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1983 studio album by Carpenters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Voice of the Heart is the eleventh studio album by American music duo Carpenters. It was released in 1983 after Karen's death earlier that year.
Voice of the Heart | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 18, 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1976–1983 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 40:24 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
Carpenters chronology | ||||
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Singles from Made in America | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The album contains the two songs from Karen's final recording sessions, "Now" and "You're Enough", from April 1982 while Karen was taking a break from medical treatment in New York and had temporarily returned to California.[3] Other songs on the record are previously unreleased tracks from sessions of Carpenters previous albums A Kind of Hush, Passage and Made in America.[3]
The song "Make Believe It's Your First Time" was recorded during sessions for Carpenters previous studio album, Made in America, and eventually became a lead single for Voice of the Heart.[3]
At least one song, "In Love Alone", was intended to be on this album, but Karen did not get the opportunity to hear the track or record a vocal for it before her death; it would be released in 1987 on Richard's solo album Time with Dionne Warwick on lead vocals.[citation needed]
Billboard called it "the duo's strongest album in a decade and contains a few cuts that rank with their all-time best. The most radio-worthy are "Two Lives," a rock-edged ballad previously recorded by Bonnie Raitt; "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore," a brooding, slow-boil pop piece in the tradition of "Hurt So Bad," and "Make Believe It's Your First Time," the soft reflective ballad which is the first single. But the most gripping cut is "Ordinary Fool," a Paul Williams ballad which features the bluesiest vocal of Karen's career." [4]
In their review, Cashbox noted that "this LP will probably be the last and most remembered collection of new songs by the brother and sister duo. One cannot help feel sad about the void she has left, but the songs featured on this LP are some of the best the duo has recorded in some time and the uplifting messages in their lyrics demand that “Voice of the Heart” be taken as a message of happiness and optimism. This is a fond farewell from a great singer who will be long appreciated for her inspirational and strong love for the music she sang." [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Now" | 3:51 | |
2. | "Sailing on the Tide" | 4:24 | |
3. | "You're Enough" |
| 3:48 |
4. | "Make Believe It's Your First Time" |
| 4:08 |
5. | "Two Lives" | Mark Terrence Jordan | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "At the End of a Song" |
| 3:40 |
7. | "Ordinary Fool" | Paul Williams | 3:42 |
8. | "Prime Time Love" |
| 3:12 |
9. | "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" | Larry Weiss | 3:51 |
10. | "Look to Your Dreams" |
| 5:13 |
Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 54 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 41 |
UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 6 |
US Billboard 200[9] | 46 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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