Carpenters - Ultimate Collection
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Free Music Review: Time to clear up the confusion: There are two Carpenters collections with this name, this is the less desirable one
Hit: 4 Stars
Reading the reviews already written for this collection, I can see there's some confusion. Some say the collection includes "Goofus", some say it doesn't. Some say it uses the original mixes, rarely used on CDs, others suggest no.
Here's the answer: A 3 disc version of this collection, The Ultimate Collection, was issued in The Netherlands that A) contained Goofus (among other substitutions) and B) used all the original mixes. (The 3rd CD, included as a bonus, added 7 tracks from Karen and Richard solo efforts.)
This Dutch version of The Ultimate Collection was quickly deleted from the catalog, and it is widely believed that that occurred because he Richard Carpenter did not authorize a collection using the original mixes. (Richard has remixed many of the Carpenters tracks for the CD age, sometimes multiple times, and those who grew up with the original versions do not necessarily consider this a plus).
Subsequently, another Carpenters collection, also titled "The Ultimate Collection", was issued in Europe and other parts of the world. THAT'S the collection listed here. In place of Goofus, it substitutes Sandy, and there are a few other track substitutions as well. This collection uses the CD era mixes for songs that have been used on basically every other Carpenters collection issued in the CD era.
While the Dutch "Ultimate Collection" is desirable for the uncommon original mixes, this collection is no better or worse than the many similar 2CD best-ofs that are available. The material is excellent and the mixes are modern (for good or bad).
For those curious, here's the track listing for the original Dutch "The Ultimate Collection". These were all the original mixes, and by comparison to the track listing for the CD being sold here, you can determine the handful of song differences:
Disc 1:
1. Ticket to Ride
2. (They Long to Be) Close to You
3. We've Only Just Begun
4. For All We Know
5. Rainy Days and Mondays
6. Superstar
7. Bless the Beasts and Children
8. Hurting Each Other
9. It's Going to Take Some Time
10. Goodbye to Love
11. Top of the World
12. I Won't Last a Day Without You
13. Sing
14. Yesterday Once More
15. This Masquerade
16. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
17. Please Mr. Postman
Disc 2:
1. Desperado
2. Only Yesterday
3. Solitaire
4. There's a Kind of Hush
5. I Need to Be In Love
6. Goofus *
7. All You Get from Love is a Love Song
8. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)
9. Sweet Sweet Smile
10. I Believe You
11. Touch Me When We're Dancing
12. (Want You) Back In My Life Again *
13. Those Good Old Dreams
14. Beechwood 4-5789
15. Now
16. Make Believe It's Your First Time *
17. Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again
Disc 3:
1. Lovelines (Karen Carpenter)
2. If I Had You (Karen Carpenter)
3. Still Crazy After All These Years (Karen Carpenter)
4. When Time Was All We Had (Richard Carpenter)
5. Calling Your Name Again (Richard Carpenter)
6. Sandy (Richard Carpenter)
7. Karen's Theme (Richard Carpenter)
Here's a link to the original Dutch issue on Amazon. It's out of print, but a used copy might eventually show up. Be very careful, if one does, to contact the seller first to ensure they have not mis-listed the CD based only on title...
The Ultimate Collection
Free Music Review: Almost Perfect! But they missed again!
Hit: 4 Stars
I am a huge Carpenters fan and I will never stop being one. This is collection has some of the most amazing songs in it. But again, in this complication, they are missing a few hits. Will the record company ever get it correct? It's not truly the Ultimate without all of the hits. The songs they are missing are "A Song For You","Goofus","I Just Fall In Love Again","(Want You) Back In My Life Again","Beechwood 45-789","Make Believe It's Your First Time","Honululu City Lights",and "If I Had You". If these songs were to be included on this Ultimate Collection, then it would be just perfect. Hopefully on the Carpenters 40th anniversary, they will release album with all of these songs on it. I would still recommend this album to you, it does include the major hits "We've Only Just Begun","For All We Know","Superstar","I Need To Be In Love", and many many more. Make sure you pick up a copy!Free Music Review: Eh
Hit: 3 Stars
I bought this excited about the Carpenters songs that I already knew and loved ("Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays", those kinds) and then realized that the songs I already knew and loved were the only songs on the DOUBLE DISK collection that I liked. Ouch, I never realized how hokey the Carpenters are. Fortunately, the radness of the songs that are catchy and great are more than enough to uphold the legacy that Karen Carpenter all too soon left behind. A good collection to buy second hand from your local record store.Free Music Review: Not the original "Ultimate Collection".
Hit: 1 Stars
Check first! One of these "Carpenters, The Ultimate Collection" is NOT the one commented on by five & four star reviewers but a new substituted group of disks. Remixes have been substituted for the best originals. Check for the substitutes below and you have found the fake version of "The Ultimate Collection" then buy the real version with the originals not remixes.
Examples:
2. (They Long To Be) Close To You (1991 Remix)
4. For All We Know (From "Lovers & Other Strangers")
12. I Won't Last A Day Without You (1991 Remix)
22. I Need To Be In Love (1991 Remix)
35. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again (1995 "Interpretations" Version)