Yesterday Once More (song)

"Yesterday Once More"
Artwork for U.S. vinyl single
Single by Carpenters
from the album Now & Then
B-side "Road Ode"
Released June 2, 1973
Format 7" single
Recorded 1973
Genre Pop
Length 3:56
Label A&M
1446
Songwriter(s) Richard Carpenter, John Bettis
Producer(s) Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter
Carpenters singles chronology
"Sing"
(1973)		 "Yesterday Once More"
(1973)		 "Top of the World"
(1973)

"Sing"
(1973)		 "Yesterday Once More"
(1973)		 "Top of the World"
(1973)

"Yesterday Once More", written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, is a hit song by the Carpenters from their 1973 album Now & Then. Composed in the key of E and as originally presented on the album, "Yesterday Once More" segues into a long medley, consisting of eight covers of 1960s tunes incorporated into a faux oldies radio program. The work takes up the entire B-side of the album.

The single version of the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart becoming their 5th number two hit and making them the act with the second most number two hits on the chart behind only Madonna. The song also peaked at number 1 on the easy listening chart, becoming their eighth number 1 on that chart in four years.[1] It is The Carpenters' biggest-selling record worldwide and their best-selling single in the UK, peaking at number 2.[2] Richard Carpenter admitted, on a Japanese documentary, that it was his favorite of all the songs that he had written. He has performed an instrumental version at concerts.

According to Cash Box, on June 2, 1973, "Yesterday Once More" was the highest-debuting single at No. 71. By August 4, it had reached No. 1.[3]

Dionne Warwick, a close friend of The Carpenters, performed the song live in Las Vegas the night before Karen Carpenter's death in 1983.[4]

Personnel

Notable cover versions

  • Redd Kross, a rock/punk band from Hawthorne, California covered the song on the 1994 Carpenters tribute album, If I Were a Carpenter. This cover was also released as a double A-side single with Sonic Youth's cover of "Superstar" to promote the album.
  • The Spinners covered the song as a medley with "Nothing Remains the Same" in 1981, reaching #52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #45 Adult Contemporary.

Chart performance

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 47.
  2. ↑ "CARPENTERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 4, 1973
  4. ↑ Schmidt, Randy L. Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. Forward by Dionne Warwick. Chicago Review Press, 9781556529764). p. 368.)
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Carpenters – Yesterday Once More" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4853." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4863." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Italiancharts.com - Carpenters - Yesterday Once More". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Yesterday Once More". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Carpenters – Yesterday Once More" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "charts.org.nz - Forum - 1973 Chart (General)". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Carpenters – Yesterday Once More". VG-lista. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Carpenters: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Carpenters Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Carpenters Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  16. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  17. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1973/Top 100 Songs of 1973". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
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