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Interpretations is a compilation album by The Carpenters, released in February 1995 in both cassette tape and CD formats. Three of the songs on the album were previously unreleased; “Without a Song”, “From This Moment On” and “Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again”. The album was released in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the duo’s debut album Offering. A VHS of the same name was released several months later, featuring footage from the duo’s TV performances. It was later issued on DVD.
Track listing
- “Without a Song” – 1:02 (Never before released; recorded in 1980 for Music, Music, Music!)
- “Superstar” – 3:48 (From the album Carpenters; remixed in 1991)
- “Rainy Days and Mondays” – 3:36 (From the album Carpenters; remixed in 1991)
- “Bless the Beasts and Children” – 3:15 (From the album A Song for You; remixed in 1991)
- “This Masquerade” – 4:53 (From the album Now & Then; remixed in 1991)
- “Solitaire” – 4:40 (From the album Horizon)
- “When I Fall in Love” – 3:08 (From the album Lovelines; recorded in 1978 for Space Encounters, but used on the subsequent TV special Music, Music, Music!)
- “From This Moment On” – 1:57 (Never before released; recorded in 1980 for Music, Music, Music!)
- “Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again” – 4:23 (Never before released; recorded in 1975 for Horizon)
- “When It’s Gone” – 5:01 (From the album Made in America)
- “I Believe You” – 3:55 (From the album Made in America)
- “Reason to Believe” – 3:04 (From the album Close to You; remixed in 1991)
- “(They Long to Be) Close to You” – 3:42 (From the album Close to You; remixed in 1991)
- “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” – 7:08 (From the album Passage; recorded in 1978 for Space Encounters)
- “Little Girl Blue” – 3:24 (From the album Lovelines; recorded in 1978 for Space Encounters)
- “We’ve Only Just Begun” – 3:04 (From the album Close to You; remixed in 1991)
