# Yesterday Once More (album)

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Yesterday Once More is a two-disc compilation album by American pop group Carpenters.

## Release

The compilations was originally released in 1985 and has been certified platinum in both the US and UK.
The album was re-released in 1987 as Classics Volume 2 in the A&M 25th Anniversary Classics series. It was a simple repackage, reusing the 1985 glass CD masters, but with different artwork.
It was re-released in 1998 with the addition of an extra track, "I Just Fall in Love Again," a revised track order, and remastered in 24-bit sound with new notes by Paul Grein.

## Track listing (1985)
### Disc one

* "Yesterday Once More" (Remix) (Richard Carpenter, John Bettis) – 3:58
* "Superstar" (Remix) (Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett) – 3:45
* "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Remix) (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) – 3:38
* "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" (Kerry Chater, Chris Christian) – 3:39
* "Ticket to Ride" (1973 version) (Lennon–McCartney)– 4:07
* "Goodbye to Love" (Remix) (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:57
* "Bless the Beasts and Children" (Remix) (Barry DeVorzon, Perry Botkin Jr.) – 3:16
* "It's Going to Take Some Time" (Carole King, Toni Stern) – 2:55
* "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (Terry Draper, John Woloschuk) – 7:07
* "Sweet, Sweet Smile" (Juice Newton, Otha Young) – 2:57
* "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:50
* "For All We Know" (single) (Fred Karlin, Arthur James, Robb Wilson) – 2:29
* "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (Terry Skinner, Kenny Bell, J.L. Wallace) – 3:23

### Disc two

* "There's a Kind of Hush" (Remix) (Les Reed, Geoff Stephens) – 3:04
* "This Masquerade" (Russell) – 4:50
* "Hurting Each Other" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell) – 2:46
* "Please Mr. Postman" (Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman) – 2:52
* "I Need to Be in Love" (Single edit, remix) (Carpenter, Bettis, Albert Hammond) – 3:29
* "Make Believe It's Your First Time" (alternate) (Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson) – 4:03
* "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (Steve Eaton) – 3:46
* "Top of the World" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 2:56
* "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 5:00
* "We've Only Just Begun" (remix) (Williams, Nichols) – 3:03
* "Those Good Old Dreams" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:12
* "Sing" (Joe Raposo) – 3:17
* "Only Yesterday" (edit) (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:50
* "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (single) (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:43

## Track listing (1998)
### Disc one

* "Yesterday Once More" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:58
* "Superstar" (Russell, Bramlett) – 3:48
* "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:40
* "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" (Chater, Christian) – 3:39
* "Ticket to Ride" (Lennon–McCartney) – 4:08
* "Goodbye to Love" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:58
* "Bless the Beasts and Children" (De Vorzon, Botkin) – 3:05
* "It's Going to Take Some Time" (King, Stern) – 2:57
* "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" (Reed, Stephens) – 3:03
* "Sweet, Sweet Smile" (Newton, Young) – 3:02
* "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:54
* "For All We Know" (Karlin, James, Wilson) – 2:31
* "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (Skinner, Bell, Wallace) – 3:20
* "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (Draper, Woloschuk) – 7:09

### Disc two

* "I Just Fall in Love Again" (Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt, Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd) – 4:03
* "This Masquerade" (Russell) – 4:53
* "Hurting Each Other" (Geld, Udell) – 2:46
* "Please Mr. Postman" (Bateman, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland) – 2:50
* "I Need to Be in Love" (Carpenter, Bettis, Hammond) – 3:49
* "Make Believe It's Your First Time" (Morrison, Wilson) – 4:07
* "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (Eaton) – 3:46
* "Top of the World" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:00
* "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 5:01
* "We've Only Just Begun" (Williams, Nichols) – 3:04
* "Those Good Old Dreams" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:12
* "Sing" (Raposo) – 3:18
* "Only Yesterday" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 4:10
* "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Bacharach, David) – 4:33

## Charts

| Chart (1984-1985) | Peak position |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 10 |
| US Billboard 200 | 144 |
| US Cash Box Top 200 Albums | 149 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 24 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Yesterday Once More :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) | Platinum | 20,000$^*$ |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000$^^$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||