CARPENTERS - YESTERDAY ONCE MORE

Released: May 16, 1973

Charts:  UK: #2   US: #2 

"Yesterday Once More," written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, is a 1973 hit by the Carpenters from their album “Now & Then”. The song, which reflects on nostalgia for past music, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, blocked from the top by Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown." It also topped the easy listening chart and is the Carpenters' best-selling record worldwide and in the UK.

"Yesterday Once More" features a medley of eight 1960s songs, designed to mimic an oldies radio program, which occupies the entire B-side of the “Now & Then” album. Richard Carpenter explained that the resurgence of '60s music inspired him to create a song celebrating this trend, and the medley was intended to showcase this nostalgic return. 

The house featured on the cover of the “Now and Then” album was purchased by Karen and Richard Carpenter for their parents in 1970, using earnings from their hit "(They Long to Be) Close to You." Located in suburban Downey, California, this 5-bedroom house, often referred to as their "Graceland" by fans, included a specially built annex where the Carpenters recorded their music. It was also the site of tragedy in 1983 when Karen, suffering from anorexia, collapsed and passed away. 

On this particular single, Karen Carpenter played drums, with Richard on keyboards, Joe Osborn on bass, and Tony Peluso on guitar, instead of their usual session drummer Hal Blaine.