Only Yesterday (song)
| "Only Yesterday" | ||||
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 Cover to the single "Only Yesterday" | ||||
| Single by the Carpenters | ||||
| from the album Horizon | ||||
| B-side | "Happy" | |||
| Released | March 14, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | January 1975 | |||
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| Label | A&M 1677 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Carpenter, John Bettis | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Carpenter | |||
| The Carpenters singles chronology | ||||
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"Only Yesterday" is a song recorded by the Carpenters. Released on March 14, 1975, the song was composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. "Only Yesterday" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary (AC) charts,[1] The Carpenters' eleventh number one on that chart.
Cash Box called it a "ballad with its infectious beat" and that "Karen's dulcet, multi-tracked vocals soar over a dynamic arrangement which should be buzzing over the airwaves for a long time."[2]
The song was The Carpenters' twelfth and last top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100—though they would have nine more top-ten singles on the AC charts, ending with AC number seven "Make Believe It's Your First Time", a few months after Karen's death in 1983.
The music video features some footage of Karen and Richard at work in the studio. After Karen sang the line, "the promise of morning light", it faded from the studio to a fountain in Huntington Library Gardens in San Marino, California. It then featured some footage of a red moon bridge, which was roped off to the general public, in the Japanese Garden at Huntington Library.
Personnel
[edit]- Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals
- Richard Carpenter – backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electronic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, orchestration
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Tony Peluso – guitar
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone
- Earle Dumler – oboe
- Uncredited – percussion
Charts
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 47.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 29, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-05-17. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Only Yesterday". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1975-07-07. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ^ "The Carpenters | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Carpenters Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1975-05-03. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1975-05-31. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Carpenters – Only Yesterday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 26, 2024. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Carpenters"
- ^ "Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 14, December 27, 1975". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1975 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1975-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Bibliography
[edit]- The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, 1996
External links
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