Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration

Interpretations
Compilation album by The Carpenters
Released	February 7, 1995[1]
Recorded	1970–1981
Genre	Pop
Length	60:00
Label	A&M/Universal Music Distribution
Producer	Richard Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
From the Top (1991) Interpretations (1995) Love Songs (1997)

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Interpretations is a compilation album by The Carpenters, released in February 1995 in both cassette tape and CD formats. Three of the songs on the album were previously unreleased; "Without a Song", "From This Moment On" and "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again". The album was released in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the duo's debut album Offering. A VHS of the same name was released several months later, featuring footage from the duo's TV performances. It was later issued on DVD.

Track listing

1. "Without a Song" – 1:02 (Never before released; recorded in 1980 for Music, Music, Music!)
2. "Superstar" – 3:48 (From the album Carpenters; remixed in 1991)
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:36 (From the album Carpenters; remixed in 1991)
4. "Bless the Beasts and Children" – 3:15 (From the album A Song for You; remixed in 1991)
5. "This Masquerade" – 4:53 (From the album Now & Then; remixed in 1991)
6. "Solitaire" – 4:40 (From the album Horizon)
7. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:08 (From the album Lovelines; recorded in 1978 for Space Encounters, but used on the subsequent TV special Music, Music, Music!)
8. "From This Moment On" – 1:57 (Never before released; recorded in 1980 for Music, Music, Music!)
9. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" – 4:23 (Never before released; recorded in 1975 for Horizon)
10. "When It's Gone" – 5:01 (From the album Made in America)
11. "I Believe You" – 3:55 (From the album Made in America)
12. "Reason to Believe" – 3:04 (From the album Close to You; remixed in 1991)
13. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – 3:42 (From the album Close to You; remixed in 1991)
14. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" – 7:08 (From the album Passage; recorded in 1978 for Space Encounters)
15. "Little Girl Blue" – 3:24 (From the album Lovelines; recorded in 1978 for Space Encounters)
16. "We've Only Just Begun" – 3:04 (From the album Close to You; remixed in 1991)

Cassette track listing

1. "top of the world "
2. "Without a Song"
3. "Sing"
4. "Bless the Beasts and Children"
5. "This Masquerade"
6. "Solitaire"
7. "When I Fall in Love"
8. "From This Moment On"
9. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"
10. "When It's Gone"
11. "Where Do I Go from Here"
12. "Desperado"

Side B

1. "Superstar"
2. "Rainy Days and Mondays"
3. "Ticket to Ride"
4. "If I Had You"
5. "Please Mr. Postman"
6. "We've Only Just Begun"
7. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
8. "Little Girl Blue"
9. "You're the One"
10. "(They Long to Be) Close to You"

• The audio cassette released on A&M includes a fold-out with notes. (Catalogue No. 540 251-4; released in 1994)

Singles

"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"

UK CD single (1994) 580761-2

1. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"
2. "Sing"
3. "(They Long to Be) Close to You"

References

1. Official Carpenters website
2. Allmusic review