The Carpenters
The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters[a]) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct, soft, musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's harmonizing, arranging, and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 10 albums along with numerous singles and several television specials.
The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut and moved to Downey, California in 1963. Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach, while Karen learned the drums. They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio followed by the middle-of-the-road group Spectrum. Signing as Carpenters to A&M Records in 1969, they achieved major success the following year with the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening, and adult contemporary music genres. They had three number-one singles and five number-two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 number-one hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, in addition to 12 top-10 singles.
The duo toured continually during the 1970s, which put them under increased strain; Richard took a year off in 1979 after he had become addicted to Quaalude, while Karen suffered from anorexia nervosa. Their joint career ended in 1983 when Karen died from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding these circumstances increased public awareness of eating disorders. Their music continues to attract critical acclaim and commercial success. They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
- Carpenters - A Kind Of Hush (3:00)
- Carpenters - A Song For You (4:35)
- Carpenters - All You Get From Love Is A Love Song (3:52)
- Carpenters - Bless The Beasts And The Children (2:23)
- Carpenters - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (2:38)
- Carpenters - Calling Occupants (6:14)
- Carpenters - Can't Smile Without You (3:05)
- Carpenters - Close To You 1 (3:46)
- Carpenters - Close To You 2 (3:47)
- Carpenters - Do You Know The Way To San Jose (2:48)
- Carpenters - Don't Cry For Me Argentina (4:26)
- Carpenters - Down At The Twist And Shout (3:14)
- Carpenters - For All We Know 1 (2:29)
- Carpenters - For All We Know 2 (2:35)
- Carpenters - Goodbye To Love 1 (3:02)
- Carpenters - Goodbye To Love 2 (2:41)
- Carpenters - Goodbye To Love 3 (3:45)
- Carpenters - Hurting Each Other 1 (2:52)
- Carpenters - Hurting Each Other 2 (2:32)
- Carpenters - I Have You 1 (3:09)
- Carpenters - I Have You 2 (3:25)
- Carpenters - I Have You 3 (3:18)
- Carpenters - I Need To Be In Love 1 (3:33)
- Carpenters - I Need To Be In Love 2 (3:28)
- Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You 1 (3:41)
- Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You 2 (4:17)
- Carpenters - Its Going to Take Some Time (2:53)
- Carpenters - Jambalaya 1 (3:52)
- Carpenters - Jambalaya 2 (3:28)
- Carpenters - Jambalaya 3 (3:38)
- Carpenters - Let Me Be The One (2:24)
- Carpenters - Love Me Fo Wha I Am 1 (3:16)
- Carpenters - Love Me Fo Wha I Am 2 (3:19)
- Carpenters - Love Me Fo Wha I Am(slow) (3:19)
- Carpenters - Masquerade 1 (4:51)
- Carpenters - Masquerade 2 (4:51)
- Carpenters - Masquerade 3 (5:25)
- Carpenters - Medley (4:08)
- Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling 1 (2:53)
- Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling 2 (3:17)
- Carpenters - Mr Postman 1 (2:59)
- Carpenters - Mr Postman 2 (2:49)
- Carpenters - One Love (2:13)
- Carpenters - Only Yesterday 1 (4:15)
- Carpenters - Only Yesterday 2 (4:05)
- Carpenters - Only Yesterday 3 (4:06)
- Carpenters - Only Yesterday(bossa) (4:07)
- Carpenters - Our Day Will Come (2:28)
- Carpenters - Please Mister Postman (2:59)
- Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays (3:37)
- Carpenters - Sing, Sing A Song 1 (3:22)
- Carpenters - Sing, Sing A Song 2 (3:07)
- Carpenters - Sing, Sing A Song(bossa) (3:53)
- Carpenters - Sing, Sing A Song(slow) (3:04)
- Carpenters - Solitaire 1 (4:38)
- Carpenters - Solitaire 2 (3:42)
- Carpenters - Solitaire 3 (4:06)
- Carpenters - Superstar 1 (3:38)
- Carpenters - Superstar 2 (3:44)
- Carpenters - Superstar(bossa) (3:48)
- Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile 1 (3:00)
- Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile 2 (2:55)
- Carpenters - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (2:36)
- Carpenters - Theres A Kind Of Hush (3:02)
- Carpenters - Top Of The World 1 (2:49)
- Carpenters - Top Of The World 2 (2:52)
- Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun 1 (3:12)
- Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun 2 (3:11)
- Carpenters - Yesterday Once More 1 (4:10)
- Carpenters - Yesterday Once More 2 (3:47)
- Carpenters - You 1 (2:24)
- Carpenters - You 2 (3:37)
- Carpenters - You 3 (3:39)
- Carpenters - You Re The One (3:55)
- Carpenters - You(bossa) (4:11)
- Carpenters - You're The One (3:55)
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