THE CARPENTERS – A SONG FOR YOU

THE CARPENTERS – A SONG FOR YOU with special guest Lucy O'Brien.

This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album.

Up to the release of A Song for You, the Carpenters' success had seemed an awesome if somewhat fluky phenomenon, built on prodigious talent, some beautifully crafted pop sensibilities, and a very fortunate choice of singles -- their albums Close To You and Carpenters, though they were top-sellers, both seemed just a bit thrown together. 

Then came A Song for You, a seemingly unified concept album written and recorded during a frantic period of concert activity, and brimming with lovely musical ideas even more lovingly executed, laced with good humour, and enough hits of its own to have established any artist's career on its own. And even in between the hits, the album was built on material that could have made a whole career for anyone. 

The duo's best album and a classic in its own right.

With special guest LUCY O'BRIEN.

Lucy O’Brien’s new biography is Lead Sister: The Story Of Karen Carpenter. She has written critically acclaimed books about Dusty Springfield, Madonna, Annie Lennox as well as She Bop: The Definitive History Of Women In Popular Music.

CAT Club stalwart Ian Clayton was in the interviewer’s chair.

This event took place on 18 May 2023 in the Pigeon Loft at The Robin Hood, Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

To find out more about the CAT Club please visit: www.thecatclub.co.uk

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