The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of si… Read Full Bio ↴The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. With their light, airy melodies and meticulously crafted, clean arrangements, the duo stood in direct contrast with the excessive, gaudy pop/rock of the '70s; yet they became one of the most popular artists of the decade, scoring 12 Top Ten hits, including three number one singles.
Karen Carpenter's calm, often somber voice was the most distinctive element of their music, settling in perfectly amidst the precise, lush arrangements provided by her brother Richard. The duo's sound drew more from pre-rock pop than rock & roll, but that didn't prevent the Carpenters from appealing to a variety of audiences, particularly Top 40, easy listening, and adult contemporary. While their popularity declined during the latter half of the '70s, they remained one of the most distinctive and recognizable acts the decade produced.
The Carpenters formed in the late '60s in Downey, CA, after their family moved from their native New Haven, CT. Richard had played piano with a cocktail jazz trio in a handful of local Connecticut nightclubs. Once the family had moved to California, he began to study piano while he supported Karen in a trio that featured Wes Jacobs (tuba/bass). With Jacobs and Richard forming her backup band, Karen was signed to the local Californian record label Magic Lamp, who released two unsuccessful singles by the singer. The trio won a Battle of the Bands contest at the Hollywood Bowl in 1966, which led to a record contract with RCA. Signing under the name The Richard Carpenter Trio, the group cut four songs that were never released. Jacobs left the band at the beginning of 1968.
Following Jacobs' departure, the siblings formed Spectrum with Richard's college friend John Bettis. Spectrum fell apart by the end of the year, but the Carpenters continued performing as a duo. The pair recorded some demos at the house of Los Angeles session musician Joe Osborn; the tape was directed toward Herb Alpert, the head of A&M Records, who signed the duo to his record label in early 1969.
Offering, the Carpenters' first album, was released in November 1969. Neither Offering or the accompanying single, a cover of the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," made a big impression. However, the Carpenters' fortunes changed with their second single, a version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "(They Long to Be) Close to You." Taken from the album Close to You, the single became the group's first number one, spending four weeks on the top of the U.S. charts. "Close to You" became an international hit, beginning a five-year period where the duo was one of the most popular recording acts in the world. During that period the Carpenters won two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist of 1970, and had an impressive string of Top Ten hits, including "Rainy Days and Mondays," "Superstar," "Hurting Each Other," "Goodbye to Love," "Yesterday Once More," and "Top of the World."
After 1975's number-four hit "Only Yesterday," the group's popularity began to decline. For the latter half of the '70s, the duo were plagued by personal problems. Richard had become addicted to prescription drugs; in 1978, he entered a recovery clinic, kicking his habit. Karen, meanwhile, became afflicted with anorexia nervosa, a disease she suffered from for the rest of her life. On top of their health problems, the group's singles had stopped reaching the Top Ten and by 1978, they weren't even reaching the Top 40. Consequently, Karen decided to pursue a solo career, recording a solo album in 1979 with Phil Ramone. The record was not completed at that time (though it would be released in 1996), and she returned to the Carpenters later that year. The reunited duo released their last album of new material, Made in America, in 1981. The album marked a commercial comeback, as "Touch Me When We're Dancing" made it to number 16 on the charts. However, Karen's health continued to decline, forcing the duo out of the spotlight. On February 4, 1983, Karen was found unconscious at her parents' home in Downey; she died in the hospital shortly after due to cardiac arrest, which was later due to the strain on her heart caused by years of crash dieting caused by anorexia nervosa.
After Karen's death, Richard Carpenter concentrated on production work and assembling various compilations of the Carpenters' recorded work. In 1987, he released a solo album called Time, which featured guest appearances by Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Karen Carpenter's calm, often somber voice was the most distinctive element of their music, settling in perfectly amidst the precise, lush arrangements provided by her brother Richard. The duo's sound drew more from pre-rock pop than rock & roll, but that didn't prevent the Carpenters from appealing to a variety of audiences, particularly Top 40, easy listening, and adult contemporary. While their popularity declined during the latter half of the '70s, they remained one of the most distinctive and recognizable acts the decade produced.
The Carpenters formed in the late '60s in Downey, CA, after their family moved from their native New Haven, CT. Richard had played piano with a cocktail jazz trio in a handful of local Connecticut nightclubs. Once the family had moved to California, he began to study piano while he supported Karen in a trio that featured Wes Jacobs (tuba/bass). With Jacobs and Richard forming her backup band, Karen was signed to the local Californian record label Magic Lamp, who released two unsuccessful singles by the singer. The trio won a Battle of the Bands contest at the Hollywood Bowl in 1966, which led to a record contract with RCA. Signing under the name The Richard Carpenter Trio, the group cut four songs that were never released. Jacobs left the band at the beginning of 1968.
