The Carpenters
29 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Carpenters
The Carpenters were the sibling partnership of Richard and Karen Carpenter, born in Connecticut and raised partly in Downey, California. Richard played piano and Karen drums in their early trio before both worked in the group Spectrum. Their duo recordings reached A&M after Herb Alpert heard a demo. The album Offering began that label career, followed by (They Long to Be) Close to You and a run of 1970s pop records.
Artist background sources
Carpenters - Universal Music Japan biography
Sibling identity, Connecticut/Downey background, early instrumental roles, trio/Spectrum history, Herb Alpert/A&M and early releases. Detailed single dates, chart totals and personal medical history are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (1972) A Song for You
- (1977) All You Get from Love Is a Love Song
- (1971) Bless the Beasts and Children
- (1977) Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)
- (1971) For All We Know
- (1972) Goodbye to Love
- (year unknown) Hurting Each Other
- (1977) I Just Fall in Love Again
- (1976) I Need to Be in Love
- (1972) I Won't Last a Day Without You
- (1972) It's Going to Take Some Time
- (1975*) Only Yesterday [The Carpenters; Catalog version; exact edition not established]
- (1975) Only Yesterday [Carpenters; Original 1975 full Horizon studio album presentation]
- (1974) Please Mr. Postman
- (1971) Rainy Days and Mondays
- (1970) Reason to Believe
- (1973) Sing
- (1975) Solitaire
- (1971) Superstar
- (1976) There's a Kind of Hush
- (1970) (They Long to Be) Close to You
- (1973) This Masquerade
- (1969) Ticket to Ride
- (1973*) Top of the World [The Carpenters; Catalog version; exact edition not established]
- (1973) Top of the World [Carpenters; Original 1973 revised-lead-vocal studio single master]
- (1981) Touch Me When We're Dancing
- (1970) We've Only Just Begun
- (1973*) Yesterday Once More [The Carpenters; Catalog version; exact edition not established]
- (1973) Yesterday Once More [Carpenters; Original 1973 opening studio album performance and mix; not the reprise or 1985 additional recording]
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