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25.01.2022 The drive back today was quite smoky in parts. Back home safely

24.01.2022 The Very Best of the Carpenters was a compilation album by the Carpenters and was released in 1983 by Festival Records in Australia and New Zealand. The album spent one week at the top of the Australian album chart in 1983. The album was the only Oceania-exclusive compilation of the Carpenters' material released by Festival Records. ... Although the album is not specifically a "greatest hits" collection, several of the tracks did not reach the charts in either Australia or New Zealand: "Ticket to Ride"; "This Masquerade", as it was not a single; and "Those Good Old Dreams". "Beechwood 4-5789" was only a hit in New Zealand, reaching number 10 on the singles chart there in early 1982. On the cover of the album, "It's Going to Take Some Time" is titled "It's Going to Take Some Time This Time" and "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is simply rendered "Close to You"

24.01.2022 Wow. These fires are so heartbreaking I have arrived safely in Coffs for tonight's show at C.ex Coffs Club with the Seekers Tribute Show. Looking forward to tomorrow's show at Sawtell RSL. The fires are still raging across northern NSW we do hope everyone is safe and well

24.01.2022 The Carpenters Songbook Presented by Jayne Henry & Jayne Henry Music Thank you for listening....

23.01.2022 The Carpenters 1974 Please Mr Postman . . . .... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=517453078863245&id=316507345624487 See more

22.01.2022 "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams. It was first released in July 1952. Named for a Creole and Cajun dish, jambalaya, spawned numerous cover versions. The Carpenters released their version in 1973. Enjoy !

22.01.2022 Can't wait to perform publicly again Wishing & waitingCan't wait to perform publicly again Wishing & waiting

21.01.2022 We are all part of the story. Australia Day

20.01.2022 How lucky am I to do the thing I love to a full house of strangers. I love my life

20.01.2022 What a marvelous performance by Renee

19.01.2022 Was asked by Jay to share this with the group... Karen on Bruce Forsyth's Big Night - 24/12/1978 I've taken the best quality videos I can find and added back in the bits that were missing.

19.01.2022 Gong Xi Fa Chai

19.01.2022 Merry Christmas Darling originally released in 1970 as a Christmas Single and went to Number 1 on the Billboard's Christmas singles chart. It was also released on their 1978 album Christmas Portrait. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/Z3AzVmDLIdI

18.01.2022 Take 2 Telstra you are such a let down....

17.01.2022 Karen Carpenter died on February 3 1983. It's hard to believe it has been 37 years since her passing Her struggles with eating disorders would later raise awareness of anorexia and body dysmorphia. Such a beautiful woman in so many ways, yet the feeling of not being good enough would drive her to an early grave.... It's important to remember that reinforcement of self worth and resilience in young women can be life changing

17.01.2022 M O T H E R M is for the million things she gave me, O means only that she’s growing old, T is for the tears she shed to save me,... H is for her heart of purest gold; E is for her eyes, with love-light shining, R means right, and right she’ll always be, Put them all together, they spell MOTHER, A word that means the world to me. -Howard Johnson #HappyMothersDay

17.01.2022 FLASHBACK - March 1973 Young Miss magazine front cover with "The Carpenters" Richard & Karen Carpenter

16.01.2022 Our morning show is now available for bookings for 2021. If you would like to know more about JAYNE and the Carpenters Songbook, visit our website www.jaynehenry.com.au For bookings contact Angela at Live Entertainment Australia on 0414662483 ... Photo CREDIT to the one and only @Dani and Evelyn Katz

16.01.2022 Reminder. This Friday night 6.30pm.

16.01.2022 CLOSE TO YOU was the second studio album by The Carpenters. It was recorded fifty years ago today, on May 15 1970 and released on August 19, 1970. In 2003, the album was ranked number 175 on Rolling StoneMagazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list.... The album contains the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". Close to You was the duo's song that gained them an international reputation for a decade. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #2 on the US Billboard albums chart. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, entering the top 50 of the official chart for 76 weeks during the first half of the 1970s.

