Made in America (The Carpenters album)


Made in America is the tenth studio album by the American popular music duo Carpenters, released in June 1981. The final album by the duo to be released during Karen Carpenter's lifetime, it 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".
Karen played drums in the studio for the first time since Horizon on the song "When it's 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.

Promotion

To promote Made in America, Karen and Richard Carpenter appeared on several talk shows in 1981, including Good Morning America on August 10, and The Merv Griffin Show on October 2, performing " Back in My Life Again".

Track listing

Personnel

;"I Believe You"
  1. "I Believe You"
  2. "B'wana She No Home"
;"Touch Me When We're Dancing"
  1. "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
  2. "Because We Are in Love "
;" Back in My Life Again"
  1. " Back in My Life Again"
  2. "Somebody's Been Lyin'"
;"Those Good Old Dreams"
  1. "Those Good Old Dreams"
  2. "When It's Gone "
;"Beechwood 4-5789"
  1. "Beechwood 4-5789"
  2. "Two Sides"

    Charts

Weekly charts

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