Following Jacobs' departure, the siblings formed Spectrum with Richard's college friend John Bettis. Spectrum fell apart by the end of the year, but the Carpenters continued performing as a duo. The pair recorded some demos at the house of Los Angeles session musician Joe Osborn; the tape was directed toward Herb Alpert, the head of A&M Records, who signed the duo to his record label in early 1969.
Offering, the Carpenters' first album, was released in November 1969. Neither Offering or the accompanying single, a cover of the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," made a big impression. However, the Carpenters' fortunes changed with their second single, a version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "(They Long to Be) Close to You." Taken from the album Close to You, the single became the group's first number one, spending four weeks on the top of the U.S. charts. "Close to You" became an international hit, beginning a five-year period where the duo was one of the most popular recording acts in the world. During that period the Carpenters won two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist of 1970, and had an impressive string of Top Ten hits, including "Rainy Days and Mondays," "Superstar," "Hurting Each Other," "Goodbye to Love," "Yesterday Once More," and "Top of the World."
After 1975's number-four hit "Only Yesterday," the group's popularity began to decline. For the latter half of the '70s, the duo were plagued by personal problems. Richard had become addicted to prescription drugs; in 1978, he entered a recovery clinic, kicking his habit. Karen, meanwhile, became afflicted with anorexia nervosa, a disease she suffered from for the rest of her life. On top of their health problems, the group's singles had stopped reaching the Top Ten and by 1978, they weren't even reaching the Top 40. Consequently, Karen decided to pursue a solo career, recording a solo album in 1979 with Phil Ramone. The record was not completed at that time (though it would be released in 1996), and she returned to the Carpenters later that year. The reunited duo released their last album of new material, Made in America, in 1981. The album marked a commercial comeback, as "Touch Me When We're Dancing" made it to number 16 on the charts. However, Karen's health continued to decline, forcing the duo out of the spotlight. On February 4, 1983, Karen was found unconscious at her parents' home in Downey; she died in the hospital shortly after due to cardiac arrest, which was later due to the strain on her heart caused by years of crash dieting caused by anorexia nervosa.
After Karen's death, Richard Carpenter concentrated on production work and assembling various compilations of the Carpenters' recorded work. In 1987, he released a solo album called Time, which featured guest appearances by Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Carpenters Lyrics
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(They Long to Be) Close to You Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near Just li…
(Want You) Back in My Life Again You know it doesn't seem that long ago That I had…
01. Ticket To Ride I think I'm gonna be sad I think it's today, yeah The…
03. We've Only Just Begun We've only just begun to live White lace and promises A kiss…
A Place to Hideaway I've got to find a place to hideaway Far from…
A Song For You I've been so many places in my life and time I've…
All I Can Do Ooh, ooh, ba Yesterday I thought you'd stay I thought you'…
All Of My Life All of my life I have been waiting For just one…
All You Get From Love Is A Love Song Like sailin' on a sailin' ship to nowhere Love took over…
An Old-Fashioned Christmas How I miss that old fashioned Christmas! Carols being sung …
An Old‐Fashioned Christmas How I miss that old fashioned Christmas! Carols being sung b…
And When He Smiles (from "live at bbc, 1971") And when he smiles he makes…
Another Song The moon that rose now descended And the love once shared…
At The End Of A Song They tell me Somewhere this life isn't crazy But I've travel…
Aurora Morning opens quietly A shadow vision Over me I know you wel…
Ave Maria Ave Maria Gratia plena Dominus tecum Benedicta tu Inmulierib…
B All my life I wanted more More than what came to…
B'wana She No Home Don't you ever invite your boyfriend here I like to be…
Baby It It's not the way you smile That touches my heart It's not…
Baby It's You It's not the way you smile That touches my heart It's not…
Back In My Life Again You know it doesn't seem that long ago That I had…
Because We Are In Love Children, it was more fun to be children We just took…
Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song) Children It was more fun to be children We just took life…
Because We're In Love Children, it was more fun to be children We just took…
Beechwood 4-5789 (La, La. La, La, La, La, La) Hey-ah-ay-ay (La, La. La, La,…
Benediction Unto you In the voice of love Through the song we sing An…
Bless The Beasts & Children Bless the beasts and the children, For in this world they…
