On February 3, 1983, the day before Carpenter's death, she called Ramone to discuss the album according to Ramone, Carpenter said, "I hope you don't mind if I curse. The $100,000 fronted by A&M was offset against Carpenters' future album royalties. The production of the album cost $400,000 of Carpenter's own money and $100,000 fronted by A&M Records. Quincy Jones championed releasing the album to Derek Green, an A&M Records vice-president, but Alpert, Moss and Green insisted the album had to be canceled. Īn episode of E! True Hollywood Story profiling Karen Carpenter claims that Herb Alpert called the album "unreleaseable". Several musicians who worked on the album have said that Carpenter very much wanted her album to be released and that it was not her idea or decision to shelve it. Richard Carpenter later said that the decision not to release the album was Karen's, who respected the opinions of A&M executives and others-including him. Devastated, she accepted A&M's urging not to release the album. Ramone recalls that Carpenter broke down in tears. Karen was backed by various New York and Los Angeles studio musicians, including Steve Gadd, Greg Phillinganes, Louis Johnson and members of Billy Joel's band.Ī&M executives in New York approved the material, but the executives in Los Angeles, including label owners Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, responded negatively. The liner notes (including comments from Richard Carpenter and producer Phil Ramone) include Richard's explanation for shelving the album in 1980, and his later decision to release it as Karen approved it. In the liner notes, Karen dedicated the project to her brother Richard, "with all my heart". Some of the songs from the album were later featured on the Carpenters' 1989 compilation Lovelines and later releases. The album was recorded in New York with producer Phil Ramone in 19, during the time that her brother Richard was being treated for an addiction to Quaaludes. It has sold around one million copies worldwide. Karen Carpenter is the only solo album by singer/drummer Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters, recorded between 19 and released by A&M Records in 1996.
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