Carpenters
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Making a fine art out of lush, sentimental, romantic ballads, the brother/sister duo the Carpenters had a phenomenal run of hits in the 1970s broken only by the velvet-voiced Karen Carpenter's long battle with anorexia nervosa; which finally ended with her tragic death from a heart attack in 1983 at the age of 32. They first teamed up in 1965 when Karen joined Spectrum, a jazz-flavoured group her brother Richard had formed in Los Angeles after linking up with a student friend John Bettis to write many of the now classic Carpenters hits. In 1968 Spectrum disbanded, but Richard and Karen were offered a spot on the television programme Your All American College Show, which effectively launched them. In 1969 they signed to A&M Records and debut album Offering received plenty of attention due to a compelling cover of The Beatles' Ticket To Ride. Their version of Bacharach/David's (They Long To Be) Close To You then topped the US charts for four weeks in 1970, opening the door for a long, glittering run of smooth pop hits, interrupted only by Karen's tragic illness and subsequent death.
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- (They Long To Be) Close To You
- Superstar
- Only Yesterday
- Rainy Days And Mondays
- Yesterday Once More
- We've Only Just Begun
- Sing
- Touch Me When We're Dancing
- Top Of The World
- For All We Know
- Overture (Christmas Portrait)
- Goodbye To Love by Carpenters
- Baby It's You by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- I Believe You by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Merry Christmas, Darling by Carpenters
- I Just Fall In Love Again by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Medley: Here Comes Santa Claus/Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/Good King Wenceslas
- Karen's Theme by Carpenters
- Christ Is Born
- It's Christmas Time / Sleep Well, Little Children
- Yesterday Once More by Carpenters
- Touch Me When We're Dancing by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Two Lives
- You're Enough
