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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = The Carpenters
| image           = File:Carpenters 1974.jpg
| image_size      = 240
| alt             = Colour photograph of Karen and Richard Carpenter, 1974
| caption         = Karen dan Richard Carpenter pada tahun 1974
| background      = group_or_band
| origin          = [[Downey, California]], [[Amerika Serikat]]
| genre           = {{Flatlist|
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[soft rock]]{{sfn|Talevski|2006|p=70}}{{sfn|Simpson|2011|p=61}}
}}
| years_active    = 1969–1983
| label           = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| associated_acts = The Richard Carpenter Trio
| website         = [http://carpentersofficial.com/ carpentersofficial.com]<br>[http://richardandkarencarpenter.com/ richardandkarencarpenter.com]
| past_members    =
* [[Karen Carpenter]]
* [[Richard Carpenter (musisi)|Richard Carpenter]]
}}
'''The Carpenters''' adalah sebuah duet vokal dan instrumental, yang terdiri dari dua bersaudara '''Karen''' dan '''Richard Carpenter'''. Dengan ciri khas harmoni musik [[musik pop|popnya]], mereka berhasil membukukan sejumlah rekaman terpopuler dalam [[American Top 40]], dan menjadi tokoh terkemuka dari genre [[soft rock]] atau [[dewasa kontemporer]] dan menduduki salah satu tempat paling terkemuka di antara para artis rekaman dalam dasawarsanya. Diperkirakan bahwa penjualan album dan single The Carpenters mencapai lebih dari 100 [[juta]] buah, [http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/biography.htm], dan menjadikan mereka bagian dari [[daftar pemusik rekaman terlaris]].

== Masa kecil ==
[[Berkas:Kandratpiano.png|ka|jmpl|300px|Richard dan Karen di piano pada masa kanak-kanak mereka.]]
Richard Lynn dan Karen Anne Carpenter dilahirkan di [[New Haven, Connecticut]], [[Amerika Serikat]] dan tinggal di 55 Hall Street; Richard pada [[15 Oktober]] [[1946]] dan Karen pada [[2 Maret]] [[1950]]. Bersama orang tua mereka Harold dan Agnes, kedua bersaudara ini pindah ke [[California]] pada 1963 dan menetap di suburbia Downey, bagian dari [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. Rumah mereka di 13024 Fidler Avenue belakangan digusur sebagai bagian dari proyek 105 Century Freeway. The Carpenters juga tinggal di dua alamat lainnya di Downey, 9828 Newville Avenue (rumah yang dibeli oleh The Carpenters untuk kedua orang tua mereka dan kemudian mereka tinggali bersama-sama), dan 8341 Lubec Street (rumah yang dibeli oleh Richard dan Karen dan diami tanpa kedua orang tua mereka). Richard telah tertarik akan musik pada usia yang masih muda, dan menjadi pemain piano yang pandai. Kepindahan ke [[Southern California]] dimaksudkan sebagian untuk mendorong karier musiknya yang sedang berkembang. Sementara itu, Karen baru kelihatan bakat musiknya di SMA, ketika ia bergabung dengan band sekolah ([[SMA Downey]], 11040 Brookshire Avenue. (Di sekolah ini kini terdapat sebuah panggung di udara terbuka yang dipersembahkan untuk menghormati mereka.)
Karen jadi tertarik dengan drum. Ia segera belajar sendiri bermain drum dan menguasainya dengan baik. Sekitar waktu ini ia pun mulai menyadari akan kemampuan menyanyinya.

<!--== Early career ==
During the mid to late 1960s, the two attempted to launch a musical career but failed to gain a successful recording deal until the decade's end. In May 1966 Karen joined Richard in attending a late-night session in the garage studio of L.A. bassist [[Joe Osborn]], where Richard was to accompany an auditioning trumpet player. Asked to sing, Karen performed and landed a short-lived recording contract as a solo artist with Osborn's fledgling label Magic Lamp. The resulting single included two of Richard's compositions, "Looking for Love" and "I'll Be Yours", but the label was soon defunct, bringing this promising start to a close. This single is now considered to be a rare collector's item. Only 500 were pressed at the time of release. Richard Carpenter owns five in near mint condition.

