Voice of the Heart

Voice of the Heart
Voice of the Heart
Studio album by Carpenters
Released	October 18, 1983
Recorded	1976–1983
Studio	A&M Studios and Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Pop
Length	40:24
Label	A&M
Producer	Richard Carpenter
Carpenters chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Voice of the Heart is the posthumous eleventh studio album by American pop duo Carpenters. It was released in 1983 after Karen's death and contains the two songs from her final recording sessions, "Now" and "You're Enough", as well as previously unreleased tracks from sessions of their previous albums A Kind of Hush and Made in America. At least one song, "Something in Your Eyes", was intended to be on this album, but Karen was unable to record her vocal before her death; it would be released in 1987 on Richard's solo album Time with Dusty Springfield on lead vocals.

Karen's last recording, "Now", was recorded in April 1982 while Karen was taking a break from medical treatment in New York and had temporarily returned to California. The song was recorded in one take.

The tracks were finished by Richard months after Karen's death.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Now"	Roger Nichols Dean Pitchford	3:51
2.	"Sailing on the Tide"	John Bettis Tony Peluso	4:24
3.	"You're Enough"	Bettis Richard Carpenter	3:48
4.	"Make Believe It's Your First Time"	Bob Morrison Johnny Wilson	4:08
5.	"Two Lives"	Mark Terrence Jordan	4:35

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"At the End of a Song"	Bettis Carpenter	3:40
7.	"Ordinary Fool"	Paul Williams	3:42
8.	"Prime Time Love"	Danny Ironstone Mary Unobsky	3:12
9.	"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"	Larry Weiss	3:51
10.	"Look to Your Dreams"	Bettis Carpenter	5:13

Singles[]

"Make Believe It's Your First Time": US 7" single (1983) – A&M 2585; 1. "Make Believe It's Your First Time"; 2. "Look to Your Dreams"

BR 7" single (1983) – CBS 47075

1. "Make Believe It's Your First Time"

2. "Look to Your Dreams"

"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore": US 7" single (1984) – A&M 2620; 1. "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"; 2. "Sailing on the Tide"

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1983)	Position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart^[3]	54
Japanese Oricon LP Chart^[4]	41
UK Albums Chart^[5]	6
US Billboard Pop Albums^[6]	46

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[7]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Carpenter, Bil. Voice of the Heart at AllMusic
^ 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.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 21, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "The Official Charts Company – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ "The Carpenters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 22, 2012.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Voice of the Heart in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

[1] Carpenter, Bil. Voice of the Heart at AllMusic

[2] 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.

[auchart-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[Jachart-4] "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 21, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[UKchart-5] "The Official Charts Company – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

[USchart-6] "The Carpenters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[United_KingdomCarpentersVoice_of_the_HeartalbumCertRef-7] "British album certifications – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 22, 2012.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Voice of the Heart in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesCarpentersVoice_of_the_HeartalbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

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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 (1983) 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" "Now" "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)
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