Only Yesterday
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Only Yesterday is a 1975 soft rock ballad by the Carpenters, known for its lush harmonies and reflective lyrics about love and emotional renewal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Happy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedOn |
Billboard Adult Contemporary
NERFINISHED
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Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ orchestral strings ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasAdultContemporaryPeakPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| hasArrangementBy | Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBackingVocalsBy |
Karen Carpenter
NERFINISHED
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Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBillboardHot100PeakPosition | 4 ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Only_Yesterday_Carpenters_single_cover ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseChartPeakPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| hasKey | E major ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
“Now I know where I’m going”
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“Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely” ⓘ |
| hasPhilippinesChartPeakPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow to moderate ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| hasUKSinglesChartPeakPosition | 7 ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | lush harmonies ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Solitaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Please Mr. Postman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | A&M Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:58 ⓘ |
| partOf | Carpenters discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Karen Carpenter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | A&M Studios, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-03-14 ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional renewal
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hope ⓘ love ⓘ |
| vocalist | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
John Bettis
NERFINISHED
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Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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