Passage＜限定盤＞

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The Carpenters: Richard Carpenter (vocals, acoustic & electric pianos, keyboards); Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums). Additional personnel: Dennis Heath, William Feuerstein, Jonathan Marks (vocals); Lee Ridenour, Jay Graydon (acoustic guitar); Tony Peluso, Ray Parker, Jr. (electric guitar); Vince Charles (steel guitar); Larry McNealy (banjo); Bobby Bruce (fiddle); Gayle Levant (harp); Tom Scott (flute, tenor saxophone); Earl Dumler (oboe); Jackie Kelso (tenor saxophone); David Luell, Kurt McKettrick (baritone saxophone); Pete Jolly, Tom Hensley, Leon Russell (piano); Larry Muhoberac (electric piano); Joe Osborn (bass); Ron Tutt, Ed Green (drums); Jerry Steinholtz, King Erickson (congas); Wally Snow, Tommy Vig (percussion); Julia Tillman, Carlena Williams, Maxine Willard, Gregg Smith Singers (background vocals). Engineers: Ray Gerhardt, Roger Young, Dave Iveland. Includes liner notes by Tom Nolan. Digitally remastered by Richard Carpenter. Easily the strangest item in the Carpenters' extensive catalogue, 1977's PASSAGE was a concerted effort to steer away from the siblings' public image as purveyors of easy-listening pop. All of the Carpenters' albums feature examples of Karen's stunning interpretive powers. The songs covered here include "B'wana She No Home," Andrew Lloyd Webber's "On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada/Don't Cry For Me Argentina," reggae standard "Man Smart, Woman Smarter," and--perhaps most bizarrely--a straight-forward cover of Klaatu's just plain weird "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft." Somehow this final oddity managed to become a top-ten hit! The album was remastered by Richard Carpenter in 1998 as part of a general overhaul of the Carpenters' A&M catalogue. A limited-edition Japanese version features 32-bit digital remastering and an LP-style slipcase.