Yesterday Once More (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Yesterday Once More: Greatest Hits 1969-1983
Type = Compilation
Artist = The Carpenters


Released = April 1985
Recorded = 1969-1983
Genre = Pop
Length = 98:04 (1985)
104:25 (1998)
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Phil Ramone; Richard Carpenter
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifuxqw5ldke link] (1998)
Last album = ""
(1978)
This album = "Yesterday Once More: Greatest Hits 1969-1983"
(1985)
Next album = "From the Top"
(1991)

Yesterday Once More is a 2-disc compilation released by the Carpenters in 1985. It was re-released in 1998 with the addition of an extra track "I Just Fall in Love Again" and a changed track ordering. The reissue was remastered in 24-bit sound with new notes by Paul Grein.

Track Listings (1998)

Disc one

#"Yesterday Once More" - 03:58 (Carpenter, Bettis)
#"Superstar - 3.48 (Russell, Bramlett)
#"Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:40 (Williams, Nichols)
#"(Want You) Back in My Life Again" - 3:39 (Chater, Christian)
#"Ticket to Ride" - 4:08 (Lennon/McCartney)
#"Goodbye to Love" - 3:54 (Carpenter, Bettis)
#"Bless the Beasts and Children" - 3:15 (Botkin, De Vorzon)
#"It's Going to Take Some Time" - 2:57 (King, Stern)
#"There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" - 3:03 (Reed, Stephens)
#"Sweet, Sweet Smile" - 3:02 (Newton, Young)
#"I Won't Last a Day Without You" - 3:54 (Nichols, Williams)
#"For All We Know" - 2:31 (Griffin, Karlin, Wilson)
#"Touch Me When We're Dancing" - 3:20 (Bell, Skinner, Wallace)
#"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" - 7:09 (Draper, Woloschuk)

Disc two

#"I Just Fall in Love Again" - 4.03 (Dorff, Herbstritt, Lloyd, Sklerov)
#"This Masquerade" - 4:53 (Russell)
#"Hurting Each Other" - 2:46 (Geld, Udell)
#"Please Mr. Postman" - 2:47 (Bateman, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland)
#"I Need to Be in Love" - 3:49 (Bettis, Carpenter, Hammond)
#"Make Believe It's Your First Time" - 4:07 (Morrison, Wilson)
#"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" - 3:46 (Eaton)
#"Top of the World" - 3:00 (Bettis, Carpenter)
#"Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" - 5:01 (Bettis, Carpenter)
#"We've Only Just Begun" - 3:04 (Nichols, Williams)
#"Those Good Old Dreams" - 4:12 (Bettis, Carpenter)
#"Sing" - 3:18 (Raposo)
#"Only Yesterday" - 3:46 (Bettis, Carpenter)
#"(They Long to Be) Close to You" - 3:40 (Bacharach, David)

Chart positions, certifications and sales

{| class="wikitable"
-! Country! Organization! Level! Sales/shipments
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United States
RIAA
2×Multi-Platinumcite web |url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Carpenters&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title= RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by the Carpenters|accessdate=2008-07-03]
1,000,000+ (×2)
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United Kingdom
BPI
Platinum [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=21702 Platinum Awards Content ] ]
300,000+
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Japan
RIAJ
Platinum
270,000+cite web|url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_carpenters.html|title= Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - The Carpenters|accessdate=2008-01-24]
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