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THE CARPENTERS
USA

Line-Up:

Karen Carpenter - voc
Richard Carpenter - voc,kb
Tony Peluso - g
Danny Woodhams - g
Bob Messenger - bg
Cubby O'Brien - ds
Doug Strawn - tr

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Offering	1969	A&M
2.	Close To You	8/1970			23	1
3.	The Carpenters	5/1971	A&M		11	2
4.	Ticket To Ride	4/1972	A&M		20
5.	A Song For You produced by: Carpenters	6/1972	A&M		13
6.	Now And Then	6/1973	A&M		2	1
7.	The Singles 1969-1973 produced by: Carpenters	12/1973	A&M		1	8
8.	Horizon produced by: Carpenters	13.06.1975	A&M		1	10
9.	Live In Japan	1975
10.	The Carpenters Collection (3LP)	12.03.1976	A&M
11.	A Kind Of Hush produced by: Richard Carpenter	18.06.1976	A&M		3	29
12.	Live At London Palladium	12/1976			28
13.	Passage produced by: Richard & Karen Carpenter	23.09.1977	A&M		12
14.	The Singles 1974-1978	11/1978	A&M		2
15.	Christmas Portrait produced by: Jack Daugherty/Richard Carpenter	11/1978	A&M			56
16.	The Best Of The Carpenters	1981
17.	Made In America	6/1981	A&M		12
18.	Christmas Album	1982
19.	Voice Of The Heart	07.10.1983	A&M		6	46
20.	Collection - The Very Best Of The Carpenters	1984	3LP
21.	Yesterday Once More	10/1984	EMI		10	144
22.	An Old Fashioned Christmas	12/1984				190
23.	Lovelines	1985			73
24.	Classic Collection Vol 1 & 2	1987	2LP
25.	Only Yesterday - Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits	3/1990	A&M		1
26.	Interpretations	9/1994			29
27.	Their Greatest Hits	29.03.1996	Universal
28.	Love Songs	11/1997	A&M		47	106
29.	Singles 1969-1981	23.05.2000	Chronicles		65	45
30.	Gold - Greatest Hits	11/2000	A&M		21
31.	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection	22.10.2002	Universal			172
32.	Essential Collection (1965-1997)	22.10.2002	Universal
33.	Carpenters Perform Carpenter	29.07.2003	A&M
34.	Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition	10.02.2004	UTV			101
35.	As Time Goes By	13.04.2004	A&M
36.	Gold: Greatest Hits Deluxe Sound & Vision (2CD)	05.10.2004	A&M		4
37.	Christmas Collection	25.01.2005	Universal			158
38.	Chronicles	27.09.2005	A&M
39.	Superstar: Best Of The Carpenters	28.02.2006	United
40.	Ultimate Collection	02.05.2006	Universal International		53
41.	Forever	10.06.2008	Eq Music
42.	40 / 40 Best Selection	14.10.2008	Universal		21
43.	40th Anniversary	14.10.2008	Universal
44.	Gold: Greatest Hits	18.10.2011
45.	Live on Air	22.05.2012	4Worlds Media
46.	Live Rarities	15.01.2013	Blueline
47.	Carpenters: Collected	17.05.2013	Universal
48.	Legends in Concert	05.05.2015
49.	The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Songs	29.07.2016	Polydor		2
50.	Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	12/2018	UMC		8
51.	Christmas Once More	01.11.2024	A&M/UMe

Richard Carpenter:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Time	10/1987
2.	*PianistArrangerComposerConductor**	17.11.1997	A&M

Karen Carpenter:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Karen Carpenter	03.02.1997	A&M

