Solitaire (song)
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"Forget-me-not" Series
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| Single by The Carpenters from the album Horizon |
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| A-side | "Solitaire" | ||||
| B-side | "Love Me For What I Am" | ||||
| Released | July 18, 1975 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 04:40 | ||||
| Label | A&M Records 1721 |
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| Writer(s) | Neil Sedaka; Phil Cody | ||||
| Producer | Richard Carpenter | ||||
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"Solitaire" is a popular song written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody. It tells of a man losing touch with, and thus losing, his sweetheart. Alone, he's "playing solitaire".
Solitaire has been recorded by Sedaka, The Carpenters (a #17 hit in 1975, it topped the Easy Listening survey), Andy Williams (a #4 hit in the United Kingdom in 1973), Jann Arden, Sheryl Crow, Clay Aiken, and Sissel, among others.
[edit] The Carpenters' version
The Carpenters' version was released in 1975 on the Horizon album. The original version does not have the guitar lead in between Karen singing:
A heart that cared, that went unshared, until it died within his silence.
and:
And Solitaire's the only game in town, and every road that takes him down.
However, the single version (which can be found on the CD, Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition) has a guitar line between the verse and chorus.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| Record World | 21 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart | 44 |
| UK Singles Chart | 32 |
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