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"Yesterday Once More", written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, is a hit song by The Carpenters from their 1973 album ''Now & Then''. Composed in the key of E, "Yesterday Once More" features a long middle section, consisting of eight covers of 1960s tunes incorporated into a faux oldies radio program. The work takes up the entire B-side of the album. The single version of the song peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart becoming their 5th number two hit and making them the act with the second most number two hits on the chart behind only Madonna. The song also peaked at number 1 on the easy listening chart, becoming their eighth number 1 on that chart in four years. It is The Carpenters' biggest-selling record worldwide and their best-selling single in the UK, peaking at number 2.〔(Carpenters UK chart history ), The Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2012.〕 Richard Carpenter admitted, on a Japanese documentary, that it was his favorite of all the songs that he had written. He has performed an instrumental version at concerts. According to ''Cash Box'', on June 2, 1973, "Yesterday Once More" was the highest-debuting single at No. 71. By August 4, it had reached No. 1. Dionne Warwick, a close friend of The Carpenters, performed the song live in Las Vegas the night before Karen Carpenter's death in 1983.〔Schmidt, Randy L. ''Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter''. Forward by Dionne Warwick. Chicago Review Press, 9781556529764). p. 368.)〕 ==Personnel== *Karen Carpenter - lead and backing vocals, drums *Richard Carpenter - backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, orchestration *Joe Osborn - bass *Tony Peluso - electric guitar *Earl Dumler - English horn *Uncredited - tambourine 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「Yesterday Once More (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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