The Essential Collection (1965–1997)
Compilation by Carpenters
Released 15 October 2002
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 13:385.0 ★
- 22:20
- 31:52
- 42:28
- 52:36
- 62:27
- 71:50
- 82:073.0 ★
- 91:00
- 102:22
- 113:02
- 122:53
- 134:093.5 ★
- 142:402.0 ★
- 151:34
- 161:58
- 173:03
- 184:344.0 ★
- 193:21
- 203:053.4 ★
- 213:05
- 222:364.0 ★
- Digital Media 2
- 13:364.4 ★
- 23:504.4 ★
- 32:253.0 ★
- 43:14
- 52:484.5 ★
- 62:564.5 ★
- 73:54
- 84:37
- 92:593.6 ★
- 103:56
- 114:533.0 ★
- 123:184.0 ★
- 133:393.5 ★
- 143:49
- 1514:54
- 161:02
- 171:53
- Digital Media 3
- 10:35
- 22:494.0 ★
- 34:093.0 ★
- 43:46
- 54:413.0 ★
- 64:21
- 71:08
- 83:423.0 ★
- 93:41
- 102:57
- 113:48
- 122:13
- 130:32
- 140:33
- 153:463.0 ★
- 167:092.0 ★
- 173:022.0 ★
- 183:12
- 192:29
- 203:443.0 ★
- 212:363.0 ★
- Digital Media 4
- 14:24
- 23:243.0 ★
- 33:543.0 ★
- 43:574.0 ★
- 5Karen/Ella MedleyKaren Carpenter & Ella Fitzgerald5:57
- 69:08
- 74:092.0 ★
- 83:203.0 ★
- 95:00
- 105:013.0 ★
- 114:125.0 ★
- 123:51
- 13Karen’s ThemeRichard Carpenter2:41
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Release credits
- arranger [4], keyboard [4]
- bass [8, 13-14], saxophone [1], woodwind [18, 20]
- fiddle [17]
- assistant [4]
- background vocals [15]
- background vocals [8]
- assistant [4]
- bass guitar [8]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- bass [18, 20]
- assistant [2-4, 8, 10-11], engineer [15-17]
- guitar [4]
- assistant [4]
- engineer [2.3, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22]
- clarinet [20], woodwind [18, 20]
- oboe [3.16, 1.22, 2.2, 4.7-8]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- conductor [10]
- guitar [8, 13-14]
- harp [3.8, 4.2, 4.7-8, 4.10-11]
- concertmaster [10]
- engineer [4]
- assistant [2, 4]
- chorus master [16]
- choir vocals [16]
- drums (drum set) [1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 2.1-2, 2.13]
- orchestrator [8, 13-14], producer [1.8, 1.13-14, 1.18, 1.20-22, 2.1-3, 2.5-6, 2.9-10]
- concertmaster [3, 8, 11]
- engineer [4]
- pedal steel guitar [7, 11]
- orchestrator [4]
- congas [3], percussion [15]
- engineer [4]
- woodwind [18, 20]
- bass [3.15-17, 1.8, 1.13-14, 1.18, 1.20], bass guitar [2.1-2, 4.2-4, 4.7-8, 4.10-11, 1.22]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- background vocals [15]
- associate [2, 4-5, 15-17], background vocals [3.15, 1.20, 1.22, 4.3, 4.8, 4.11, 2.1-2], drums (drum set) [8, 13-14, 18, 20], lead vocals [2.1-2, 2.5, 2.9-11, 2.13, 3.2, 3.4-5, 3.8, 3.15-17, 4.7-8, 4.11, 1.13, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22], percussion [11], producer [9, 11-13], vocal [2.3, 1.14]
- drums (drum set) [3, 8]
- banjo [17]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- background vocals [15]
- tenor saxophone [4]
- assistant [1.22, 2.1-3]
- performing orchestra [16]
- arranger [3]
- percussion [8, 11]
- arranger [2], conductor [16], orchestrator [3.16, 4.2, 4.10]
- percussion [10]
- producer [4]
- percussion [4]
- assistant [4]
- assistant [4]
- engineer [3.2, 3.15-17, 2.1-3, 4.2-4, 1.8, 1.13-14, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22]
- electric guitar [15]
- Wurlitzer electric piano [18, 20], arranger [2.1-3, 2.5, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 1.8, 1.18, 1.20-22, 3.2, 3.4-5, 3.8, 3.15-17, 4.7-8, 4.10-11], background vocals [1.20, 1.22, 2.1-2, 4.3, 4.8, 4.11, 3.15], electric piano [15-16], keyboard [3.8, 2.1-3, 1.22, 4.2-3, 4.7-8, 4.10-11], lead vocals [14, 18, 20], orchestrator [1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 3.2, 3.4-5, 3.15-17, 4.3, 4.8, 4.11], piano [15-16], producer [3.2, 3.4-5, 3.15-17, 4.2, 4.8, 4.11, 2.9, 2.11-13], synthesizer [16], vocal [2.3, 3.15-17], vocal arranger [3]
- keyboard [4]
- mix [2, 4], remixer [4]
- vocal arranger [4]
- engineer [3.15-17, 4.2, 4.4, 4.8, 4.10-11]
- task [10]
- drums (drum set) [3.8, 3.16-17, 4.7, 4.10-11]
- guitar [4]
- flute [3.8, 4.7], solo [7]
- choir vocals [12]
- background vocals [7], choir vocals [10]
- acoustic guitar [3, 7-8, 10-11], electric guitar [3, 8, 11]
- tack piano [17]
- tenor saxophone [3.15, 4.8]
- harmonica [1]
- congas [15]
- acoustic guitar [4.8, 3.17], electric guitar [3.15-17, 4.7-8], spoken vocals [16]
Issues
T15 October 2002
T4x Digital Media