Voice of the Heart

Voice of the Heart is the posthumous eleventh studio album by American pop duo Carpenters. It was released in 1983 after Karen's death and contains the two songs from her final recording sessions, "Now" and "You're Enough", as well as previously unreleased tracks from sessions of their previous albums A Kind of Hush and Made in America. At least one song, "Something in Your Eyes", was intended to be on this album, but Karen was unable to record her vocal before her death; it would be released in 1987 on Richard's solo album Time with Dusty Springfield on lead vocals.

For the Diana Ross song, see Take Me Higher.
Voice of the Heart
Studio album by
Carpenters
ReleasedOctober 18, 1983
Recorded1976–1983
StudioA&M Studios and Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
GenrePop
Length40:24
LabelA&M
ProducerRichard Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
The Very Best of the Carpenters
(1983)		 Voice of the Heart
(1983)		 An Old-Fashioned Christmas
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Karen's last recording, "Now", was recorded in April 1982 while Karen was taking a break from medical treatment in New York and had temporarily returned to California. The song was recorded in one take.

The tracks were finished by Richard months after Karen's death.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now"
3:51
2."Sailing on the Tide"
4:24
3."You're Enough"
3:48
4."Make Believe It's Your First Time"
  • Bob Morrison
  • Johnny Wilson
4:08
5."Two Lives"Mark Terrence Jordan4:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."At the End of a Song"
  • Bettis
  • Carpenter
3:40
7."Ordinary Fool"Paul Williams3:42
8."Prime Time Love"
  • Danny Ironstone
  • Mary Unobsky
3:12
9."Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"Larry Weiss3:51
10."Look to Your Dreams"
  • Bettis
  • Carpenter
5:13

Singles
"Make Believe It's Your First Time"
US 7" single (1983) – A&M 2585
1. "Make Believe It's Your First Time"
2. "Look to Your Dreams"
BR 7" single (1983) – CBS 47075
1. "Make Believe It's Your First Time"
2. "Look to Your Dreams"
"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"
US 7" single (1984) – A&M 2620
1. "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"
2. "Sailing on the Tide"

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Carpenter, Bil. Voice of the Heart at AllMusic
  2. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 140. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  5. "The Official Charts Company – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  6. "The Carpenters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  7. "British album certifications – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 22, 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Voice of the Heart in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. "American album certifications – Carpenters – Voice of the Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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