「カーペンターズ~40/40 ベスト・セレクション」は、祝・結成40周年!! 日本のファンが選曲するベスト盤。リチャードとカレンが“カーペンターズ”としてメジャー契約を果したのが1969年4月22日。それから40年目を迎える2009年の4月22日、特別企画盤をリリース!

• amazon : 40/40 (2009)

40/40 (originally subtitled The Best Selection) is a two-disc compilation by American pop group The Carpenters. The album features 40 songs which span their entire career (10 of them were determined by Japanese fan voting), and first issued by Universal Japan on April 22, 2009 (forty years after they signed to A&M Records).[1] It was issued worldwide half a year later, leaving out its subtitle.

The original Japanese release was pressed on the SHM-CD (super high material CD) with improved sound, while the cheaper international edition was issued on the standard CD format. One other change is that the Japanese track listing included “Leave Yesterday Behind” while the standard worldwide release substituted “Touch Me When We’re Dancing”.

Disc one

Disc two