Lovelines




This final "Carpenters" release commemorates our 20th year with A&M Records.




Lovelines CD Cover "This final "Carpenters" release commemorates our 20th year with A&M Records. It too consists of recordings from a number of periods. Four are from Karen's solo album in 1979. "Where Do I Go From Here", "Slow Dance" and "Honolulu City Lights" are from 1978. "You Are The One" is from 1977 "Passage session but was too much in the same vein as "I Just Fall In Love Again" to make the album. "Little Girl Blue" and "When I Fall In Love" were recorded for two of our ABC TV Specials. "The Uninvited Guest" and "Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night" are from 1980 "Made in America session"."

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Darlin' you 've got me fallin'
Cause You're the only one who ever does it right
Every night I'm dreamin' about the feelin'
You know I can't explain what's goin' down
My head keeps spinnin' round

You're on my lovelines and that's alright with me
Just give me good times the way that love should be
Baby you're the warm glow that helps me through the day
And darlin' I know I'll always feel this way
Cause lovelines never fade

Lovelines

  1. Lovelines
  2. Where Do I Go From Here?
  3. The Uninvited Guest
  4. If We Try
  5. When I Fall In Love
  6. Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night
  7. Remember When Lovin' Took All Night
  8. You're The One
  9. Honolulu City Lights
  10. Slow Dance
  11. If I Had You
  12. Little Girl Blue

A&M Records Inc. 31th, Oct 89
The release of "Lovelines", the final "Carpenters" album commemorates the twentieth year of our association with A&M Records. The album consists of twleve selections (10 previously unreleased) four of which are from Karen's sessions with producer Phil Ramone and the remaining eight being sides which Karen and I recorded through the years.
  1. "Lovelines" - The title cut is from Karen's solo album and was written and arranged by Rod Temperton. Recorded in early 1980. "Lovelines" at times gives Karen a chance to use her rich lower register and also features an impressive "Fender Rhodes" solo by Greg Phillinganes.
  2. "Where Do I Go From Here?" - A lovely Parker McGee ballad which was recorded in 1978. This song was also recorded by Barry Manilow and England Dan and John Ford Coley. I arranged this version and the beautiful orchestration was penned by England's late Peter Knight. Tony Peluso once again provides a melodic guitar solo. this song is one of two unreleased recordings used in "The Karen Carpenter Story".
  3. "The Uninvited Guest" - This "Pop"/Country song is one of several Karen and I recorded in 1980 that didn;t make the "Made In America" album due to lack of space. The song, with it's haunting melody and other offbeat lyrics is a good vehicle for Karen.
  4. "If We Try" - Another Rod Temperton song from Karen's album. "If We Try" is an intimate song made even more so by Karen's reading.
  5. "When I Fall In Love" - One of the greatest songs ever written. Victor Young's melody to "When I Fall In Love" was first heard in 1951 war film One Minute To Zero". The timeless lyric was added by Edward Heyman and the song became a hit when released by Nat "King" Cole. This version was recoded in 1978 along with "little Girl Blue" for our third ABC TV Special "Space Encounters". Only one ballad could be used and "Little Girl Blue" worked better for the particular scene. We subsequently featured "When I Fall In Love" in our 1980 Special "Music Music Music".
  6. "Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night" - From the 1980 "Made In America" sessions, this tune remain one of my favorites and is definitely one of our more ambitious productions. Karen and I joined in our backing vocals by Sediah Garrett.
  7. "Remember When Loving' Took All Night" - This selection from the solo project was written by John Farrar (who produced many of Olivia Newton-John's albums) and Molly Ann Leikin. Rod Temperton contributed the ethereal vocal arrangement.
  8. "You're The One" - This beautiful Steve Ferguson ballad was also recorded (sans bridge) by Jennifer Warnes. Our version was also recorded in 1977 during the "Passage" sessions. It was a "flip of the coin" that decided whether "You're The One" or "I Just Fall In Love Again" made that album. This song is also featured in "The Karen Carepnter Story". I feel "You're The One" is one of Karen's finest performances.
  9. "Honolulu City Lights" - Karen and I heard this song while vacationing in Hawaii. It was a local hit sung by Hawaiians Keola and Kapono Beamer and composed by the former. We liked it immediately and recorded the song in 1978.
  10. "Slow Dance" - Recorded during the same session as was "Honolulu City Lights". I heard this song on Kristy and Jimmy McNichols album and subsequently played it for Karen, who loved it. It was somehow reminiscent to both of us of song from the sixties and though I had misgivings about the lyric being too "young" we nevertheless recorded it. I'm glad we did.
  11. "If I Had You" - My favorite selection from the album. "If I Had You" was co-written by our friend Steve Dorff who also co-wrote "I Just Fall In Love Again". I remember Karen calling from New York and relating to me how much effort this imaginative vocal arrangement called for. As for the listener can hear, it was worth it.
  12. "Little Girl Blue" - Written by Rodgers and Hart for the musical "Jumbo" (1935)., this poignant standard befittingly closes "Lovelines".
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