What's In Your CD Player/iPod/MP3/Computer/Hi Fi, Right Now?

john · Post by **john** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:41 pm

Hi Lena and Harry, it is a while since I listened to this cd, must look it out.
Terence, I think the Passage album of The Carpenters is one of my least favourite, apart from Ticket to Ride, there are only a couple of tracks i really like on this one, I Just Fall In Love Again is beautiful, and Two Sides is nice, but I could never get used to B'wana She No Home (or whatever it was called) and Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft, even though the latter was a hit in the u.k.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:35 pm

I love "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Caft"-I have just about everything the Carpenters have done---but as Terence said, some of their lesser known material is just lovely.

john · Post by **john** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:38 pm

A couple of my favourites are Only Yesterday and Yesterday Once More, and a lesser known one called Now.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:40 pm

I have just looked at Amazon, and they have a Cd of "Passage" for Â£110.00-----no I have not put too many 1,s or 0's.

paul jh · Post by **paul jh** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:44 pm

I like Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft because it's so different. I noticed that Passage is no longer for sale on HVV or Tower's websites. So it must be out of print; I'm glad I bought it years ago! I listen to it quite often. I know I wrote about this on the Your Other Favourite Artists section, but I love All You Get From Love Is A Love Song, Sweet Sweet Smile, and Don't Cry From Me Argentina from that album. I agree with John on the B'wanna song. I prefer I Just Fall In Love Again by Anne Murray.

This morning I listened to Dusty Springfield's Am I The Same Girl CD compilation. I love her versions of The Windmills Of My Mind, Spooky, and Am I The Same Girl.

Terence Lee · Post by **Terence Lee** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:14 am

Hi Paul

Even though I appreciate Anne Murray's rich low tones, isn't her version of "I Just Fall In Love Again" the one where she changes the pronounciation of the word "dreaming" to "dreamen"?

Passage is still in print in Japan where it retails online for just US$19. I was shopping for it online but in the end, Jack Jones and Patti Page won.

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:57 pm

'Passage' album was one of my fave Carpenters albums - for all those tracks that Paul mentions esp - 'Sweet Sweet Smile'. I also loved 'Oldies but Goodies', which featured Richard doing excellent - 'The Night has a thousand eyes', and 'Deadmans Curve'. It also featured 'Yesterday Once more'

john · Post by **john** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:06 pm

Yes Mike, that is from the Now and Then album if I remember correctly, the one with the red car on the front!

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:55 pm

My mistake - indeed, there were pix of 1950s US Cars all over the inner slleve as well I think - the Carpenters always used to give you lyrics to sing along to as well!

We used to have 'Horizon' when I was a child - slow ballads except for 'Mr Postman' and one called 'Happy' which I used to love as a child - but not heard for years until tonight - thanks to i-tunes

john · Post by **john** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:25 am

Happy always used to be played on radio 2 at one time, it seemed to be quite a popular song.

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:29 am

"Happy" used to be one of my favourites. I used to have a set of four of their tapes in the car when I was working and used to have the Carpenters on all the time in those days.

Marian

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:46 pm

Listening to one of our faves, Ray Gelato singing " Just A Gigolo"
Love this great singer and musician.

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:28 pm

"September Song" by Matt a the moment, from "The Late Late Show" Twofer.. Sorry I know it's the wrong time of year for Paul

Marian.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:18 pm

You will have to pretend its part of the "antonyms" game Marian - September being opposite to March

Listened to disc one of the "Rare Monro" last night - so good

john · Post by **john** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:09 pm

Been listening to The Heart Of A Man again today, really love the title track plus My Favourite Song.