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Horizon
Jan 22, 2006 12:07:02 GMT -5
Post by Carps1000 on Jan 22, 2006 12:07:02 GMT -5
My all time best album.... Gimmicky Jacket/fab piccy/words & music on inner sleeve & the logo as it should be.....BUT much to short as 2 of the songs were little more than 1 min in length & were the same but with different words....but liked the bookend way it was done tho & 3 big hits on it...I have forgiven....no 1 here & it was a guinnes book of records triumph with the advance orders sales so I read. Yeah!!! No 13 in the USA tsk tsk
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Horizon
Jan 22, 2006 13:45:09 GMT -5
Post by Rick Henry on Jan 22, 2006 13:45:09 GMT -5
I'm with you on this one Ken. "Horizon" is easily my favorite Carpenters album. This album is musically above and beyond all the others. Karen was at her vocal best here. Some of her finest performances of all-time are on "Horizon" - such as "Desperado", "Solitaire" and "Love Me For What I Am". Of course "Only Yesterday" seems to be the song more Carpenters fans like than any other C's song. Then there's "Please Mr. Postman" which is the Carpenters biggest selling hit worldwide.
"Horizon" also has the distincition of being inthe top three favorite albums by a good majority of Carpenters fans. Making it overall the favorite album of the fans.
I also wonder could "Horizon" most possibly be the Carpenters' biggest selling studio album on the worldwide level...
It was #1 in both Japan and UK. It only made #13 in the U.S. - but that's still an excellent placing and the album is nearing double platinum in U.S. The album also sold extremely well in almost every country around the world.
I feel this is one of the Carpenters' best covers. My favorite covers are "Horizon", "Now And Then" and "Passage". I felt these were good covers to distance themselves from the sticky sweet image they both wanted so desperately to get away from.
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Horizon
Jan 22, 2006 16:44:36 GMT -5
Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Jan 22, 2006 16:44:36 GMT -5
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Horizon
Jan 22, 2006 22:04:22 GMT -5
Post by cam83 on Jan 22, 2006 22:04:22 GMT -5
It's a pleasant album that's for sure, but NOT that successful studio albums compared to...CARPENTERS and CLOSE TO YOU album which have gone multi times platinum in just the USA...and worldwide, those records would have done WAY better than Horizon. I will agree that the album HORIZON gave us the gem, SOLITAIRE which Richard feels is one of Karen's best performances. Plus Horizon didn't win a Grammy, but the 1971 Carpenters album nabbed it. and of course THE SINGLES 1969-1973 sold over 7 millions copies in the USA, and worldwide, it would be well over the diamond mark, over 10, 000 sold.
Cam
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Horizon
Jan 23, 2006 22:45:03 GMT -5
Post by Rick Henry on Jan 23, 2006 22:45:03 GMT -5
As for worldwide album sales. Just looking at the amount of Gold and platinum certifications and chart positions around the world. I do have to assess that "Horizon" may quite possibly be the Carpenters biggest seller ( as far as studio albums) in the world. Although in a more earnest assessment really I think it's "Now and Then". Both "Close To You" and "Carpenters" sold well in other parts of the world outside of the U.S. - but really not to the same extent as "Now and Then" and "Horizon" did. These were the two albums just before and after "Singles 1969-1973". 69-73 really put Carpenters on top and "Horizon" happened to be the first album released after 69-73. Millions of people around the world, at that time period, were anxiously awaiting a new Carpenters release. This is history - that's the way it happened.
Although "Close To You" and "Carpenters" placed on charts worldwide it wasn't until "A Song For You" that they achieved major global success in almost every country in the world. And by 1974 the Carpenters were amongst the top five biggest selling acts wordwide. From there they kept gaining more and more worldwide notoriety until 1976 when overall their popularity finally began to wane. Though as time has it Carpenters have managed to remain very consistent in their catalog sales. To this day they still sell near three or four million units worldwide every year.
