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"Rainy Days and Mondays" is a 1971 song by The Carpenters, with instrumental backing by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew, that went to #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and it was the duo's fourth #1 song on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. However, the song failed to chart in the United Kingdom until it went to #63 in a reissue there in 1993. "Rainy Days and Mondays" was certified Gold by the RIAA The song was composed in 1971 by the then-fairly unknown composers Roger Nichols and Paul Williams. It was released as the first track on the album ''Carpenters'', popularly known as the Tan Album, and the B-side on the single is "Saturday", written and sung by Richard Carpenter. Olivia Newton-John, one of Karen's best friends and viewed by Richard as "a genuine friend",〔http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/fans_ask_Archive-All.htm〕 recorded a cover version of this song on her album ''Indigo: Women of Song'' as a tribute to Karen. Andy Williams released a version in 1971 on his album, ''You've Got a Friend''. ==Personnel== * Karen Carpenter - lead and backing vocals * Richard Carpenter - backing vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, orchestration * Joe Osborn - bass * Hal Blaine - drums * Tommy Morgan - harmonica * Bob Messenger - tenor saxophone 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「Rainy Days and Mondays」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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