Only Yesterday (album)

Only Yesterday
Greatest hits album by The Carpenters
Released	1990
Recorded	1969–1981
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Richard Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
Yesterday Once More (1985) Only Yesterday (1990) From the Top (1991)

Only Yesterday (subtitled Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits) is a greatest hits compilation album by American group The Carpenters. It was released in 1990 by A&M Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart for seven weeks.^[1]

The album was released as Their Greatest Hits worldwide later in 1990, charting in several other countries and peaking at number one in New Zealand, also for seven weeks. This version has almost identical cover art except for the title as well as the addition of a sticker reading "20 Tracks, 76 Minutes Playing Time".

Track listing

1. "Yesterday Once More" (remix)
2. "Superstar" (remix)
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" (remix)
4. "Top of the World" (single mix)
5. "Ticket to Ride"
6. "Goodbye to Love" (remix)
7. "This Masquerade"
8. "Hurting Each Other"
9. "Solitaire"
10. "We've Only Just Begun" (remix)
11. "Those Good Old Dreams"
12. "Please Mr. Postman"
13. "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
14. "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
15. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
16. "For All We Know"
17. "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"
18. "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
19. "Only Yesterday"
20. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem of World Contact Day)" (remix)

Chart performance

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	9
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5]	8
UK Albums (OCC)[1]	1

References

1. "The Carpenters - Only Yesterday". Chart Stats. 1990-03-31. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
2. "Australiancharts.com – Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
4. "Charts.org.nz – Carpenters – Their Greatest Hits". Hung Medien.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Carpenters – Only Yesterday". Hung Medien.