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Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor

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Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1998
Recorded1997
Genre
LabelA&M
ProducerRichard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter chronology
Time
(1987)
Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor
(1998)

Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor is the second solo album by American musician Richard Carpenter, released in 1998. It includes instrumental versions of popular songs of the Carpenters, and is dedicated to their deceased mother, Agnes Carpenter.[2] The album contains two new songs, "All Those Years Ago" and "Karen's Theme", which was released as a single.

Track listing

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  1. "Prelude" (Richard Carpenter) – 0:57
  2. "Yesterday Once More" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) – 3:41
  3. Medley – 12:12
  4. "I Need to Be in Love" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter, Albert Hammond) – 3:09
  5. "Sandy" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) – 3:50
  6. "Time" (Richard Carpenter, Dave Clark) – 3:34
  7. "For All We Know" (Arthur James, Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson) – 3:37
  8. "One Love" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) – 4:58
  9. "Bless the Beasts and Children" (Perry Botkin, Jr., Barry De Vorzon) – 3:29
  10. "Flat Baroque" (Richard Carpenter) – 1:51
  11. "All Those Years Ago" (Richard Carpenter, Pamela Phillips Oland, Tim Rice) – 2:24
  12. "Top of the World" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) – 3:21
  13. "We've Only Just Begun" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 2:26
  14. "Karen's Theme" (Richard Carpenter) – 2:40

Singles

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  • "Karen's Theme" (1997)

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Holtje, Steve (1998). "The Carpenters". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 199–200.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Richard. "Richard and Karen Carpenter – Official website". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  3. ^ "Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor - Richard Carpenter - Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.