Made in America is the tenth album by Carpenters, and was the final album by the duo to be released during Karen Carpenter's lifetime. Released in June 1981, the album reached number 52 in the US and number 12 in the UK.
In 1985, Richard said "that was Karen's favorite album and is mine, out of all our projects".[4]
Karen played drums in the studio for the first time since Horizon on the song "When it's Gone (It's Just Gone)", albeit in unison with veteran Nashville session drummer Larrie Londin, and she also played percussion on "Those Good Old Dreams" in tandem with Paulinho da Costa.
To promote Made in America, Karen and Richard Carpenter appeared on several talk shows in 1981,[5] including Good Morning America on August 10, and The Merv Griffin Show on October 2, performing "(Want You) Back in My Life Again".
Personnel
- Karen Carpenter - lead & backing vocals, drums and percussion on "When it's Gone", percussion on "Those Good Old Dreams"
- Richard Carpenter - backing vocals, keyboards (piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano, celesta, ARP Odyssey), orchestration
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar
- Larrie Londin, Ron Tutt, John JR Robinson - drums
- Paulinho da Costa, Peter Limonick, Bob Conti - percussion
- Tim May, Tony Peluso, Fred Tackett, Dennis Budimir - guitars
- Jay Dee Maness - pedal steel guitar
- Jerry Steinholtz - congas on "I Believe You"
- Paul Riser - orchestration on "I Believe You"
- Carolyn Dennis, Stephanie Spruill, Maxine Willard Waters - background vocals
- Daryl Dragon, Ian Underwood - synthesizer programming on "(Want You) Back In My Life Again"
- Tom Scott - tenor saxophone
- Gayle Levant - concert harp
- Earl Dumler - oboe
- Peter Knight - orchestration on "Because We're in Love (The Wedding Song)"
- The O.K. Chorale - backing vocals on "Because We're in Love (The Wedding Song)"
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Singles
- "I Believe You"
- US 7" single (released & charted in 1978 as stand-alone single; subsequently included on this album) - A&M 2097
- "I Believe You"
- "B'wana She No Home"
- "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
- US 7" single (1981) – A&M 2344
- "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
- "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)"
- "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
- US 7" single (1981) – A&M 2370
- "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
- "Somebody's Been Lyin'"
- "Those Good Old Dreams"
- US 7" single (1981) – A&M 2386
- "Those Good Old Dreams"
- "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)"
- "Beechwood 4-5789"
- US 7" single (1982) – A&M 2405
- "Beechwood 4-5789"
- "Two Sides"
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