Flat Baroque
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Flat Baroque is a song composed by Richard Carpenter
and John Bettis
in 1966, during their career at Disneyland. It lay dormant until 1970, when Carpenter and his sister, Karen Carpenter
, appeared on a syndicated radio show, called "Your Navy Presents." They performed a slow, jazzy version of the song with the oboe being the main star. Carpenter did not think of recording a studio version of the song for record release until 1972 with the release of the album, "A Song for You
". This cut is much faster than the "Your Navy Presents" version, and features the piano rather than the oboe. It won Richard Carpenter a Grammy award in 1972 for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals". In April 1972, it was released as the B-side song to "It's Going to Take Some Time
."
Richard Carpenter (musician)
Richard Lynn Carpenter is an American pop musician, best known as one half of the brother/sister duo The Carpenters, along with his sister Karen Carpenter. He was a producer, arranger, pianist and keyboardist, and occasional lyricist, as well as joining with Karen on harmony...
and John Bettis
John Bettis
John Bettis is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
in 1966, during their career at Disneyland. It lay dormant until 1970, when Carpenter and his sister, Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter
Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the 1970s duo The Carpenters. She was a drummer of exceptional skill, but she is best remembered for her vocal performances of idealistic romantic ballads of true love...
, appeared on a syndicated radio show, called "Your Navy Presents." They performed a slow, jazzy version of the song with the oboe being the main star. Carpenter did not think of recording a studio version of the song for record release until 1972 with the release of the album, "A Song for You
A Song for You (Carpenters album)
A Song for You is the fourth album released by the Carpenters, released on June 13, 1972. According to Richard Carpenter, "A Song for You was intended to be a concept album with the title tune opening and closing the set and the bookended selections comprising the 'song'."In Cash Box's Top 100...
". This cut is much faster than the "Your Navy Presents" version, and features the piano rather than the oboe. It won Richard Carpenter a Grammy award in 1972 for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals". In April 1972, it was released as the B-side song to "It's Going to Take Some Time
It's Going to Take Some Time
"It's Going to Take Some Time" is a song written by Carole King and Toni Stern for her 1971 album, Music. It was redone by the Carpenters in 1972 for their fourth album, A Song for You. According to Richard Carpenter, he had to choose which songs he wanted to remake, and there was a big pile of 7"...
."