16.01.2022 A KIND OF HUSH This was the Carpenters seventh studio album and it was released on 11 June 1976. By the time of the album's recording Richard's addiction to sleeping pills had begun to affect him professionally, and he blames this for the album being, in his opinion, sub-par.... All three excerpted singles became hits. "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)", a cover of a 1960s song by Herman's Hermits, broke both the UK Top 30 and US Top 20, as well as topping the adult contemporary chart. "I Need to Be in Love" hit number 25 in the US and number 36 in the UK. "Goofus" was only a minor success, stalling at number 56 on the Billboard chart, though it did crack the adult contemporary top 10. John Bettis called "I Need to Be in Love" the favourite lyrics he ever wrote for Karen. "If there was ever anything that came out of my heart straight to Karen's I would say that was it. I was very proud of it for that." Richard Carpenter recalled that the song "became Karen's favourite Carpenters song". The album was also the first not to have Karen playing drums on any tracks, which were performed by Los Angeles session drummer Jim Gordon. Despite being certified Gold, the album was a relative commercial disappointment in the US, where its chart peak was outside the Top 30. Like its predecessor Horizon, it performed better in the UK, reaching number three in the UK Albums Chart. The CD has been out of print since 2006 except in the Japanese market.

16.01.2022 Just a reminder....that all of my upcoming shows for the CARPENTERS SONGBOOK are cancelled at this stage until the end of MAY. I won't be posting any upcoming events until the venues confirm they will be proceeding. FINGERS CROSSED ... Jayne xx All bookings are through LIVE ENTERTAINMENT phone Angela 0414662483

16.01.2022 Just a reminder to tune in tonight at 630 DST

16.01.2022 KAREN CARPENTER Karen Carpenter was the only solo album by singer, and drummer, Karen Carpenter. Recorded began on 2 May 1979 and continued until January 1980.... It was released by A&M Records in 1996. It has sold around 1 million copies worldwide. The album was recorded in New York with producer Phil Ramone while her brother Richard was being treated for an addiction to Quaaludes. Some of the songs from the album were later featured on the Carpenters' 1989 compilation Lovelines and later releases. In the liner notes, Karen dedicated the project to her brother "To Richard, with all my heart." The album was shelved. On February 3, 1983, the day before Carpenter’s death, she called Ramone to discuss the album; according to Ramone, Carpenter said, "I hope you don't mind if I curse. I still love our fucking record!" It remained shelved until 1996 thirteen years after Carpenter’s death.

15.01.2022 CARPENTERS Carpenters was the third studio album by the Carpenters. It was released on May 14, 1971, and was their most successful studio album, reaching number 2 on the Billboard chart. ... It also got to number 12 in the UK. The album contained some great songs, including the hit songs "For All We Know", "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Superstar".

15.01.2022 What is your favourite Carpenters song?What is your favourite Carpenters song?

15.01.2022 1973 was a busy year for the Carpenters. they released 3 albums including this one. The Singles: 19691973 Released 9 November 1973... A greatest hits collection, it topped the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom and became one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s. Features of this compilation included a newly recorded version of "Top of the World", "Ticket to Ride" and a number of musical introductions and segues between the songs "Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Goodbye to Love", the latter two were sped up in pitch, much to the regret of Richard in subsequent years. It has been certified 7 platinum in the US alone. In the UK, the album reached number 1 for 17 (non-consecutive) weeks.

15.01.2022 What an amazing show yesterday at Across the Waves Sports Club. Thank you to everyone that came and enjoyed the show

15.01.2022 Happy International Day of Forests Here's a Carpenter's classic you will love xx https://youtu.be/baSUO3zjneA

15.01.2022 Have a safe and happy Easter weekend everyone

15.01.2022 The Carpenters Songbook is proud to present the sensational hits of one of America’s most successful and iconic musical duos - The Carpenters The Carpenters burst onto the music scene in 1969 and captivated audiences for over a decade with their smooth harmonies and rich, melodic sound until Karen’s death in 1983. Karen Carpenter’s contralto vocals and Richard’s arranging and composition skills made their sound unique and refreshing and together they produced a record-bre...aking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts They became leading sellers in the soft rock genre with songs like TOP OF THE WORLD, SING, PLEASE MR POSTMAN, ONLY YESTERDAY; easy listening tunes like SUPERSTAR, RAINBOW CONNECTION, TICKET TO RIDE, THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH and RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS; and beautiful contemporary ballads like WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN, (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU, GOODBYE TO LOVE and DESPERADO. Their popularity saw them record ten albums, along with numerous singles and several television specials and sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Karen Carpenter has been called one of the greatest female vocalists of all time by Rolling Stone and National Public Radio and described by Paul McCartney as "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive". Jayne Henry presents the chronological songbook of the Carpenters greatest hits accompanied with professional music arrangements, live vocals and video production of the events and happenings of the time and era A contralto herself with a near identical vocal range of Karen Carpenter’s 3 octave range, Jayne’s unique and surprising voice is a synonymous tribute to the beautiful sound of the seventy’s sensations, the Carpenters. Jayne Henry is an award-winning vocalist and performer and has graced the stage nationally and internationally, performed on radio and national TV and released numerous original albums over her 30-year career. Her voice is unmistakably resonating. Come along and relive the contemporary pop era of the seventies, reminisce at the historical events and happenings of the seventies and be immersed in the inspirational music of the Carpenters For Bookings contact Live Entertainment Australia Angela Herschel 0755781101 See more

