Gold was certified Gold by RIAA

[JoeyD]

Hi all,

This is only my second post here. I was looking on the RIAA website and noticed that the Gold collection was certified gold last December. Is this news to anyone?

Regards,
JD

[Rick Henry]

Hi Joey, good to hear from you again. It's been a while. Thank you for sharing the good news.

A few weeks ago we had a topic as to which disc would be certifeid GOLD next. Several people name "Singles 1969-1981", "passage" and even "Ticket To Ride". "Gold" was mentioned - but not as the next one to be GOLD. This is a good surprise. I will bump that topic back up so we can all reread it.

The Carpenters last CD to go GOLD was "Love Songs". It was certified GOLD on June 12, 2000. That was about two years after it's release. "Gold" went GOLD within ten months of it's release. Very good.

Several of us have speculated that 2005 and is going to be a banner year for Carpenters. Well it looks like they're off to a good start.

[Rob813]

I am not surprised that Gold went Gold so quickly. It has 40 songs on one CD and covers all their hits and a good collection of album cuts. An added bonus is 3 songs previously unreleased. For the price of the CD, you get a sweeping overview of Karen and Richard's career. Karen's unmatched voice and the musical arrangements which surround it are clearer than when they were originally recorded. If you don't have this CD, buy it right away. You wouldn't be disappointed.

[Moe]

This is news to me, and very pleasant news! I am not surprised, though. Not only did it have some chart success, it also contains 2 discs, so only 250,000 copies have to sell to be certified gold. In any case, this is great news!