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Ticket To Ride	12/1969	A&M		54
2.	Reason To Believe	?
3.	(They Long To Be) Close To You	6/1970	A&M	3	1
4.	We've Only Just Begun	9/1970	A&M	28	1
5.	For All We Know	1/1971	A&M		3
6.	Rainy Days And Mondays	4/1971	A&M		2
7.	Superstar / Bless The Beasts And Children	8/1971	A&M		2
8.	Superstar / For All We Know	10/1971	A&M	18
9.	Merry Christmas Darling	12/1971		45
10.	Hurting Each Other	1/1972	A&M		2
11.	It's Goin' To Take Some Time	4/1972	A&M		12
12.	Goodbye To Love	7/1972	A&M	9	7
13.	I Won't Last A Day Without You	02.09.1972	A&M	49
14.	Sweet, Sweet Smile	1/1973	A&M		89
15.	Sing	2/1973	A&M		3
16.	Yesterday Once More produced by: Carpenters	5/1973	A&M	1	1
17.	Top Of The World produced by: Carpenters	05.10.1973	A&M	4	1
18.	Jambalaya (On A Bayou) / Mr. Guder	08.02.1974	A&M	10
19.	I Won't Last A Day Without You	4/1974	A&M	32	9
20.	Please Mr Postman produced by: Carpenters	29.11.1974	A&M	1	1
21.	Only Yesterday produced by: Carpenters	04.04.1975	A&M	7	4
22.	Solitaire	08.08.1975	A&M	32	15
23.	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	28.11.1975	A&M	37
24.	There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) produced by: Carpenters	12.03.1976	A&M	21	12
25.	I Need To Be In Love produced by: Carpenters	18.06.1976	A&M	29	25
26.	Goofus	8/1976	A&M		56
27.	All You Get From Love Is A Love Song	5/1977	A&M		35
28.	Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) produced by: Richard Carpenter	07.10.1977	A&M	8	17
29.	Sweet Sweet Smile	23.12.1977	A&M	40	44
30.	I Believe You	11/1978	A&M		68
31.	Touch Me When We're Dancing	6/1981	A&M		16
32.	(Want You) Back In My Life Again	9/1981	A&M		72
33.	Those Good Old Dreams	12/1981	A&M		63
34.	Beachwood 4-5789	4/1982	A&M		74
35.	Make Believe It's The First Time	07.10.1983	A&M	60	102
36.	Now	09.12.1983	A&M
37.	(They Long To Be) Close To You / Merry Christmas Darling	08.12.1990	A&M	25
38.	Rainy Days And Mondays	2/1993		63
39.	Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again	12.12.1994	A&M	44
40.	Mystery Of Man (Rapson rework) / Long Ago (Rapson re-edit) & Sarah Vaughan	23.02.2010	Rapson

Richard Carpenter:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Something In Your Eyes & Dusty Springfield	9/1987		89

Videos:

1. Interpretations - 11/1994

Awards:

1970 Grammy Awards

- Best New Artist Of The Year
- Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By A Group ("Close To You")

1971 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Group ("Carpenters")
1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("We've Only Just Begun", 1970)
2000 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("They Long To Be) Close To You", 1970)

Various:

Richard Carpenter:

appeared on the LP:

Tatu: Dangerous And Moving (11.10.05, Interscope)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	12.02.1972	26	New Pop Singles	single review
1974	9	02.03.1974	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	15	12.04.1975	13	Singles	single review
1975	32	09.08.1975	14	Singles	single review
1975	36	06.09.1975	3		interview
1975	44	01.11.1975	1
1975	45	08.11.1975	31		interview
1975	49	06.12.1975	16	Singles	single review
1976	11	13.03.1976	3	Singles	single review
1976	26	26.06.1976	21	New Albums	album review
1976	37	11.09.1976	5
1976	48	27.11.1976	22	Caught In The Act	gig review
1977	41	08.10.1977	25	Singles	single review
1978	2	14.01.1978	17	Singles	single review
1983	41	08.10.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	41	08.10.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	50	10.12.1983	22	Singles	single review
1994	49	17.12.1994	31	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	22.09.1973	17
1974	0	19.01.1974	2	News Survey
1974	0	26.01.1974	19	Albums	album review
1974	0	16.02.1974	26
1974	0	23.02.1974	36	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	27.04.1974	2	News Desk - Record News
1975	0	29.03.1975	3	News Desk - Recording News
1975	0	12.07.1975	18	Platters	album review
1976	0	26.06.1976	17	Platters	album review, single review
1976	0	04.12.1976	50	On The Town	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	7	11.04.1994	7	Galerie