Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition

The album is essentially the expanded US release of a European compilation released in 2000, titled Gold: Greatest Hits (the same title as ABBA's), which peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. That version contained just one disc with 20 tracks, all of which were also featured on this American version. The covers of both releases have the same look as the 1992 Gold: Greatest Hits compilation album by ABBA. The original cover artwork had "Greatest Hits" in place of where "35th Anniversary Edition" is on the US cover. An accompanying DVD followed in 2002.

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album/source	Length
1.	"Superstar^†"	Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell	Carpenters, 1971	3:46
2.	"Rainy Days and Mondays^†"	Roger Nichols, Paul Williams	Carpenters	3:35
3.	"Top of the World^†"	John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	A Song for You, 1972	3:02
4.	"Maybe It's You^†"	Bettis, Carpenter	Close to You, 1970	3:03
5.	"Let Me Be the One^†"	Nichols, Williams	Carpenters	2:25
6.	"Reason to Believe^†"	Tim Hardin	Close to You	3:04
7.	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)^†"	Moon Mullican, Hank Williams	Now & Then, 1973	3:39
8.	"Leave Yesterday Behind^‡"	Fred Karlin	As Time Goes By, 2001	3:32
9.	"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore^*"	Larry Weiss	Voice of the Heart, 1983	3:51
10.	"Bless the Beasts and Children^†"	Perry Botkin Jr., Barry De Vorzon	Bless the Beasts and Children soundtrack, 1971; later appeared on A Song for You	3:15
11.	"It's Going to Take Some Time^†"	Carole King, Toni Stern	A Song for You	2:57
12.	"The Rainbow Connection^‡"	Kenneth Ascher, Williams	As Time Goes By	4:36
13.	"Only Yesterday^†"	Bettis, Carpenter	Horizon, 1975	3:47
14.	"Sweet, Sweet Smile^*"	Juice Newton, Otha Young	Passage, 1977	3:02
15.	"There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)^†"	Les Reed, Geoff Stephens	A Kind of Hush, 1976	3:03
16.	"California Dreamin'^‡"	John Phillips, Michelle Phillips	As Time Goes By	2:30
17.	"Solitaire^††"	Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka	Horizon	4:41
18.	"We've Only Just Begun^†"	Nichols, Williams	Close to You	3:04
19.	"This Masquerade^†"	Russell	Now & Then	4:53
20.	"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)^† ^♮"	Terry Draper, John Woloschuk	Passage	7:09
Total length:				73:08

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album/source	Length
1.	"Yesterday Once More^†"	Bettis, Carpenter	Now & Then	3:58
2.	"Please Mr. Postman^†"	Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland	Horizon	2:47
3.	"Hurting Each Other^†"	Gary Geld, Peter Udell	A Song for You	2:47
4.	"I Need to Be in Love^†"	Bettis, Carpenter, Albert Hammond	A Kind of Hush	3:49
5.	"Merry Christmas, Darling" (1978 mix)	Carpenter, Frank Pooler	Non-album single, 1970; mix used found on Christmas Portrait, 1978	3:05
6.	"(They Long to Be) Close to You^†"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Close to You	3:40
7.	"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song^*"	Steve Eaton	Passage	3:46
8.	"Sing^†"	Joe Raposo	Now & Then	3:18
9.	"Make Believe It's Your First Time^*"	Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson	Voice of the Heart	4:08
10.	"Ticket to Ride^¤"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Offering/Ticket to Ride, 1969	4:09
11.	"Goodbye to Love^†"	Bettis, Carpenter	A Song for You	3:55
12.	"I Just Fall in Love Again^*"	Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt	Passage	4:03
13.	"I Believe You^*"	Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi	Made in America, 1981 (released as a single three years prior)	3:55
14.	"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again^‡"	David Pomeranz	Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1995 (released as a single the previous year; originally recorded twenty years prior)	4:22
15.	"For All We Know^†"	Arthur James, Karlin, Robb Wilson	Carpenters	2:32
16.	"Touch Me When We're Dancing^*"	Kenny Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace	Made in America	3:20
17.	"I Won't Last a Day Without You^†"	Nichols, Williams	A Song for You	3:54
18.	"Mr. Guder^†"	Bettis, Carpenter	Close to You	3:21
19.	"A Song for You^†"	Russell	A Song for You	4:37
20.	"Karen's Theme^*"	Carpenter	Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter solo album), 1998	2:41
Total length:				72:34

Remix notes

Most of the songs listed here are remixes. This compilation's songs have more refined and re-recorded tracks, less noise in the background, and a lot of reverberation in the background.

