me
As they melt the years away.

Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.

All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry.
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.