The Carpenters

The Carpenters wie in Amerikaanske popgroep oprjochte yn Downey Kalifornje en tusken 1969 en 1983 aktyf wie. De groep bestie út it troud pear Karen en Richard Carpenter. De band brocht yn 1969 syn debútalbum Ticket to Ride út. Op 4 febrewaris, 1983 kaam in ein oan de popgroep nei't Karen Carpenter op 32 jierrige leeftiid ferstoar oan de gefolgen fan Anorexia nervosa. The Carpenters ha fjirtjin studio-albums útbrocht, wêrfan fjouwer postúm.

 Diskografy 
Studio-albums
 Album  Utbrocht op  Label  Single(s) Ticket to Ride9 oktober 1969A&MTicket to Ride  (The Beatles cover)Close to You19 augustus 1970(They Long to Be) Close to You,We've Only Just BegunCarpenters14 maaie 1971For All We Know (Larry Meredith cover),Rainy Days and Mondays,Superstar (Delaney & Bonnie cover)A Song for You22 juny 1972Bless the Beasts and Children,Hurting Each Other,It's Going to Take Some Time,Goodbye to Love,Top of the World,I Won't Last a Day Without YouNow & Then1 maaie 1973Sing,Yesterday Once More,Jambalaya (On the Bayou)Horizon6 juny 1975Please Mr. Postman (the Marvelettes cover),Only Yesterday,Solitaire,I'm Caught Between Goodbye And I Love You,Love Me For What I AmA Kind of Hush11 juny 1976There's a Kind of Hush (Herman's Hermits cover),I Need to Be in Love,Goofus,Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Neil Sedaka cover),You,I Have YouPassage23 septimber 1977All You Get from Love Is a Love Song,Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (Klaatu cover),Sweet, Sweet SmileChristmas Portrait13 oktober 1978Merry Christmas Darling,Christmas Song,Silent Night,Ave MariaMade in America16 juny 1981"I Believe You (Dorothy Moore cover),Touch Me When We're Dancing (Bama cover),(Want You) Back in My Life Again,Those Good Old Dreams,Beechwood 4-5789 (the Marvelettes cover)Voice of the Heart18 oktober 1983Make Believe It's Your First Time (Bobby Vinton cover),Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore (Ruby & the Romantics cover)An Old-Fashioned Christmas26 oktober 1984Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,Little Altar BoyLovelines31 oktober 1989Honolulu City Lights,If I Had You,When I Fall in LoveAs Time Goes By1 augustus 2001The Rainbow Connection (Kermit de Kikkert cover)

Live-albums
 Album  Utbrocht op  Label Live in Japan7 maart 1975A&MLive at the Palladiumdesimber 1976

Kompilaasje-albums
 Album  Utbrocht opThe Singles: 1969–19739 novimber 1973The Singles: 1974–1978novimber 1978Yesterday Once More1985Only Yesterdaymaart 1990Interpretations7 febrewaris 1995Love Songs1997Reflections30 juny 1998The Singles: 1969–19812000Carpenters Perform Carpenter29 july 2003Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition10 febrewaris 2004The Ultimate Collection26 novimber 200640/4022 april 2009Icon24 desimber 2014The Complete Singlesnovimber 2015The Nation's Favourite Songsseptimber 2016Carpenters Collected28 juny 2017Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra7 desimber 2018

 Grammy Awards 

 1971 Best New Artist
 1971 Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus ((They Long to Be) Close to You)
 1972 Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Carpenters)

Kategory:Amerikaanske popgroep
Kategory:Amerikaanske countryband
Kategory:Band oprjochte yn 1969
Kategory:Band opheft yn 1983