As Time Goes By (The Carpenters album)


As Time Goes By is a compilation album by the American music duo the Carpenters. It is a collection of songs taken from demos, outtakes, live performances, and television specials recorded by the Carpenters between 1967 and 1980.

Background

Most of thracks on the compilation are taken from three Carpenters Television Specials: First Television Special, Space Encounters, Music, Music, Music
Additional tracks are also taken from TV Specials: "Carpenters/Como Medley" is taken from the Perry Como's 1974 Christmas Special and "And When He Smiles" is taken from BBC's In Concert TV Series.
The compilation includes the previously unreleased songs "The Rainbow Connection" and "Leave Yesterday Behind", and the Carpenters' versions of "California Dreamin" and "Nowhere Man" from the original demos that got them their first record deal.
Due to the fact that original tapes of severals songs were low quality Richard Carpenter re-recorded several parts of the songs specifically for this compilation.

Release

The album was first released in Japan on August 1, 2001.

Personnel