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In 1979, while Richard took a year off to treat his addiction to Quaaludes, Karen decided to make a solo album with producer Phil Ramone.[46] These sessions produced music that was different from the usual Carpenters material, tending more towards disco and up tempo numbers, with more explicit lyrics and taking full advantage of Karen's upper vocal register. The album met with a tepid response from Richard and A executives in early 1980. The album was shelved by A Records co owner Herb Alpert, in spite of attempts by producer Quincy Jones to convince him to release the record after a remix.[47] A subsequently charged the Carpenters $400,000 to cover the cost of recording this album, to be paid out of the duo's future royalties.[48] A portion of the solo album was commercially released in 1989, when some of its tracks (as remixed by Richard) were included on the album Lovelines, the final album of Carpenters' unreleased new material. Bathing Suits Michael J. Garberding, 48