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Post by Sammy on Jun 13, 2004 12:57:02 GMT -5
I just listened to K's unreleased solo songs last night. I love every song tremendously. My favorite is LOVE MAKING LOVE TO YOU right now, but SOMETHING'S MISSIN' is a great song. It's very powerful and could easily be a hit today.
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Post by OceanKing on Jun 13, 2004 16:36:05 GMT -5
"Something's Missing" is the one unreleased solo track that Richard said he might like to complete someday. He told an interviewer (was it Yuka?) that it sounded like a "Carpenters" track to him, and he'd love to do the chart for it.
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Post by Song4You on Jun 13, 2004 19:12:59 GMT -5
I've actually never had the privilege to listen to any of Karen's unreleased tracks...someday I hope to, though. By what people say, they're awesome. I hope they get released.  Laura |
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Post by Rick Henry on Jun 20, 2004 1:27:15 GMT -5
I've Had "Something's Missing" stuck in my head for the past few days. this is easily one of the very best songs Karen ever recorded. I really the R&B jazz flavor of this song. I could see it played on a lite jazz station. Boy they really do need to release the unreleased tracks. I'm reall anxious to hear "Basket Case" and "Church Choir (Wild)". "Don't Try To Win Me Back Again" is also a major favorite of mine.
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Post by Moe on Jun 20, 2004 4:02:38 GMT -5
Something's Missing is my favorite of the unreleased solo tracks, that I've heard, anyway. It could definitely be a Karen solo or Carpenters' classic song. I wish Richard would rework the remaining songs and at least make them available for the fans.
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Post by Boat2Sail on Jun 21, 2004 0:28:08 GMT -5
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Post by JIM on Jun 21, 2004 5:33:21 GMT -5
Love Makin Love To You reminds me
so much of Only Yesterday and I
listen to it a lot! Somethings
Missing is a great track and I
do hope Richard considers finishing
and including these songs in the
future on a compilation or just
releasing all of them on another
Karen solo album.
JIM
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Post by Peteruk on Jun 23, 2004 12:27:37 GMT -5
Some of the Solo outtakes are more interesting than choices for Karen Carpenter album  Most likely that Richard will complete in short term great "Something's Missing" for a future Rarities or Box Set project  Sadly given Richard's other commitments , Phil Ramone's other recording projects and lack of support from Universal / A&M for more Solo tracks ....another Karen album is unlikely ..... Peter |
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Post by Boat2Sail on Jun 24, 2004 7:24:51 GMT -5
Love Makin Love To You reminds me so much of Only Yesterday and I listen to it a lot! Somethings Missing is a great track and I do hope Richard considers finishing and including these songs in the future on a compilation or just releasing all of them on another Karen solo album. JIM Hi JIM! I hear that also. LOVE MAKING LOVE TO YOU is similar to ONLY YESTERDAY in that it has a ballad type verse and leads into an upbeat pop chorus. It's that two songs in one thing. I love both songs very much. |
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Post by JIM on Jun 27, 2004 10:17:21 GMT -5
I know that universal will not
release another solo album by KC.
It would be very cool if RC would
studio polish the remainig songs
and make them available for purchace on his web site.
jim
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Post by Christian on Jun 30, 2004 7:42:44 GMT -5
I love Karen`s solo session, both the released and the unreleased. I think Truly You is a great song, as is Love Making Love To You. I know this might be controversial, but listening to all the solo session songs, Made In America is a hell of a boring album. Karen`s solo session was the right way to go musically, MIA was a step in the wrong direction for them. I think Karens solo album would have made it into Top10, so would a single or two from it. But then again, this is what the ego of someone was also afraid of and as a result the album was shelved. Shelving that album was the biggest mistake they made career wise. With Karen having a hit as a solo act, it would also have helped the Carpenters and their sales. Even more importantly it would have helped Karen`s health, instead of making her more ill.
Shame on A&M and shame on Richard for having it shelved!!!!
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Post by JIM on Jun 30, 2004 8:05:19 GMT -5
Hey Chrstian
I share your point of view
100%!! Although I love all of the
albums they produced, MIA just did
not make sense as a come back album. Like you mention in your
post Karen had the right idea and
RC and A&M should have recognized
the need for a radical new sound.
JIM
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