The Very Best of the Carpenters | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1969–1981 | |||
Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
Label | Festival (cat no. RML 52017) | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
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The Very Best of the Carpenters is a compilation album by the Carpenters, released in 1982 by Festival Records in Australia and New Zealand (cat no. RML 52017). [1] The album spent one week at the top of the Australian albums chart in 1983.
The album was the only Oceania-exclusive compilation of the Carpenters' material released by Festival Records. Although the album is not specifically a "greatest hits" collection, several of the tracks did not reach the charts in either Australia or New Zealand: " Ticket to Ride"; " This Masquerade", as it was not a single; and " Those Good Old Dreams". " Beechwood 4-5789" was only a hit in New Zealand, reaching number 10 on the singles chart there in early 1982. [2]
On the cover of the album, " It's Going to Take Some Time" is titled "It's Going to Take Some Time This Time" and " (They Long to Be) Close to You" is simply rendered "Close to You". [1]
This album is also noteworthy in that, for decades, it was the only album appearance of the single-edit of ‘’’Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft’’’.
Side one
Side two
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report | 1 |
New Zealand Albums Chart [3] | 2 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [4] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [5] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |