The Carpenters' DVD ''Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration'' was originally released as a
cassette tape
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and
VHS tape in 1995 until 2003, with an updated release on
DVD
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. The DVD primarily contains footage from the Carpenters' five TV specials and TV series from 1971 to 1980. It followed the
compilation album of the same name, which had been released earlier the same year.
Track listings
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Without a Song" – from the TV special ''
Music, Music, Music!'' – air date: May 16, 1980
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Superstar" – from the TV special ''The Fifth Dimension's Traveling Sunshine Show'' – air date: August 18, 1971
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Rainy Days and Mondays
"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 number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King k ...
" – from the TV series ''
Make Your Own Kind of Music'' – air date: July 20, 1971
#"(A Place to) Hideaway" – from the TV series ''
Make Your Own Kind of Music'' – air date: July 20, 1971
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Ticket to Ride" – from the TV series ''Something Else'' – air date: 1970
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Reason to Believe" – from the TV series ''
Make Your Own Kind of Music'' – air date: September 7, 1971
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(They Long to Be) Close to You
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The best-known version is that recorded by American duo the Carpenters for their second studio album '' Close to You'' (1970) and produced by Jack Daugherty. Rele ...
" – from the TV series ''
The Don Knotts Show
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Long relegated to the role of sidekick, which he had portr ...
'' – air date: September 15, 1970
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Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
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" – from the TV special ''
Space Encounters'' – air date: May 17, 1978
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Little Girl Blue" – from the TV special ''
Space Encounters'' – air date: May 17, 1978
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Bless the Beasts and Children" – from the TV series ''
Make Your Own Kind of Music'' – air date: August 31, 1971
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Please Mr. Postman
"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the ...
" – promotional video – air date: 1975
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We've Only Just Begun" – from the TV series ''
Make Your Own Kind of Music'' – air date: September 7, 1971
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When I Fall in Love" – from the TV special ''
Music, Music, Music!'' – air date: May 6, 1980
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Ave Maria
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" – from the TV special ''
A Christmas Portrait'' – air date: December 19, 1978
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From This Moment On" – previously unreleased outtake from the TV special ''
Music, Music, Music!'' (air date: May 6, 1980)
Certifications and sales
References
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The Carpenters video albums