We’ve Only Just Begun
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"We’ve Only Just Begun" is a classic soft rock ballad, best known as one of the Carpenters’ signature hits and a defining song of early 1970s pop music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| We’ve Only Just Begun canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Carpenters
NERFINISHED
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Paul Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | All of My Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Canada RPM Top Singles number 1
NERFINISHED
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UK Singles Chart top 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Adult Contemporary number 1 ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 number 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Roger Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| drummer | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
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soft rock ⓘ |
| hasLyric |
Sharing horizons that are new to us
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We’ve only just begun to live NERFINISHED ⓘ White lace and promises ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
marriage
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new beginnings ⓘ romantic commitment ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Close to You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ orchestral strings ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:04 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a defining soft rock ballad of the early 1970s
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being one of the Carpenters’ signature songs ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television commercial ⓘ |
| originalUse | Crocker National Bank commercial ⓘ |
| performer | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1970-08-21 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalist | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | duet with lead and backing vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Paul Williams
NERFINISHED
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Roger Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPeakChartSuccess | 1970 ⓘ |
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