On October 9, 1969, “A&M” label released “Offering”, the debut Carpenters studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Daugherty.
Personnel:
- Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, harpsichord, remastering
- Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums, electric bass
- Gary Sims – guitar
- Joe Osborn – bass
- Bob Messenger – bass
- Herb Alpert – shakers
- Ray Gerhardt – engineer
- Bernie Grundman – remastering
- Tom Wilkes – art director
- Jim McCrary – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, except where noted.
- Invocation
- Your Wonderful Parade
- Someday
- Get Together – Chet Powers
- All of My Life – Richard Carpenter
- Turn Away
- Ticket to Ride – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Don’t Be Afraid – Richard Carpenter
- What’s the Use
- All I Can Do
- Eve
- Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing – Neil Young
- Benediction
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