14.01.2022 HORIZON Horizon was the sixth studio album by the Carpenters. It was recorded at A&M Studios, mainly in Studio "D", using then-state-of-the-art 24-track recording technology, 30 Dolby, and recorded at 30 inches per second.... It was released on 6 June 1975. The Carpenters spent many hours experimenting with different sounds, techniques and effects. It had the cover of Please Mr Postman and one of my favourites, Masquerade.

14.01.2022 Ticket to Ride was the first studio album by the Carpenters. At the time of its initial release in 1969, it was issued under the title Offering, with a completely different cover photo. It was a commercial failure and produced only one minor hit single, a ballad version of the Lennon-McCartney song TICKET TO RIDE ... Album Release dates: October 9, 1969 (Offering) November 10, 1970 (Ticket to Ride)

14.01.2022 MADE IN AMERICA Made in America was the tenth studio album by the Carpenters and was released in June 1981. It would be the final album to be released by the duo 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 favourite 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 (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.

14.01.2022 VOICE OF THE HEART Voice of the Heart is the posthumous eleventh studio album by the Carpenters. It was released in 1983 after Karen's death and contains the two songs from her final recording sessions, "Now" and "You're Enough", as well as previously unreleased tracks from sessions of their previous albums A Kind of Hush and Made In America. ... Karen's last recording, "Now", was recorded in April 1982 while Karen was taking a break from medical treatment in New York and had temporarily returned to California. The song was recorded in one take. The tracks were finished by Richard months after Karen's death.

13.01.2022 It is Melbourne Cup Day Good luck in today’s race that stops a nation Here is a link to the field and info for the big race https://www.punters.com.au/melbourne-/melbourne-cup-horses/

12.01.2022 REMINDER to join me in about 14 minutes 6.30pm DST HERE on my music page "The Carpenters Songbook" for a virtual live performance of my show. Watch on your phone or computer OR plug your device into your TV or projector for a bigger picture. ... Here's the link to my PAGE PLEASE share with your friends and music lovers www.facebook.com/carpenterssongbook

12.01.2022 LOVELINESS Lovelines is the posthumous thirteenth studio album by the Carpenters and was released in 1989. It was a compilation album, assembled by Richard Carpenter from unreleased Carpenters tracks along with selected solo tracks by his sister, Karen, from her then-unreleased solo album. ... The Carpenters' songs were mainly from their television specials. "When I Fall in Love" was originally recorded in 1978 for their TV special, Space Encounters. However, they chose "Little Girl Blue" for that special instead, and later used "When I Fall in Love" in their Music, Music, Music! TV special in 1980. Other outtakes included "Kiss Me the Way You Did Last Night" and "The Uninvited Guest" from Made in America, the studio album released in 1981 and the last completed during Karen's lifetime. Between 1989 and 2019, Lovelines was also the last Carpenters album to be issued in the vinyl LP format; in 2019 Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released on LP.

12.01.2022 Thank you everyone for your messages and for tuning in last night. Unfortunately streaming live was intermittently interrupted but we managed to get through it. I'll work on setting another performance date and time for you in the next couple of days. Thanks again Jayne

12.01.2022 It's NSW Seniors Festival taking place 12- 23 February 2020. Love to Celebrate! Make sure you get out and about on the music scene this week

10.01.2022 Happy birthday Angel heart FOREVER YOUNG

09.01.2022 NOW & THEN Now & Then was the fifth studio album by the Carpenters and was released on May 1, 1973. 47 years ago In the Cash Box Year-End Charts of 1973, Now & Then ranked at number 20.... The title for the album was suggested by Karen and Richard's mother, Agnes Carpenter.

09.01.2022 CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT Christmas Portrait was the first Christmas album and the ninth studio album by the Carpenters. It was released on October 13, 1978.... The album includes a revised version of the duo's signature Christmas song, "Merry Christmas Darling". It also includes one of two versions of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (a slower version, recorded in 1974, as well as other unused songs recorded during this album's sessions, were issued on the Carpenters' later Christmas album, An Old-Fashioned Christmas).

