Sing

Release: 1973

Release: 1973Source checked

V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original Carpenters studio single belongs to the documented 1973 release cycle, before or alongside the original album. An album day, film-composition year or subsequent anthology date is not asserted as the exact first single date.

The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1973.html, 1973.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

Now & Then - Richard Carpenter original album notes and program
Richard Carpenter presents the original 1973 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. Sing explicitly credits the Jimmy Joyce Children Chorus. The original Yesterday Once More introduction and later reprise are separate program items.

The Singles 1969-1973 - artist-hosted original single context
Artist-hosted album notes identify the original early hit recordings and distinguish Top of the World as a retooled 1973 recording. The comments on Sing and For All We Know support original 1973 and 1971 single cycles; chart and certification dates are not taken as exact release dates. The accompanying anthology does not establish original masters for every song.