Bless The Beasts And Children Bless the beasts and the children, For in this world they…
Boat To Sail You're up state, up late, and city fed I'm a california…
Book Of Love I write down Everything that you say So I don't get lonely W…
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Come-a, come-a down, doo-bi-doo, down-down Come-a, come-a do…
California Dreamin All the leaves are brown All the leaves are brown And the…
Calling Occupants All Hit Radio! Alright, you're listening to All Hit Radio A…
Can't Smile Without You Ah You know I can't smile without you I can't smile withou…
Canta Sing, sing a song Sing out loud, sing out strong Sing of…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Carol of the Bells Carol of The Bells ALBUM � Christmas Portrait (1978) hard c…
Carpenters / Como Medley When I was young I'd listen to the radio Waiting for…
Caught Between Goodbye and I Love You I have something to tell you And I know it won't…
Christ Is Born It is he Christ who is born today Hear him crying In the…
Christmas Song All through the year We've waited Waited through spring and …
Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) All through the year We've waited Waited through spring an…
Christmas Waltz Frosted window panes Candles gleaming inside Painted candy c…
Close to You Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just l…
Crescent Noon Green September Burned to October brown Bare November Led…
Crystal Lullaby Listen to the song he sings Can't you see his music…
Da Doo Ron Ron I met him on a Monday and my heart stood…
Daddy You're my love You're my angel You're the girl of my dreams …
Dancing In The Street Callin' out around the world Are you ready for a brand…
Dead Man I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night When an…
Dead Man's Curve I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night When an…
Deadman's Curve I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night When an…
Desperado Desperado Why don't you come to your senses You been out rid…
Do You Hear What I Hear Said the night wind to the little lamb "Do you see…
don Love, don't be afraid to love and get love returned Don't…
Don't Be Afraid Love, don't be afraid to love and get love returned Don't…
Don't Cry for Me Argentina It won't be easy, you'll think it strange When I try…
Druscilla Penny Druscilla Penny what a name. Are you sure you didn't make…
End Of The World Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea…
Eve Eve I can't believe That you could mean What you just said…
Eventide Lying under barren skies The light escaping From my eyes …
Every Sha La La When I was young I'd listen to the radio Waitin' for my…
First Snowfall / Let It Snow Oh the first snowfall of the winter Was a day that…
For All We Know Love, look at the two of us Strangers in many ways We've…
From This Moment On From this moment on you and me dear Only two for…
From This Moment On ) From this moment on you and me dear Only two for…
Fun Fun Fun Well she got her daddy's car And she cruised through the…
Get Together Together Lyrics: Love is but a song we sing And fear's the…
Good Friends Are For Keeps Hey now don't let your empty room ever get you…
Goodbye And I Love You I have something to tell you And I know it won't…
Goodbye I Love You I have something to tell you And I know it won't…
Goodbye to Love I'll say goodbye to love No one ever cared if I…
Goodnight I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in West L.A. Waiti…
Goofus I was born on a farm out in Ioway A flaming…
Happy Forget your troubles (Happy days) Come on, get happy (Are he…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Christmas future is far away Christmas past is past Christma…
He Came Here For Me Born in a stable He came here for me Born of…
Help When i was younger, so much Younger than today I never neede…
Hide Away I've got to find a place to hideaway Far from the…
Hideaway I've got to find a place to hideaway Far from…
Hits Medley '76 Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last Your whole life…
Home For The Holidays Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays For no…
Honolulu City Lights Lookin' out upon the city lights And the stars above the…
Hurting Each Othe No one in the world Ever had a love as sweet…
Hurting Each Other No one in the world Ever had a love as sweet…
I Tell me does this feeling Ever go away Will we be alright Or…
I Believe You I believe you When you say that you will reach into…
I Can As we eye The blue horizon's bend Earth and sky Appear to…
I Can't Make Music Here I am just sittin' around With an old piano in…
I Got Rhythm So what if I just wanna be a little bit…
I Got Rhythm Medley I got rhythm, I got music I got my man, who…
I Have You Have you seen the muffin man The muffin man, the muffin…
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carol…
I Just Fall In Love Again Dreamin', I must be dreamin' Or am I really lyin' here…
I Kept On Loving You I ran away from you And left you crying And though I'm…
I Need to Be in Love The hardest thing I've ever done Is keep believing There's s…
I Won Day after day, I must face a world of strangers Where…
