The Carpenters

The Carpenters were an American musical duo. The members were Richard Carpenter and his sister Karen. Starting in 1969, the duo had many popular songs including "We've Only Just Begun", "Close to You", "Sing", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" and others. They continued until Karen's death in 1983 of Anorexia in Downey, California. They sold over 100 million albums. 

 Albums 
 Offering/Ticket to Ride (1969)
 Close to You (1970)
 Carpenters (1971)
 A Song for You (1972)
 Now & Then (1973)
 Horizon (1975)
 A Kind of Hush (1976)
 Passage (1977)
 Christmas Portrait (1978)
 Made in America (1981)

 Posthumous releases 
 Voice of the Heart (1983)
 An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984)
 Lovelines (1989)
 As Time Goes By (2004)

Other websites
Official site

Category:1960s American music groups
Category:1970s American music groups
Category:1980s American music groups

Category:American pop music groups
Category:American rock bands
Category:Musical duos
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Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:People from Downey, California
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