The Carpenters

[loonaka]

The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s.[1] Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and press materials is simply "Carpenters", without the definite article.[2] During a period in the 1970s when louder and wilder rock was in great demand, Richard and Karen produced a distinctively soft musical style that made them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
The Carpenters' 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 genres. Carpenters had three #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen #1 hits on the Adult Contemporary Chart (see the Carpenters discography). In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles (including their #1 hits). To date, Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 100 million units.
During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, five of which contained top 10 singles (Close to You, Carpenters, A Song for You, Now & Then and Horizon), thirty-one singles, five television specials, and one short-lived television series. They toured in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium. Their recording career ended with Karen's death in 1983 from cardiac arrest due to complications of anorexia nervosa. Extensive news coverage of the circumstances surrounding her death increased public awareness of the consequences of eating disorders.

wikipedia


rockonthenet.com

 

[loonaka]

I searched but couldn't find a thread on them...
Karen's voice is perfection IMO, she's so amazing

 

[loonaka]

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[gius]

thanks for posting this, loonaka. my aunt introduced me to them.. she always chose the Carpenters on karaoke night --and i've been hooked ever since haha
i like their style

we've only just begun


close to you


please mr postman


rainy days and mondays

 

[loonaka]

I love love rainy days and Mondays!!!

 

[auxt]

here's an obscurity related to the band

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094075/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar:_The_Karen_Carpenter_Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is a 43 minute film about the life of pop vocalist Karen Carpenter. It was directed by Todd Haynes and released in 1987. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1990 after Haynes lost a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Karen's brother and musical collaborator, Richard Carpenter. The title of the film is derived from "Superstar", their 1971 hit song.

the film is very rare so the quality isn't great, but the movie is on youtube if you're interested:

 

[Festat]

I've always loved the Please Mr. Postman video. Karen's just too cute.