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Carpenters – Made In America (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1981
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Made In America is an LP by Carpenters from 1981 released on the A&M Records label.
About this album
Made In America is a polished late-period Carpenters album that underlines the duo’s gift for elegant pop songwriting and immaculate studio craft. Issued in 1981, it was the group’s final studio album released during Karen Carpenter’s lifetime and features Richard Carpenter’s detailed production around Karen’s distinctive, emotionally direct voice. Songs such as Those Good Old Dreams and Touch Me When We’re Dancing keep the pair’s melodic touch intact, while the album’s streamlined pop-rock sound reflects the early-1980s shift without losing their signature refinement. It stands as a poignant coda to one of the most successful and enduring acts of the soft-rock era.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: CarpentersLabel: A&M Records – L 37597Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1981Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Pop RockA1 Those Good Old Dreams
A2 Strength Of A Woman
A3 (Want You) Back In My Life Again
A4 When You'Ve Got What It Takes
A5 Somebody'S Been Lyin'
B1 I Believe You
B2 Touch Me When We'Re Dancing
B3 When It'S Gone (It'S Just Gone)
B4 Beechwood 4-5789
B5 Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song)