(Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) Almo Music Corp. ASCAP 3:46
A&M 1521 Single released: 3/25/74
Billboard #11, 4/13/74
b/w One Love
Original album mix:
– A SONG FOR YOU Remastered Classics CD
– CARPENTERS COLLECTED
– JAPANESE SINGLE BOX
– ULTIMATE COLLECTION (NL)
Original album mix, sped up:
– A&M GOLD SERIES VOL 2
– A&M NEW GOLD SERIES VOL 1 (1990)
– A&M GOLD SERIES (1991) and STARTRAX (AUS)
– THE CARPENTERS COLLECTION (THEIR GREATEST HITS)
– ONLY YESTERDAY-THEIR GREATEST HITS
– THE SINGLES 1974-1978
– A SONG FOR YOU original LP, MFSL and the COMPACT DISC COLLECTION version
1974 single mix: added guitar figures toward end
– ANTHOLOGY (89)
– CLASSICS VOL 2 and YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (85)
– JAPANESE SINGLE BOX
– YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (84)
1974 single mix: reversed stereo:
– A ARTE DE CARPENTERS
1974 single mix, sped-up:
– A SONG FOR YOU original A&M CD
– CARPENTERS-THE COMPLETE SINGLES
– YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (UK)
A mono foldown of this mix exists on the promo 45.
1991 remix: based on the single version, returned to the slower speed, features the usual stereo piano, reverbed vocals and beefed up bass and drums common on the remixes
– 40/40 BEST SELECTION (JP)
– 40/40 (US)
– ANTHOLOGY (97)
– BEST OF BEST+
– CARPENTERS BEST VOL. 2
– CARPENTERS COLLECTION (Time-Life)
– ESSENTIAL COLLECTION
– GOLD (JP)
– GOLD (UK)
– GOLD (US)
– LOVE SONGS
– MAGICAL MEMORIES OF THE CARPENTERS
– THE SINGLES 1969-1981 SACD on SACD stereo layer and CD Audio layer
– SWEET MEMORY on and off
– THEIR GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (Readers Digest)
– TWENTY TWO HITS OF THE CARPENTERS
– ULTIMATE COLLECTION (UK)
– YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (98)
– YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (NL)
1991 remix with added piano extension:
– THE SINGLES 1969-1981
– THE NATION’S FAVOURITE CARPENTERS SONGS (UK)
Karaoke mix:
– ORIGINAL MASTER KARAOKE-YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
SACD 5.1 surround mix:
– THE SINGLES 1969-1981 SACD on surround layer
Quad mix:
– A SONG FOR YOU quad 8-track
Live mix:
– included in medley on LIVE AT THE PALLADIUM
Songbook recording:
– Richard Carpenter’s Piano Songbook
Chris May says:
Regarding the SACD surround mix: Piano seems to be mixed more in the rears, Karen’s voice is somewhat reverberated. Again, wonderful separation all around. No major changes otherwise. Electric guitar figures are of course there in the mix as with all previous mixes (except the album mix).
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