I Won't Last a Day Without You
Carpenters | Artist Essentials
First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original 1972 duo studio recording and original mix
MusicAtlas editorial note: The long melody rises gradually over accompaniment that leaves its emotional turns exposed.
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First released: 1972 (year verified)
The selected original studio album performance was released on A Song for You in 1972. Its later single cycle does not move the original recording to 1974; subsequent remixes remain separate.
Recording: Original 1972 duo studio recording and original mix
Credit: Carpenters
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: A Song for You
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
A Song for You - Richard Carpenter original album notes and program
Richard Carpenter presents the original 1972 album program and credited duo performances. Selected original recordings are distinct from subsequent remixes, re-recorded vocals, solo work and orchestral reconstructions. Personal health and family passages are not used in the editorial notes. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Carpenters - official original album chronology
The artist chronology distinguishes original albums from Offering in 1969 to Made in America in 1981, subsequent compilations, and the separate Karen and Richard solo releases. Original album years are used only for recordings without an earlier separately supported single year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Carpenters
The Carpenters were the sibling partnership of Richard and Karen Carpenter, born in Connecticut and raised partly in Downey, California. Richard played piano and Karen drums in their early trio before both worked in the group Spectrum. Their duo recordings reached A&M after Herb Alpert heard a demo. The album Offering began that label career, followed by (They Long to Be) Close to You and a run of 1970s pop records.
Artist background sources
Carpenters - Universal Music Japan biography
Sibling identity, Connecticut/Downey background, early instrumental roles, trio/Spectrum history, Herb Alpert/A&M and early releases. Detailed single dates, chart totals and personal medical history are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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