40/40 (The Carpenters album)

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For the Olivia Newton-John album, see 40/40: The Best Selection (Olivia Newton-John album).
40/40
Carpenters 4040.jpg
cover of the Japanese edition
Greatest hits album by The Carpenters
Released April 22, 2009 (Japan)
October 20, 2009 (worldwide)
Recorded 1969–1982
Genre Pop
Label A&M/Universal Music Distribution
Producer Richard Carpenter
The Carpenters chronology
The Ultimate Collection
(2006)The Ultimate Collection2006		 40/40
(2009)

40/40 (originally subtitled The Best Selection) is a two-disc compilation by American pop group The Carpenters. The album features 40 songs which span their entire career (10 of them were determined by Japanese fan voting), and first issued by Universal Japan on April 22, 2009 (forty years after they signed to A&M Records).[1] It was issued worldwide half a year later, leaving out its subtitle.

The cover art was taken from the photo sessions for the album Horizon, showing a healthy and glowing Karen and Richard. A television spot aired for the album, prominently featuring the famous "Carpenters" logo. Included in this set is the original, long version of a UK top-10 hit "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", and their last top-20 U.S. hit "Touch Me When We're Dancing".

In Japan, 40/40 received a commercial success upon its release. It debuted and peaked at the number-three position on the Japanese Oricon, making them one of the Western artists with the most top-ten albums in the history of that country's chart (following Madonna and The Beatles, tying with Queen, The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney/Wings).[2] The album also charted in the UK, peaking at #21 in November 2009.

The original Japanese release was pressed on the SHM-CD (super high material CD) with improved sound, while the cheaper international edition was issued on the standard CD format. One other change is that the Japanese track listing included "Leave Yesterday Behind" while the standard worldwide release substituted "Touch Me When We're Dancing".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[3]

Track listing

Disc one

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Yesterday Once More"   John Bettis, Richard Carpenter 3:58
2. "Superstar"   Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell 3:49
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays"   Roger Nichols, Paul Williams 3:35
4. "Top of the World"   Bettis, Carpenter 2:58
5. "Ticket to Ride"   Lennon–McCartney 4:09
6. "Love is Surrender"   Ralph Carmichael 1:58
7. "Maybe It's You"   Bettis, Carpenter 3:01
8. "Reason to Believe"   Tim Hardin 3:04
9. "Where Do I Go from Here"   Parker McGee 4:25
10. "This Masquerade"   Russell 4:53
11. "It's Going to Take Some Time"   Carole King, Toni Stern 2:57
12. "One More Time"   Lewis Anderson 3:31
13. "Those Good Old Dreams"   Bettis, Carpenter 4:13
14. "For All We Know"   Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer 2:31
15. "Crystal Lullaby"   Bettis, Carpenter 3:56
16. "I Believe You"   Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi 3:54
17. "(They Long to Be) Close to You"   Burt Bacharach, Hal David 3:40
18. "Theme from Bless the Beasts and Children"   Barry De Vorzon, Perry Botkin, Jr. 3:15
19. "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"   Steve Eaton 3:46
20. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)"   Klaatu (Terry Draper and John Woloschuk) 7:09

Disc two

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Need to Be in Love"   Bettis, Carpenter, Albert Hammond 3:48
2. "Now"   Nichols, Dean Pitchford 3:50
3. "Solitaire"   Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody 4:40
4. "Please Mr. Postman"   Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland 2:48
5. "Hurting Each Other"   Gary Geld, Peter Udell 2:47
6. "I Won't Last a Day Without You"   Nichols, Williams 3:54
7. "Sweet, Sweet Smile"   Otha Young, Juice Newton 3:02
8. "A Song for You"   Russell 4:37
9. "Ordinary Fool"   Williams 3:42
10. "When You've Got What It Takes"   William M. Lane, Nichols 3:41
11. "Goodbye to Love"   Bettis, Carpenter 3:56
12. "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"   Larry Weiss 3:51
13. "Sing"   Joe Raposo 3:18
14. "Baby It's You"   Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams 2:52
15. "Let Me Be the One"   Nichols, Williams 2:49
16. "Only Yesterday"   Bettis, Carpenter 3:46
17. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"   Hank Williams, Moon Mullican 3:39
18. "Touch Me When We're Dancing"   Ken Bell, Terry Skinner and J. L. Wallace 3:20
19. "We've Only Just Begun"   Nichols, Williams 3:04
20. "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)"   Randy Handley 5:00

Chart positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon International Albums Chart[4] 1
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[5] 3
UK Albums Chart[6] 21

Certification

Country Organization Certification Shipments
Japan RIAJ Gold[7] 100,000+

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