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The Carpenters garnered worldwide commercial success, scoring big hits mainly in the first half of the 1970s. RIAA-certified sales of their records (albums, singles and videos) have been estimated at around 34.6 million units. [ 1 ]
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 logo, originally designed for their self titled album. The Carpenters had a string of hit singles and albums through the early 1970s. Their 1971 song "For All We Know" was recorded the previous year by members of the pop group Bread for a wedding scene in the movie Lovers and Other Strangers. Richard saw the song's potential for ...
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 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]
Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters is a 100-minute-long documentary that was released on DVD by MPI Home Video. It features interviews by Richard Carpenter , John Bettis (co-writer), Gary Sims (part-time member), Petula Clark , et al.
The box set is a revised version of the 1991 From the Top.The tracks are once again attributed by the year of recording. The timeline is extended to 1997 by the inclusion of a single post-1982 track, Richard Carpenter's "Karen's Theme" from Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor.
Now & Then is the fifth studio album by the American music duo the Carpenters, released on May 1, 1973.It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart on July 21, 1973, [4] and ranked No. 20 on the Cash Box year-end pop albums chart. [5]