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WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN
Music by Roger Nichols
Lyrics by Paul Williams
This song has become our signature tune.
Karen and I had met Roger Nichols and Paul Williams not long after we signed
with A&M. Already fans of their work, we came to know them – and Paul’s
singing, as he would occasionally stop in and sing with us while we rehearsed on
the A&M sound stage. Around the time we were recording
Close To You, I took notice of a TV commercial for the Crocker Bank. A
soft-sell campaign, it featured a young couple getting married, and driving into
the sunset. The song, expressly written for the commercial was “We’ve Only
Just Begun.” It caught my ear immediately. As the commercial
featured Paul’s singing, I assumed it was a Nichols/Williams song, and spoke to
Paul on the A&M lot shortly thereafter. Paul informed me that I was
correct, and that the song did have both a bridge and a third verse. (I
was curious, as the ads contained only the one or two verses.) Upon
hearing the demo, I was convinced the song was a hit, and went into the sound
stage to work out the arrangement. The single was released in August of
1970 and went on to become a smash, and one of the best known prothalamia ever
written.
Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
Produced by Jack Daugherty
Arranged by Richard Carpenter
Lead Vocal: Karen Carpenter
Backing Vocals: Karen and Richard
Carpenter
Keyboards: Richard Carpenter
Bass: Joe Osborn
Drums: Hal Blaine
Clarinet: Doug Strawn
Engineer: Ray Gerhardt
From the album
Close To You (1970)
Additional recording and remix done in
1985
Engineer: Roger Young
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