Imagine that you had bought this album in October 1969 and got to the third track and heard Karen’s lead vocals for the first time. It is another track that belies the youth and relative inexperience of the siblings.
Richard and John Bettis, who had originally been in a band called Spectrum that featured Carpenters, wrote “Your Wonderful Parade” and seven other tracks on the album, including the beautiful ballad, “Someday” which is up next.