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"For All We Know" is a popular song originally written for the 1970 film Lovers and Other Strangers by Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson (Robb Royer) and Arthur James (Jimmy Griffin). It was originally performed by Larry Meredith.

It gained popularity when it was heard by Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters during an evening of relaxation at the movies while on tour. Upon hearing the song, Carpenter decided it would be ideal for the duo to record, and it became a hit for them in 1971, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart.

The song then went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song, though the Carpenters were not allowed to perform the song at the ceremony as they had not appeared in a film. At their request, the song was performed by British singer Petula Clark. In tribute to Karen Carpenter, Clark performed the song in concert on February 6, 1983.

In 1972, Richard and Karen appeared on Tom Jones' "Special London Bridge Special", where they performed a reprise to "For All We Know." It was never released to the public until 2000, with the release of "The Singles: 1969-1981."

The song became a hit in the UK in a version released by Shirley Bassey in 1971. It peaked at No.6 during a 24-week chart run.

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Flat Baroque is a song composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis in 1966, during their career at Disneyland. It lay dormant until 1970, when Carpenter and his sister, Karen Carpenter, appeared on a syndicated radio show, called "Your Navy Presents." They performed a slow, jazzy version of the song with the oboe being the main star. Carpenter did not think of recording a studio version of the song for record release until 1972 with the release of the album, "A Song for You". This cut is much faster than the "Your Navy Presents" version, and features the piano rather than the oboe. It won Richard Carpenter a Grammy award in 1972 for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals". In April 1972, it was released as the B-side song to "It's Going to Take Some Time."


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"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" is the best-known song from the 1978 musical Evita with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Sung by the title character Eva Peron, it was titled “It’s Only Your Lover Returning” before Rice settled on the eventual name. It appears early in the second act as Evita addresses the crowd from the balcony of the Casa Rosada and features a sweeping melody tied to broad emotional themes of regret and defiance, characteristic of Lloyd Webber’s most popular songs.

The song shares its tune with "Oh What a Circus" from the same show.

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Can't Smile Without You" is a song written by Christoph Arnold, David Martin, and Geoff Morrow, best known in its rendition by Barry Manilow.

"Can't Smile Without You" was the first single to be released from Manilow's album Even Now in 1978. The song was released as a single in 1978 where it reached the number one spot on the U.S. A&C, and the number three spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Previously, the song was recorded by The Carpenters on their album A Kind of Hush in 1976, and was featured as the B-side of their hit "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" the following year.

On behalf of the songwriters, publishing company Dick James Music sued George Michael for plagiarism in the mid-'80s, claiming that the 1984 Wham! single "Last Christmas" lifted its melody from "Can't Smile Without You." The case was settled out of court.

Jerry Lewis often sings the song on his annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, with altered lyrics that speak of their need for the viewers to call in their pledge.

The song has appeared in such films as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo, Unconditional Love, Starsky & Hutch and Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

In 2008, there was an attempt by Tottenham Hotspur F.C. supporters following their League Cup win to get the song to Number One, as they see this song as being a part of the club, with the words "Cant Smile Without You" being seen on many flags, banners, and websites as a slogan to the club.

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"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is a song by Klaatu, originally released in 1976. The following year, The Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians.

John Woloschuk, a member of Klaatu and one of the song's composers, has said:

The idea for this track was suggested by an actual event that is described in The Flying Saucer Reader, a book by Jay David published in 1967. In March 1953 an organization known as the "International Flying Saucer Bureau" sent a bulletin to all its members urging them to participate in an experiment termed "World Contact Day" whereby, at a predetermined date and time, they would attempt to collectively send out a telepathic message to visitors from outer space. The message began with the words..."Calling occupants of interplanetary craft!"
The original World Contact Day was March 15, 1953.

The song was subtitled "The Recognised Anthem of World Contact Day", presumably in the hope that it would be adopted as the anthem for the event should another World Contact Day be held in the future.

While this is probably the most recognized recording by Klaatu, the band went on to release five studio albums of progressive pop music. The Carpenters' version is probably even better known, as it was indeed the bigger hit, charting worldwide and appearing on several of their (mostly hits collections) albums. The success of their version led to the duo receiving many letters from people asking when World Contact Day would be held.

While Klaatu's original opens with various sounds of living species, the Carpenters' version opens with a radio DJ on a request show. The DJ identifies his caller as Mike Ledgerwood. As the DJ asks the caller what song he wants to hear, an alien voice converses with the DJ. The DJ is voiced by longstanding Carpenters' guitarist Tony Peluso, who can be seen in that role at the start of the video for this track.

It was also sung by the children of the The Langley Schools Music Project. Another cover version can be found on the Carpenters tribute album If I Were A Carpenter performed by the band Babes in Toyland.

The Carpenters' arrangement of the song was later copied on a sound-alike cover released on the 1977 album Top of the Pops, Volume 62.

Later, the introductory vocals were sampled and utilised by Dutch happy hardcore act Dyewitness, in the track, "Observing Your Earth" in 1991. A second track by the same group utilised further samples, "What Would You Like To Hear Again". Both were originally released on the Midtown label in the Netherlands. The sample origins were uncredited.

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