Singles 1969-1973/1974-1978
Released: 1981
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Released: 1981
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Exactly what it claims to be, this compilation contains 10 of The Carpenters' 12 Top 10 hits, from "Close To You" to "Top Of The World." They continued to make the charts until 1982, but the bulk...
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From the Top
Released: 1991
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Released: 1991
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The Carpenters' box set retrospective From the Top is a 67-track, four-CD set running under 3 ½ hours (which means it could have fit on three CDs) that traces Richard and Karen Carpenter's musical...
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
Released: 1984
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Released: 1984
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Their second Christmas album, with more of the soft sounds of the season, is made for mistletoe and someone you love. ~ David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
Ticket to Ride
Released: 1969
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Released: 1969
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The Carpenters' first long-player, cut in 1969 (and originally released as Offering) amid the breakdown of America's postwar social contract, the Vietnam War's soaring to a crescendo of...
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Close to You
Released: August 1970
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Released: August 1970
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Hurriedly put together in the wake of the success of the title song, and containing the follow-up hit "We've Only Just Begun," Close to You is a surprisingly strong album, and not just for those...
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The Carpenters
Released: May 1971
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Released: May 1971
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This is where the duo began running a little short of material for albums, having raided many of the song catalogs with which they were most familiar on their two previous LPs -- although it didn't...
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