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Horizon
Jan 27, 2006 10:31:30 GMT -5
Post by Sammy on Jan 27, 2006 10:31:30 GMT -5
My #1 favorite album every song is perfect. Only Yesterday, Happy, Please Mr. Postman, Desperado are my favorites.
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Horizon
Jan 28, 2006 11:10:37 GMT -5
Post by Rick Henry on Jan 28, 2006 11:10:37 GMT -5
Just listened to "Horizon" yesterday and I fall in love with album all over again each time I listen to it. What I like most about it is Karen's deep and dark vocal performances. She really put every ounce of her heart and soul into these songs. What an excellent collection of outstanding songs.
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Horizon
Jan 28, 2006 12:27:08 GMT -5
Post by enigma on Jan 28, 2006 12:27:08 GMT -5
Its no secrewt this is my favorite Carpenters album I consider it the Carpenters masterpiece. The deep rich vocals the brilliant arranging and the sound of this record as well as the variety of styles and songs we hear on this record never make it boring it is a truely sophisticated and well done record. As for the cover I love it I love the dressed down picture its more edgy its more who Karen and Richard really were as opposed to the image that was catered to on earlier records. Note barely even a smile on the Carpenters on this cover it either shows a little attitude or shows how exhaused and sick Karen and Richard were when they made this record still love the cover all the same I also like the envelope idea pretty cool.
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Horizon
Jan 30, 2006 13:36:23 GMT -5
Post by karl on Jan 30, 2006 13:36:23 GMT -5
Hi I also think horizion is one of the best albums the carpenters recorded.Great songs,very immaculate production,Also great album cover,This must have been one of there best selling albums in the UK,after singles 69 73, and now and then.
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Post by Moe on Feb 1, 2006 2:15:57 GMT -5
This one is my favorite, too. I love Karen's rich lower register and the songs are all strong and timeless. I usually listen to this front to back without skipping any songs. It is also of note that Karen sings a contemporary song like "Only Yesterday" and well as remakes of "Please Mr Postman" and "I Can Dream Can't I" and sounds appropriate for each decade the songs originated. Also, this was the first album I remember saving up to buy. Every time we went to the store, I would head to the record department and look at it and couldn't wait until I bought it!
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Horizon
Feb 1, 2006 22:07:40 GMT -5
Post by Rob813 on Feb 1, 2006 22:07:40 GMT -5
I think this is the most personal of all Carpenter albums. The songs just seem to speak of how Karen and pehaps Richard may have felt at the time. The quality of the songs, the elaborate, but not overdone, arrangements, and the deep, rich quality of Karen's voice stand out on Horizon. My belief is that artistically this is the greatest Carpenter album. I particularly like Karen's voice to overwhelm the arrangement behind her and that's what I hear on all the selections on Horizon.
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Post by Rick Henry on Feb 2, 2006 1:57:27 GMT -5
I think this is the most personal of all Carpenter albums. The songs just seem to speak of how Karen and pehaps Richard may have felt at the time. The quality of the songs, the elaborate, but not overdone, arrangements, and the deep, rich quality of Karen's voice stand out on Horizon. My belief is that artistically this is the greatest Carpenter album. I particularly like Karen's voice to overwhelm the arrangement behind her and that's what I hear on all the selections on Horizon. Again beautifully stated Rob. Truly "Horizon" is artistically their finest album. Every single song is quality and relevant to the time period and still relevant to this day. Every song on it has aged to perfection. Karen's voice was in tip top shape at this point in time. I also feel it's the most personal of Carpenters albums. Each song does tell a story and seems to mirror the emotions of Karen (and Richard) at that time in their lives. "Desperado" was such a dark and lonely song and Karen sang it so well that I felt that I was living the words. "Desperado why don't you come to your senses..." Another great one is "(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You", the arrangement is more sparse than the others but so effective and reaching right into your heart and tugs at every emotion you have. What an outstanding song. I could go on and on but I will stop here.
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