I Won't Last a Day Without You Day after day, I must face a world of strangers Where…
I'll Be Home For Christmas I'm dreaming tonight Of a place I love Even more than I…
I'll Be Yours When I first saw you my heart said, "yes" You'd be…
I'll Never Fall In Love Again What do you get when you fall in love? A…
If I Had You I wouldn't have the TV in the bedroom I wouldn't have…
If We Try I've been living memories Lost in the warm of your smile Dri…
Intermission We?ll be right We?ll be right We?ll be right We?ll be rig…
Interview Yo, Ty cooked this shit up Yo, Listen up to when…
Invocation For those whose eyes would see Render them in faith to…
Invocation ) For those whose eyes would see Render them in faith to…
It It's not the way you smile That touches my heart It's not…
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of…
It's Christmas Time It's Christmas time and time for a carol Time to sing…
It's Christmas Time / Sleep Well, Little Children It's Christmas time and time for a carol Time to sing…
It's Christmas Time/Sleep Well Little Children It's Christmas time and time for a carol Time to sing…
It's Going To Take Some Time It's gonna take some time this time To get myself in…
Jambalaya A good-bye Joe, you gotta go, me oh my oh He…
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) Jambalaya Jambalaya Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh …
Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh O'er the…
Johnny Angel Johnny Angel, Johnny Angel Johnny Angel, Johnny Angel You`re…
Johnny B. Goode Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up…
Karen / Ella Medley Are we really happy with this Lonely game we play? Looking f…
Karen's Theme Greeting cards have all been sent The Christmas rush is thro…
Karen/Ella Medley Are we really happy with this Lonely game we play? Looking f…
Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night Serenade me by the light of the moon, Let's sing and…
Leader Of The Pack Mm--"Is she really going out with him? "Well, there she is,…
Leave Yesterday Behind When the morning sunrise Becomes a magic show Before your ve…
Let Me Be The One Some sleepless night If you should find yourself alone Let m…
Let Me the One Said there's nothing that we can't do when we're dancing I…
Little Altar Boy Little altar boy, I wonder could you pray for me? Little…
Little Girl Blue Sit there, and count your fingers What can you do? Old…
Little Honda I'm gonna wake you up early Cause I'm gonna take a…
Look to Your Dream To say I'm romantic would be quite semantically true But ma…
Look To Your Dreams To say I'm romantic would be quite semantically true But mak…
Looking For Love Always have said there is a thing called love And in…
Love Is Surrender Talk about love How it makes life complete You can talk all…
Love Me For What I Am We fell in love On the first night that we met Together…
Lovelines Darling, you got me fallin' 'Cause you're the only one who…
Make Believe It We've tried our hand At love before We've been around the …
Make Believe It's Your First Time We've tried our hand at love before We've been around the…
Man Smart Woman Smarter Let us put man and woman together And see wich one…
Maybe It Maybe it's you Maybe it's me Maybe it's just the constant …
Maybe It's You Maybe it's you Maybe it's me Maybe it's just the constant rh…
medley Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last Your whole life…
Medley: Winter Wonderland / Silver Bells / White Christmas Sleigh bells ring Are you listening In the lane Snow is glis…
Merry Christmas Darling Greeting cards have all been sent The Christmas rush is thro…
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I've played the game of love before.
Too young to know
How hard the fall could be;
I never thought I'd try again.
Somehow you brought
The gambler out in me.
You can deal me in this time around.
Even though the odds are high,
We'll play them down.
You may be a chance I need to take,
And the hand I'm holdin' says it's no mistake.
Happy is the way I'm feelin',
And I know it comes from being with you.
All at once my life is changin',
And I know it's 'cause I'm fallin' in love with you.
Fallin' in love with you.
Fallin' in love.
Fallin' in love with you.
If this is luck then let it ride.
If it's the starts,
They're surely on my side.
I've never been so safisfied
By love before;
For all the times I've tried.
These beginnings could mean more
Than the brief affair I bargained for.
Little did I know, when we began,
That my time had come to win a hand.
Happy is the way I'm feelin',
And I know it comes from being with you.
All at once my life is changin',
And I know it's 'cause I'm fallin' in love with you.
Fallin' in love with you.
Fallin' in love.
Fallin' in love with you.
Please forgive me if I seem
To be walking through a waking dream.
Laughter never came so easily;
There's a freedom here that's new to me.
Happy is the way I'm feelin',
And I know it comes from being with you.
All at once my life is changin',
And I know it's 'cause I'm fallin' in love with you.
Fallin' in love with you.
Fallin' in love.
Fallin' in love with you.