Made in America is the tenth album by The Carpenters

The Carpenters

Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and...

, and was the final album by the duo to be released during 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...

's lifetime. Released in June 1981, the album reached #52 in the US and #12 in the UK.

Track listing

1. "Those Good Old Dreams
   Those Good Old Dreams
   "Those Good Old Dreams" is a song by the popular group The Carpenters. Its B-side is "When It's Gone ", a song released on the Made in America album in 1981.-Charts:-Music video:...
   
   " (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) (1:56)
2. "Strength of a Woman" (Phyllis Brown, Juanita Curiel) (3:57)
3. "(Want You) Back in My Life Again
   (Want You) Back in My Life Again
   " Back In My Life Again" is a song by the popular group The Carpenters, the second single off their album Made in America, released in 1981. It's B-side was "Somebody's Been Lyin'", another song from the album.-Charts:...
   
   " (Kerry Chater, Chris Christian) (3:40)
4. "When You've Got What It Takes" (Bill Lane, Roger Nichols) (3:40)
5. "Somebody's Been Lyin'" (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) (4:24)
6. "I Believe You
   I Believe You
   "I Believe You" is a love ballad composed by Don and Dick Addrisi which was 1977 single for Dorothy Moore; taken from the Dorothy Moore album, "I Believe You" reached #5 R&B and crossed over to the Pop Top 30 at #27. The track also reached #20 UK....
   
   " (Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi) (3:54)
7. "Touch Me When We're Dancing
   Touch Me When We're Dancing
   "Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching the Billboard Easy Listening chart at #42 and ranking on...
   
   " (Kenny Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace) (3:19)
8. "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)" (Randy Handley) (5:57)
9. "Beechwood 4-5789
   Beechwood 4-5789
   "Beechwood 4-5789" is a 1962 single released by Motown girl group The Marvelettes on the Tamla record label.-Original version:Written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and George Gordy, the lyrics are about the narrator wanting a man she just met to call her number in order to "have a...
   
   " (Marvin Gaye, George Gordy, William "Mickey" Stevenson) (3:06)
10. "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)
    Touch Me When We're Dancing
    "Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching the Billboard Easy Listening chart at #42 and ranking on...
    
    " (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) (1:07)

Singles

"Touch Me When We're Dancing"

• US 7" single (1981) A&M 2344

1. Touch Me When We're Dancing
2. Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song)

"(Want You) Back In My Life Again"

• US 7" single (1981) A&M 2370

1. (Want You) Back In My Life Again
2. Somebody's Been Lyin'

"Those Good Old Dreams"

• US 7" single (1981) A&M 2386

1. Those Good Old Dreams
2. When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)

"Beechwood 4-5789"

• US 7" single (1982) A&M 2405

1. Beechwood 4-5789
2. Two Sides

End of the Carpenters

To promote Made in America, Karen and Richard Carpenter appeared on several talk shows in 1981, including Good Morning America

Good Morning America

Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...

on August 10, and The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to September 26, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in...

on October 2, performing "(Want You) Back in My Life Again."