This Week, #topOfTheWorld by #TheCarpenters topped the #BillboardHot100 44 years ago (#1december, 1973).
All week, we will post various performance clips of this song:
We begin with the December 1976 (First) TV Special aired on #ABC
https://t.co/tdGOgpX7Qk
One key tidbit you should have picked up from #RichardCarpenter interview as to why #ChristmasPortrait was not included in #TheCarpenters Vinyl Collection:
There could very well be a special vinyl release of #ChristmasPortrait in 2018 to mark 40th anniversary of its release https://t.co/YbKdU1mAqv
"When I started singing, I was 13 or 14. I would literally try to mimic #StevieNicks and #KarenCarpenter" - Chappell Roan (debut EP "School Nights" out now).
https://t.co/QjiuD5PA8R
A more extended interview with #RichardCarpenter discussing #TheCarpenters Vinyl Collection (released last week), explaining the process in developing the 12 LP set (and lots of great shots):
https://t.co/n6eRt7CpSP
The original concept album for #Evita was released this month 41 years ago in 1976.
Here's #KarenCarpenter's 1977 live version of Don't Cry For Me Argentina performed at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe
https://t.co/e4VByponw8
In #AssociatedPress exclusive, Richard Carpenter discusses the resurgence in popularity of the vinyl record, new #Carpenters vinyl remasters, and he reflects on the enduring popularity and legacy of the music created with his late sister #KarenCarpenter
https://t.co/jymDb8r5vt
43 years ago this week (1974), #TheCarpenters release their version of Please Mr. Postman, filming the music video at #Disneyland (how many rides/lands can you recognize?)
https://t.co/bzOoJg8FzR