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Originally Posted by Tina...
Did Nancy ever cover any songs by Karen? I think their voices are very well matched, and Karen had a very distinctive voice too.
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These are the connections between Nancy's catalog and the The Carpenters'/Karen Carpenter's catalog which come to mind (although there may be more). "We've Only Just Begun" is the only one that I would consider a cover of The Carpenters.
"End Of The World":
Nancy's first-released version is included on
Country, My Way (1967), and there is Nancy's recently released alternate version on
Download For Good (2011); The Carpenters' version appears as part of the "Yesterday Once More" medley on
Now And Then (1973).
"We've Only Just Begun":
Nancy and Tom Jones performed a duet of "We've Only Just Begun" on an episode of
This Is Tom Jones (October 30, 1970); The Carpenters' version is contained on the
Close To You album (1970).
"California Dreamin'":
Nancy's version was recorded in 1970 and later released on
Sheet Music (1998) and
California Girl (2002); The Carpenters' circa 1968 demo was issued on
As Time Goes By (2001, Japan; 2004, U.S.).
"Do You Know The Way To San Jose?":
Nancy's version was released on
California Girl (2002); The Carpenters' version is included in the "Bacharach/David Medley" on
The Carpenters (1971).
"As Time Goes By":
Nancy recorded a song titled "As Time Goes By," which is unreleased (I'm assuming that it's the Herman Hupfeld song); The Carpenters' version was recorded as part of the "Karen/Ella Fitzgerald Medley" (for their 1980
Music, Music, Music TV special) and released on
As Time Goes By (2001, 2004).
"I'll Be Home For Christmas":
Nancy's version is unreleased (I'm assuming that it's the Christmas standard); The Carpenters' version was issued on
Christmas Portrait (1978).