^* These songs are the original mixes, meaning that they have not been retouched since their recording.
^† These songs include a harder bass drum line and considerably more reverberation than the original version. "Top of the World" is mixed with an alternate ending to segue into "Maybe It's You".
^‡ All of these songs (with the exception of "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again") are from the Japan-exclusive album As Time Goes By. The tracks from As Time Goes By were remixed in the late 1990s/early 2000s and had not yet been released in the United States, while "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again", from Interpretations, was originally recorded in 1975, but was left off Horizon due to the fact that it would have been too long. It was subsequently remixed in the mid-1990s.
^†† This version of "Solitaire" can only be found on this album. This version is the single version, which Richard Carpenter claimed to have a guitar riff before each of the verses, whereas the version on Horizon had no guitar riff.^[2]
^♮ "Calling Occupants" is a longer version including a comedic introduction, where an alien speaks to a radio call-in show.
^¤ "Ticket to Ride", the only song here that is of a 1973 remix, is a fully re-recorded version of the original. Karen did not appreciate the deep vocals of the original, and felt that she could do a better job for The Singles: 1969–1973. Thus, it was re-recorded, and has not been touched since then.

Gold: Greatest Hits

"Yesterday Once More" – 3:59
"Superstar" – 3:47
"Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:35
"Goodbye to Love" – 3:56
"It's Going to Take Some Time" – 2:59
"I Won't Last a Day Without You" – 3:54
"For All We Know" – 2:32
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" – 3:37
"Touch Me When We're Dancing" – 3:21
"Please Mr. Postman" – 2:48
"I Need to Be in Love" – 3:50
"Solitaire" – 4:41
"We've Only Just Begun" – 3:05
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" – 3:41
"This Masquerade" – 4:53
"Ticket to Ride" – 4:09
"Top of the World" – 2:58
"Only Yesterday" – 3:46
"Sing" – 3:20
"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" – 7:09

Some editions contain "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track.

Personnel

Richard Carpenter – compilation producer, liner notes
Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Stewart Whitmore – assembling at Marcussen Mastering
Mike Ragogna – project director
Adam Abrams, Barry Korkin and Lee Lodyga – project coordination

Alternative version

A Canadian release from A&M Records/Universal Music Canada is dated 2005 and is simply titled Gold, without a subtitle. The 22-page booklet has a colour photo cover, not the original black cover.

Charts

Chart (2000-2009)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[3]	24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	17
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[5]	6
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	4
US Billboard 200^[7]	101

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Richard Carpenter. Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition. Album notes. 2004.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Carpenters – Gold - Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Charts.nz – Carpenters – Gold - Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Carpenters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "British album certifications – Carpenters – Gold - Greates Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "American album certifications – The Carpenters – Gold". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

v t e The Carpenters
Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter
Studio albums	Offering (Ticket to Ride) (1969) Close to You (1970) Carpenters (1971) A Song for You (1972) Now & Then (1973) Horizon (1975) A Kind of Hush (1976) Passage (1977) Christmas Portrait (1978) Made in America (1981) Voice of the Heart (1983) An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984) Lovelines (1989) As Time Goes By (2001)
Live albums	Live in Japan (1975) Live at the Palladium (1976)
Compilation albums	The Singles: 1969–1973 (1973) The Singles: 1974–1978 (1978) The Very Best of the Carpenters (1982) Yesterday Once More (1984) Only Yesterday (1990) From the Top (1991) Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995) Love Songs (1997) Reflections (1998) The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000) The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 (2002) Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003) Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004) The Ultimate Collection (2006) 40/40 (2009) Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)
Solo albums	Time (1987) Karen Carpenter (1996) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)
Singles	"Looking for Love" "Ticket to Ride" "(They Long to Be) Close to You" "We've Only Just Begun" "Merry Christmas, Darling" "For All We Know" "Rainy Days and Mondays" "Superstar" "Bless the Beasts and Children" "Hurting Each Other" "It's Going to Take Some Time" "Goodbye to Love" "Sing" "Yesterday Once More" "Top of the World" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "I Won't Last a Day Without You" "Please Mr. Postman" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" "Only Yesterday" "Solitaire" "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" "I Need to Be in Love" "Goofus" "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "Sweet, Sweet Smile" "I Believe You" "Touch Me When We're Dancing" "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" "Those Good Old Dreams" "Beechwood 4-5789" "Make Believe It's Your First Time" "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" "Little Altar Boy" "Honolulu City Lights" "Something in Your Eyes" "If I Had You" "Ave Maria" "The Rainbow Connection"
Other songs	"Let Me Be the One" "A Song for You" "This Masquerade" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "Can't Smile Without You" "I Just Fall in Love Again" "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"
Television series and specials	Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971) Live at the BBC (1971) Very First TV Special (1976) Space Encounters (1978) A Christmas Portrait (1978) Music, Music, Music (1980)
Music video releases	Gold: Greatest Hits (1991 VHS / 2002 DVD) Interpretations (1995 VHS / 2003 DVD)
Documentaries	Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1998) Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)
Related	Discography Songs John Bettis Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story The Karen Carpenter Story Classic Carpenters
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