"Flat Baroque" | |||||||
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Single by The Carpenters | |||||||
from the album A Song for You | |||||||
A-side | "It's Going to Take Some Time" | ||||||
Released | April 29, 1972 | ||||||
Format | 7" single | ||||||
Recorded | Winter 1972 | ||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||
Length | 1:48 | ||||||
Label | A&M Records | ||||||
Writer(s) | Richard Carpenter; John Bettis | ||||||
Producer(s) | Jack Daugherty | ||||||
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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. The song gained Richard a Grammy award nomination 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".