Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration explained

Interpretations is a compilation album by The Carpenters, released in 1994 in Canada/UK & February 1995 in the US in both cassette tape and CD formats.

Background

The album was released in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the duo's debut album Offering. As the name suggests, the compilation does not include any compositions written by Richard Carpenter.

Three of the songs on Interpretations were previously unreleased: "Without a Song", "From This Moment On" (both recorded in 1980 for Music, Music, Music!) and "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" (recorded in 1975 for Horizon album).

US version of the album featured alternate tracklisting, removing some of the songs ("Sing", "Where Do I Go from Here", "Desperado", "Ticket to Ride", "If I Had You", "Please Mr. Postman" and "You're the One") and adding different ones ("I Believe You" and "Reason to Believe").

A video album of the same name was released in 1995, featuring footage from the duo's TV performances and promotional videos.

Track listing

US Version

1. "Without a Song" – 1:02
2. "Superstar" – 3:48
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:36
4. "Bless the Beasts and Children" – 3:15
5. "This Masquerade" – 4:53
6. "Solitaire" – 4:40
7. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:08
8. "From This Moment On" – 1:57
9. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" – 4:23
10. "When It's Gone" – 5:01
11. "I Believe You" – 3:55 (From the album Made in America, 1981)
12. "Reason to Believe" (1987 remix) – 3:04 (From the album Close to You, 1970)
13. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – 3:42
14. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" – 7:08
15. "Little Girl Blue" – 3:24
16. "We've Only Just Begun" – 3:04

Notes and References

1. http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/recordings_rev.htm#Interpretations:_25th Official Carpenters website
2. Book: Holtje, Steve. Gary . Graff . Daniel . Durchholz . 1998 . MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . The Carpenters. . Detroit . 199-200.