Carpenters "Chronicles - 3 Classic Albums" (2005) -Pop Rock / Soft Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 1 - 'Close To You'

01 - We've Only Just Begun (Paul Williams & Roger Nichols) 
02 - Love Is Surrender (Ralph Carmichael)
03 - Maybe It's You (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
04 - Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin)
05 - Help (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
06 - (They Long To Be) Close To You (Hal David & Burt Bacharach) 
07 - Baby It's You (Mack David, Burt Bacharach & Barney Williams)

08 - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
09 - Crescent Noon (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
10 - Mr. Guder (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
11 - I Kept On Loving You (Roger Nichols & Paul Williams) 
12 - Another Song (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)

2 - 'Carpenters'

01 - Rainy Days And Mondays (Paul Williams & Roger Nichols)
02 - Saturday (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
03 - Let Me Be The One (Paul Williams & Roger Nichols)
04 - (A Place To) Hideaway (Randy Sparks)
05 - For All We Know (Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson & Arthur James)
06 - Superstar (Leon Russell & Bonnie Bramlett)

07 - Druscilla Penny (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
08 - One Love (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
09 - Bacharach/David Medley (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
       a. Knowing When To Leave
       b. Make It Easy On Yourself
       c. (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me
       d. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
       e. Walk On By
       f. Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
10 - Sometimes (Felice Mancini & Henry Mancini)

3 - 'A Song For You'

01 - A Song For You (Leon Russell)
02 - Top Of The World (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
03 - Hurting Each Other (Peter Udell & Gary Geld)
04 - It's Going To Take Some Time (Carole King & Toni Stern)
05 - Goodbye To Love (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
06 - Intermission (Richard Carpenter)
07 - Bless The Beasts And Children (Barry De Vorzon & Perry Botkin Jr.)

08 - Flat Baroque (Richard Carpenter)
09 - Piano Picker (Randy Edelman)
10 - I Won't Last A Day Without You (Paul Williams & Roger Nichols)
11 - Crystal Lullaby (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis)
12 - Road Ode (Gary Sims & Dan Woodhams)
13 - A Song For You (Reprise) (Leon Russell)

1 - 'Close To You'

Producer : Jack Daugherty
Arrangements & Orchestrations : Richard Carpenter

All Vocals : Karen & Richard Carpenter
Drums : Karen Carpenter & Hal Blaine
Keyboards : Richard Carpenter
Bass : Joe Osborn & Danny Woodhams
Woodwinds : Jim Horn, Bob Messenger & Doug Strawn

Engineer : Ray Gerhardt & Dick Bogert

2 - 'Carpenters'

Arranged & Orchestrated by Richard Carpenter
Engineered by Ray Gerhardt & Dick Bogert
Assistant : Norm Kinney

All Vocals : Karen & Richard Carpenter
Keyboards : Richard Carpenter
Bass : Joe Osborn & Bob Messenger
Reeds : Bob Messenger, Douglas Strawn & Jim Horn
Drums : Hal Blaine & Karen Carpenter

Produced by Jack Daugherty Productions

3 - 'A Song For You'

Arranged & Orchestrated by Richard Carpenter
All Vocals : Karen & Richard Carpenter
Keyboards : Richard Carpenter
Bass : Joe Osborn
Drums : Hal Blaine & Karen Carpenter
Tenor Sax, Flute & Alto Flute : Bob Messenger
Bass Flute : Tim Weisberg
Guitar : Louie Shelton
Lead Guitar : Tony Peluso
Steel Guitar : Red Rhodes
Oboe & English Horn : Earl Dumler
Bassoon : Norm Herzberg

Engineered by Ray Gerhardt
Assistant : Roger Young
Produced by Jack Daugherty Productions