Now & Then
by Carpenters

Now & Then by Carpenters
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 15,866th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 41 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (239th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,085th)
Award Best albums of all time (15,866th)

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Carpenters bestography

Now & Then is ranked 6th best out of 26 albums by Carpenters on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Carpenters is Close To You which is ranked number 5443 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 249.

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Now & Then track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Now & Then rankings

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Overall rank: 15,866th | 1970s rank: 2,085th | 1973 rank: 239th

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Now & Then ratings

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70/100 (from 41 votes)
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From 08/27/2016 01:22 | #173549
Interesting concept. Side one ("Now") is original songs including 'Sing' and 'Masquerade' (also 'Jambalaya'). Side two ("Then") begins with 'Yesterday Once More', a song about how great the old songs were. Then, there's a medley of those old songs separated by Richard Carpenter doing his Radio DJ shtick. It fades out on reprise of 'Yesterday Once More'.
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