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| "Top of the Globe" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork for U.S. vinyl single | ||||
| Unmarried past Carpenters | ||||
| from the album A Vocal for You | ||||
| B-side | "Heather" | |||
| Released | September 17, 1973[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 (album version) 1973 (single version) | |||
| Studio | A&M Studios | |||
| Genre | Land pop | |||
| Length | two:56 | |||
| Label | A&Chiliad 1468 | |||
| Songwriter(south) | Richard Carpenter, John Bettis | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Daugherty | |||
| Carpenters singles chronology | ||||
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"Top of the Globe" is a 1972 song written and composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis and showtime recorded past American pop duo Carpenters. It was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit for the duo for ii sequent weeks in 1973.
Carpenters originally intended the song to exist only an anthology cutting. Yet, after state vocalist Lynn Anderson covered the song and it became a number ii hit on the country charts, they reconsidered.
The Carpenters version [edit]
Background [edit]
Originally recorded for and released on the duo'south 1972 studio album A Vocal for You, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late 1973, condign the duo's second of three No. 1 singles, post-obit "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and preceding "Please Mr. Postman." Karen Carpenter re-recorded it for the band'due south kickoff compilation as she was not quite satisfied with the original.
In Japan, information technology was used equally the opening theme song for the 1995 Japanese drama Miseinen. In 2003, another drama, Beginner, had it as its ending theme song. It is heard in Shrek Forever After as Shrek enjoys being a "existent ogre" and terrifying the villagers, as well as in a prominent scene of the 2012 picture show Night Shadows, where a performance by the Carpenters is seen on a television screen. It has been used as the opening song of the Flavour 2, Episode i of Netflix serial Afterwards Life.
Greenbacks Box praised Karen Carpenter's "strong pb vocal" and the pair's harmonies.[2]
Personnel [edit]
- Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals
- Richard Carpenter – backing vocals, Wurlitzer electronic pianoforte, orchestration
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Hal Blaine – brushed drums
- Tony Peluso – electric guitar
- Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
- Uncredited – tambourine
Chart performance [edit]
| All-time charts [edit]
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Certifications [edit]
Lynn Anderson version [edit]
| "Peak of the World" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side characterization of U.Southward. vinyl single | ||||
| Unmarried by Lynn Anderson | ||||
| from the album Top of the Earth | ||||
| B-side | "I Wish I Was a Little Boy Once again" | |||
| Released | June 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | ii:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(south) | Richard Carpenter, John Bettis | |||
| Producer(s) | Glenn Sutton, Clive Davis | |||
| Lynn Anderson singles chronology | ||||
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Background [edit]
Country music vocalist Lynn Anderson covered the song in 1973 for her studio album Top of the Globe, released on Columbia Records. It was the first single released from her album and her version became the beginning hit. Anderson's cover reached No. 2 on the US country singles chart and No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1973. The success of Anderson's version prompted the Carpenters to release a new version as a single, where it topped the The states pop singles chart for two weeks in December 1973.[12] Anderson'due south recording was produced by her husband Glenn Sutton and Clive Davis. She later re-recorded the song for her 2004 album, The Bluegrass Sessions.
Nautical chart performance [edit]
| Chart (1973) | Superlative position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 74 |
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles | ii |
| Usa Billboard Like shooting fish in a barrel Listening | 34 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | ane |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 30 |
Other versions [edit]
- In early 1973, New Zealand male vocalist Steve Allen took his version to #i in New Zealand for a week, sharing the top with The Carpenters version.[xiii]
- In 1974, the Swedish dansband Vikingarna had a Svensktoppen hit with a Swedish version by Benny Borg, "På världens tak (On the roof of the world)", which was the commencement Vikingarna song to chart on the Svensktoppen.[fourteen]
- A version by Japanese alternative rock band Shonen Knife appeared on the 1994 Carpenters tribute album If I Were A Carpenter.
Meet also [edit]
- List of Hot 100 number-ane singles of 1973 (U.S.)
References [edit]
- ^ "Carpenters - Height of the Earth".
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 29, 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-12-11 .
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-12-fifteen. Retrieved 2019-02-18 .
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Carpenters – Summit Of The World". Dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-eleven. Retrieved 2016-ten-08 .
- ^ "Dwelling house – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Officialcharts.de. 2016-09-30. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
- ^ "flavor of new zealand – search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
- ^ "Carpenters – Top Of The Globe". Ultratop.be . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard . Retrieved 10 Dec 2018.
- ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – カーペンターズ – トップ・オブ・ザ・ワールド" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 19 October 2020. Select 2020年9月 on the drop-down carte du jour
- ^ "British single certifications – The Carpenters – Top of the World". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – The Carpenters – Top of the World". Recording Manufacture Association of America. Retrieved 19 Oct 2020.
- ^ Randy L. Schmidt (2011). Footling Daughter Blueish: The Life of Karen Carpenter. p. 122. ISBN9781569768181 . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
- ^ NZ Top twenty 1973
- ^ "** SVENSKTOPPEN **" (TXT). Sr.se. 1974-01-06. Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
External links [edit]
- Carpenters - Acme of the World on YouTube
- Lynn Anderson - Elevation of the Earth on YouTube
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_World_%28The_Carpenters_song%29
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