Those Good Old Dreams
1981 single by Carpenters
| "Those Good Old Dreams" | ||||
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| Single by Carpenters | ||||
| from the album Made in America | ||||
| B-side | "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)" | |||
| Released | December 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Country | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | A&M 1940 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Carpenter / John Bettis | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Carpenter | |||
| Carpenters singles chronology | ||||
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"Those Good Old Dreams" is a song by The Carpenters. Its B-side is "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)", a song released on the Made in America album in 1981.
The song talks of reliving dreams and feelings of romantic love held long ago ("It's a new day for those good old dreams / One by one it seems they're coming true").
Personnel
- Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, percussion
- Richard Carpenter – backing vocals, keyboards, arrangements
- Joe Osborn – bass
- Ron Tutt – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Tim May – acoustic and electric guitars
- JayDee Maness – pedal steel guitar
- Gayle Levant – harp
- Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster
Charts
| Chart (1981–82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] | 9 |
| US Cashbox[3] | 78 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 63 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] | 21 |
Music video
There was a music video shot for this song in 1981. The video is featured on the Carpenters Gold video collection. Footage of their vinyl record Made in America being manufactured at the A&M Records warehouse is shown at the beginning. Karen singing and Richard playing the piano in a room with colorful, empty picture frames is shown during the verses and the final part of the song; during the choruses, a montage of black-and-white childhood photos of Karen and Richard is displayed.
The yellow pant suit that Karen wore in this video would later be worn by the actress Cynthia Gibb when she starred in the title role of the 1989 film The Karen Carpenter Story.
References
- ^ "Made in America". 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1982-02-16. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 48.
External links
- Listen to "Those Good Old Dreams" on YouTube
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- A Kind of Hush (1976)
- Passage (1977)
- Christmas Portrait (1978)
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- Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995)
- Love Songs (1997)
- Reflections (1998)
- The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000)
- The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 (2002)
- Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003)
- Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004)
- The Ultimate Collection (2006)
- 40/40 (2009)
- Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)
- Time (1987)
- Karen Carpenter (1996)
- Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)
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- Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971)
- Live at the BBC (1971)
- Very First TV Special (1976)
- Space Encounters (1978)
- A Christmas Portrait (1978)
- Music, Music, Music (1980)
- Gold: Greatest Hits (1991 VHS / 2002 DVD)
- Interpretations (1995 VHS / 2003 DVD)
- Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1998)
- Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)
- Discography
- Songs
- John Bettis
- Tony Peluso
- If I Were a Carpenter
- Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
- The Karen Carpenter Story
- Classic Carpenters
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