Yesterday Once More is a 2-disc compilation released by the Carpenters in 1985.
It was re-released in 1998 with the addition of an extra track I Just Fall in Love
Again and a changed track ordering. The reissue was remastered in 24-bit sound with
new notes by Paul Grein.
"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, "Yesterday
Once More" preceded an "Oldies Medley" on the album, consisting of nine songs from the
1960s. At the end of the song a motorcycle engine was heard to transition into the first
song of the medley: "Fun, Fun, Fun". The motorcycle was mixed out on The Singles: 1969-1973
compilation. However, very few copies of that particular version are on CD.
The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the easy listening
chart, becoming their eighth number one on this chart in four years. Though not quite as celebrated
as signature songs Close to You or We've Only Just Begun, the ballad is nonetheless the Carpenters
biggest selling record worldwide, becoming their best-selling single in the UK, peaking at #2. Richard
Carpenter admitted on a recent Japanese Carpenters documentary that it is his favorite of all the songs
he's written. He has gone on to perform the instrumental version at concerts.
According to Cash Box Magazine, on June 2, 1973, "Yesterday Once More" was the highest debut single, debuting
at number 71. By August 4, it had reached number one.
Disc one
1."Yesterday Once More" - 03:58 (Carpenter, Bettis)
2."Superstar - 3.48 (Russell, Bramlett)
3."Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:40 (Williams, Nichols)
4."(Want You) Back in My Life Again" - 3:39 (Chater, Christian)
5."Ticket to Ride" - 4:08 (Lennon/McCartney)
6."Goodbye to Love" - 3:54 (Carpenter, Bettis)
7."Bless the Beasts and Children" - 3:15 (Botkin, De Vorzon)
8."It's Going to Take Some Time" - 2:57 (King, Stern)
9."Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" - 7:09 (Draper, Woloschuk)
10."Sweet, Sweet Smile" - 3:02 (Newton, Young)
11."I Won't Last a Day Without You" - 3:54 (Nichols, Williams)
12."For All We Know" - 2:31 (Griffin, Karlin, Wilson)
13."Touch Me When We're Dancing" - 3:20 (Bell, Skinner, Wallace)
Disc two
1."There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" - 3:03 (Reed, Stephens)
2."This Masquerade" - 4:53 (Russell)
3."Hurting Each Other" - 2:46 (Geld, Udell)
4."Please Mr. Postman" - 2:47 (Bateman, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland)
5."I Need to Be in Love" - 3:49 (Bettis, Carpenter, Hammond)
6."Make Believe It's Your First Time" - 4:07 (Morrison, Wilson)
7."All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" - 3:46 (Eaton)
8."Top of the World" - 3:00 (Bettis, Carpenter)
9."Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" - 5:01 (Bettis, Carpenter)
10."We've Only Just Begun" - 3:04 (Nichols, Williams)
11."Those Good Old Dreams" - 4:12 (Bettis, Carpenter)
12."Sing" - 3:18 (Raposo)
13."Only Yesterday" - 3:46 (Bettis, Carpenter)
14."(They Long to Be) Close to You" - 3:40 (Bacharach, David)