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''A Kind of Hush'' is the seventh studio album by American popular music duo The Carpenters. It was released in May 1976. By the time of the album's recording, Richard Carpenter's addiction to sleeping pills had begun to affect him professionally, and he blames this for the album being, in his opinion, sub-par.〔 All three excerpted singles became hits. "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)", a cover of a 1960s song by Herman's Hermits, broke both the UK Top 30〔(Carpenters UK chart history ), The Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 19, 2012.〕 and US Top 20, as well as topping the adult contemporary chart.〔("There's a Kind of Hush" US chart history ), Billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.〕 "I Need to Be in Love" hit number 25 in the US〔("I Need to Be in Love" US chart history ), Billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.〕 and number 36 in the UK.〔 "Goofus" was only a minor success, stalling at number 56 on the ''Billboard'' chart, though it did crack the adult contemporary top 10.〔("Goofus" US chart history ), Billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.〕 John Bettis called "I Need to Be in Love" the favorite lyrics he ever wrote for Karen Carpenter. "If there was ever anything that came out of my heart straight to Karen I would say that that was it, and I was very proud of it for that." Richard Carpenter recalled that the song "became Karen's favorite Carpenters song".〔(Richard Carpenter's comments on ''A Kind Of Hush'' ), RichardAndKarenCarpenter.com.〕 However, this album was also the first not to have Karen playing drums at all and top Los Angeles session drummer Jim Gordon played the drums on this album. The album, despite its gold certification and a high UK chart placing, was a commercial disappointment in the US where its chart peak was outside the Top 30.〔''Complete Guide to the music of The Carpenters'', John Tobler, Omnibus Press ISBN 0-7119-6312-6〕 The CD has been out of print since 2006 except in the Japanese market. ==Reception== While noting that there are occasional highlights, AllMusic's retrospective review was generally negative, calling the album "pleasant, well-sung, and well-played, but basically bland". They particularly criticized the selection of material and the overt similarity of the album's formula to that of previous Carpenters albums.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Kind of Hush (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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