09.01.2022 Ready to go and a fabulous big crowd today

08.01.2022 Join me tonight at 6.30pm DST HERE on my music page "The Carpenters Songbook" for a virtual live performance of my show. Watch on your phone or computer OR plug your device into your TV or projector for a bigger picture. Here's the link to my PAGE PLEASE share with your friends and music lovers ... www.facebook.com/carpenterssongbook

08.01.2022 HAPPY SUNDAY SING A SONG The Carpenters are known for their ballads and languid music so here is one of their happier tunes. This is a flash back performance live back in 1974, with Karen singing in Japanese with the cutest little choir ever.... Karen Carpenter.... such a beautiful soul. https://youtu.be/0mNBv5fwdXY

07.01.2022 Dreaming of being close to you

07.01.2022 Did anyone out there see The Carpenters perform when they visited Australia in 1972?

07.01.2022 Happy New Year... all the best for 2020

06.01.2022 Keep your family safe 1.5m

06.01.2022 "Desperado" was originally recorded by the Eagles in 1973 for the album of the same name. Several others have recorded this song, including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, and Kenny Rogers. Horizon was the sixth studio album by American musical duo Carpenters released in 1975. It included Karen's version of Desperado. ... Because the song was already well-known, A&M decided not to release the song as a single. Enjoy

06.01.2022 Let's try again... Take 3 Streaming to you live from Kingscliff is difficult

06.01.2022 CLOSE TO YOU was the second studio album by The Carpenters. It was recorded on May 15 1970 and released fifty years ago today, on August 19, 1970. In 2003, the album was ranked number 175 on Rolling StoneMagazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list.... The album contains the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". Close to You was the duo's song that gained them an international reputation for a decade. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #2 on the US Billboard albums chart. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, entering the top 50 of the official chart for 76 weeks during the first half of the 1970s.

05.01.2022 A SONG FOR YOU A Song for You was the fourth studio album by the Carpenters. It was released on June 22, 1972.... According to Richard Carpenter, A Song for You was intended to be a concept album (of sorts) with the title tune opening and closing the set and the bookended selections comprising the 'song'. "A Song for You" was written by songwriter Leon Russell.

04.01.2022 THE SINGLES: 1974 - 1978 The Singles: 19741978 was a compilation album released in 1978. It contained singles released in the years mentioned in the title and was released internationally.... It reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart, but the declining popularity of the Carpenters in the U.S. prevented a release in that country. Contrary to the album's title, two of the included tracks, "Happy" and "Can't Smile Without You", were not actually released as singles, while one commercial single, "Goofus" was omitted.

03.01.2022 It's also National Drink Wine Day... so make sure you enjoy a glass of wine to celebrate

03.01.2022 Does anyone have a copy of this Carpenters album - AS TIME GOES BY Richard Carpenter released a few albums after Karen's death in 1983. As Time Goes By was the posthumous fourteenth and final studio album by the Carpenters.... It was initially released in Japan on August 1, 2001. An international release was originally to follow soon thereafter, but the release of the album generated copyright discrepancies among several publishers. These discrepancies were not resolved until late 2003, delaying the album's international date of release until April 13, 2004.

03.01.2022 16th March 1978 - on this day Karen and Richard Carpenter were featured in a segment on "Thank You Rock & Roll" on American television. The special was in honou...r of radio DJ Alan Freed. The duo performed a laid back piano-voice rendition of "Yesterday Once More" interjected with a conversation on the early days of Rock & Roll of the early 1950's. Ray Charles, Rita Coolidge and Mac Davies were among the guests who appeared on the special. You can see the full appearance here: https://youtu.be/syb152TeP8c

02.01.2022 Merry Christmas to one and all Merry Christmas to one and all

02.01.2022 Ready to SING here at Sawtell RSL Club. Starting at 430pm

02.01.2022 PASSAGE Passage was the eighth studio album by the Carpenters and was released on 23 September 1977. It produced the hit singles "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song", "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" and "Sweet, Sweet Smile". ... The Carpenters' "Sweet, Sweet Smile" was written by Robert Otha Young and Juice Newton, and was picked up by Country radio and put the duo in the top ten of Billboard's Country chart in the spring of 1978.

01.01.2022 I think about the pressure society puts on women. Even worse, I think of the pressure women put on other women Love who you are. You are enough

01.01.2022 SUPERSTAR Karen Carpenter was certainly a superstar. This 1971 classic is one of their finest. "Superstar" is a song composed by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell in 1969 and was released in 1971 by The Carpenters and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #2, and it became one of their signature songs.... Hope you are all doing well during this isolation. 'Loneliness is such a sad affair, and I can hardly wait to be with you again' Stay safe everyone Jayne

01.01.2022 Happy St Patrick's Day

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01.01.2022 Here's a great share to celebrate World Music Day. Njoy