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Recorded in 1981 for the “Made In America“ album, this performance is a work lead by Karen. The song was recorded with just piano, bass and drums, and vocals by Karen to introduce the song for the other musicians and to familiarize them with Richard's arrangement. Had the song been completed and included on the album, other instruments would have been added such as strings and horns, and later, Karen would have come back to the studio and recorded a new vocal track. Karen recorded the song at Richard's request, but simply didn't like the song, and so the song was never completed.. Years later, after Karen's death, fans learned of the track and begged Richard to release it. In an interview, Richard stated, “If I ever released it, Karen would come down and get me!“ But twenty years after Karen recorded “Rainbow Connection,“ Richard began work on the last Carpenters album, a Japanese CD entitled “As Time Goes By“ released in 2001, and he decided
