Made in America (The Carpenters album)

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Made in America
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Studio album by
Carpenters
ReleasedJune 16, 1981
Recorded1978-1981
StudioA&M Studios, Los Angeles; mixed at Sound Labs and A&M Studios, Los Angeles[1]
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length40:22
LabelA&M
ProducerRichard Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
Christmas Portrait
(1978) 		Made in America
(1981) 		Voice of the Heart
(1983)
Singles from Made in America
  1. "I Believe You"
    Released: June 1978
  2. "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
    Released: June 19, 1981
  3. "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
    Released: September 1981
  4. "Those Good Old Dreams"
    Released: December 1981
  5. "Beechwood 4-5789"
    Released: January 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide1.5/5 stars[3]

Made in America is the tenth studio album by the American popular music duo Carpenters, released in June 1981. The final album by the duo to be released during Karen Carpenter's lifetime, it reached number 52 in the US and number 12 in the UK.

In 1985, Richard said "that was Karen's favorite album and is mine, out of all our projects".[4]

Karen played drums in the studio for the first time since Horizon on the song "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)", albeit in unison with veteran Nashville session drummer Larrie Londin, and she also played percussion on "Those Good Old Dreams" in tandem with Paulinho da Costa.

Promotion[]

To promote Made in America, Karen and Richard Carpenter appeared on several talk shows in 1981,[5] including Good Morning America on August 10, and The Merv Griffin Show on October 2, performing "(Want You) Back in My Life Again".

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Those Good Old Dreams"
4:12
2."Strength of a Woman"
  • Phyllis Brown
  • Juanita Curiel
3:59
3."(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
  • Kerry Chater
  • Chris Christian
3:40
4."When You've Got What It Takes"
  • Bill Lane
  • Roger Nichols
3:41
5."Somebody's Been Lyin'"
4:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I Believe You"
  • Dick Addrisi
  • Don Addrisi
3:54
7."Touch Me When We're Dancing"
  • Kenny Bell
  • Terry Skinner
  • Jerry Lee Wallace
3:19
8."When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)"Randy Handley5:01
9."Beechwood 4-5789"
3:06
10."Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)"
  • Bettis
  • Carpenter
5:04

Personnel[]

[1]

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The Carpenters - Made in America (1981) album at Carpenters.AmCorner.com
  2. ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Carpenters - Made in America (1981) album review, credits & releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 140. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone carpenters album guide.
  4. ^ Larry King Live - December 1985 - transcript
  5. ^ Karen Carpenter - IMDb
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2012-02-22.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Carpenters | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  9. ^ "Carpenters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Carpenters – Made in America". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-02-22.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Made in America in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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