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On chart dated January 5, 1974, the album peaked at the summit of the Billboard 200, becoming Carpenters' first and only number one album on US. [7] The Singles: 1969–1973 has been certified 7× platinum in the US, becoming Carpenters' best selling album to date in the US. In the UK, the album reached number 1 for 17 non-consecutive weeks.
The discography of the American pop group the Carpenters consists of 14 studio albums, two Christmas albums, two live albums, 49 singles, and numerous compilation albums. . The duo was made up of siblings Karen (lead vocals and drums) and Richard Carpenter (keyboards and vocal
The Singles: 1974–1978 is a compilation album by American pop duo the Carpenters featuring their singles released in the mentioned years. Background Two of the ...
The Singles: 1969–1981 is a compilation of the Carpenters' music released by Richard Carpenter in 2000. [2] The album contains all of the tracks from The Singles: 1969–1973. A SACD with the same name and artwork but different tracklisting and 5.1 mix was released in 2004. [3]
This is a comprehensive list of songs written or performed by pop duo the Carpenters, featuring Karen and Richard Carpenter. This list includes official studio albums, live albums, solo albums, and notable compilations that feature rare or unreleased material.
The Carpenters released ten albums during their active career, of which five contained two or more top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (Close to You, Carpenters, A Song for You, Now & Then, and Horizon). Ten singles were certified gold by the RIAA, and twenty-two peaked in the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The 20 track compilation covers the period from 1969 to 1981. Some editions contained "Hurting Each Other" as a bonus track. The compilation was repackaged as a 2001 dutch Yesterday Once More: De Nederlandse Singles Collectie by replacing "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" with "Sweet, Sweet Smile" and placing it as track 6.
According to Williams in the documentary Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters "We'd had some success with songs before, a few album cuts and some B-sides - but no singles. This was a major break, a chance to get an A-side and maybe even a hit, so we would have absolutely lied through our teeth if there wasn't a full song."