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CARPENTERS

The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings; singer and drummer Karen (born March 2, 1950, in New Haven, Connecticut) and musician, record producer, songwriter, and music arranger Richard Carpenter (born October 15, 1946). 

They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio followed by the MOR group Spectrum, before settling on The Carpenters when they were signed to A&M by an impressed label owner and legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert in 1969. 

The Carpenters made their UK chart debut with the Bacharach & David standard (They Long To Be) Close To You after it had been a Number 1 in the US, kicking off a string of successful hit songs through the seventies. 

The Carpenters had one of the best-selling albums of the decade with the compilation The Singles: 1969–1973, the first of their three UK Number 1 albums. The Carpenters effectively ended when Karen died of heart failure as a result of a long-running battle with anorexia nervosa in February 4, 1983.

CARPENTERS Songs stats

UK No1s
0
UK Top 10s
7
UK Top 40s
17
UK Top 75s
22
Weeks at No1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
24
Weeks in the Top 40
130
Weeks in the Top 75
173

CARPENTERS Albums stats

UK No1s
3
UK Top 10s
11
UK Top 40s
21
UK Top 75s
25
Weeks at No1
29
Weeks in the Top 10
138
Weeks in the Top 40
446
Weeks in the Top 75
665

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Sunshine Gal

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LOVE the carpenters!! karen carpenter was the whitney/celine/mariah of the 70s! very beautiful and silky singing voice! new fans of theirs should check out these songs: we've only just begun, i'm caught between goodbye and i love you, love me for what i am, ave maria, merry xmas darling, touch me when we're dancing, strength of a woman, rainy days & mondays, i won't last a day without you.