During this period the pair, joined by bassist friend [[Wes Jacobs]], formed the [[Richard Carpenter Trio]], a jazz instrumental group. Winning the [[Hollywood Bowl]] "Battle of the Bands" in 1966, the trio was picked up by the [[RCA Records|RCA]] label. The label chose not to release their songs, however, and doubting their commercial potential, RCA soon dropped the trio. Richard and Karen next teamed with four other student musicians from [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State]] to form the sextet Spectrum. Although the new group landed club dates at such venues as the [[Whisky a Go Go]], no record deal was forthcoming. Nevertheless, the experience proved rewarding for the siblings, as Richard found a lyricist for his original compositions in fellow Spectrum member [[John Bettis]].

After Spectrum disbanded the Carpenters decided to continue as a duo, with Richard on keyboards and Karen on drums, and both contributing vocals. They sent out demo tapes and attracted the attention of [[A&M Records]] co-owner and trumpeter/vocalist [[Herb Alpert]], who signed the duo in 1969. Their initial LP, titled ''Offering'', featured numerous selections that Richard had written or co-written during their Spectrum period. The most significant track on the album was a [[ballad]] rendition of [[The Beatles]]' hit [["Ticket to Ride"]], which soon became a minor hit for the Carpenters at #54 on the Billboard [[Hot 100]], and the LP was subsequently repackaged and retitled ''Ticket to Ride'' with somewhat improved sales. Following the autumn release of ''Ticket to Ride'', their label arranged for the duo to perform at the film premieres of ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' and ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello Dolly]]'' in December.

== The Carpenters ==
[[Berkas:Make Your Own Kind Of Music.png|right|thumb|300px|The "You" set on "[[Make Your Own Kind Of Music (Television Series)|Make Your Own Kind Of Music]]" in the summer of 1971.]]
Richard and Karen received their breakthrough with the [[1970]] release of the [[Burt Bacharach]]-[[Hal David]] song "[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]", which rose to #1 and stayed atop the charts for four weeks. The Carpenters' version of "[[We've Only Just Begun]]" (written by [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] and [[Roger Nichols (songwriter)|Roger Nichols]]) reached #2 to become the duo's second major hit in the fall of 1970, and is considered by Richard Carpenter as the group's signature song (it has been re-recorded over 100 times by other singers). Both songs featured on the album ''[[Close to You (Carpenters album)|Close To You]]'', which became a bestseller, earning Richard and Karen two Grammy Awards. The duo rounded out the year with a holiday release, "Merry Christmas Darling", which Richard co-wrote with Frank Pooler, who had been the duo's choral director at Long Beach State. The single scored high on the holiday charts in 1970 and made repeat appearances on the charts in subsequent years.

A string of hit singles and albums kept the Carpenters on the charts through the early 1970s, including "For All We Know", "[[Rainy Days and Mondays]]", and "[[Superstar (Carpenters song)|Superstar]]" (all from the LP ''Carpenters'') in [[1971]]; "Hurting Each Other", "It's Going to Take Some Time", and "Goodbye to Love" (an early example of the [[power ballad]], from the LP ''[[A Song for You (Carpenters album)|A Song for You]]'') in [[1972]]; "[[Sing (song)|Sing]]" and "[[Yesterday Once More (song)|Yesterday Once More]]" (from the oldies-oriented LP ''[[Now & Then]]'') in [[1973]]. "Top of the World", an album selection on the ''Song for You'' LP, was covered by [[Country music|country]] artist [[Lynn Anderson]], became a country and western hit and was rerecorded for single release in 1973, reaching number one on the Popular Music Top 40 charts late that year. A greatest hits LP, titled ''[[The Singles: 1969-1973]]'', topped the charts in the U.S. and the [[United Kingdom]] and became one of the best-selling albums of the decade, ultimately selling more than 7 million copies in the U.S. alone.

During the first half of the 1970s, the Carpenters' music was a staple of Top 40 playlists and Middle-of-the-Road, Easy Listening and Adult Contemporary radio. The duo produced a distinctive sound featuring Karen's expressive [[contralto]] on lead vocals, with both siblings contributing background vocals that were overdubbed to create densely layered harmonies. To his role as vocalist, keyboardist, and arranger, Richard added that of composer on numerous tracks. Several of his compositions with lyricist John Bettis became hit records, including "Goodbye to Love", "Yesterday Once More", and "Top of the World".
[[Berkas:A Place To Hideaway 0005.png|left|thumb|250px|Karen sings "(A Place To) Hideaway" on their television show ""[[Make Your Own Kind Of Music (Television Series)|Make Your Own Kind Of Music]]" in the summer of 1971.]]
To promote their recordings, the Carpenters maintained a demanding schedule of concert tours and television appearances. Among their numerous television credits were appearances on such popular series as ''[[American Bandstand]]'', ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' starring [[Johnny Carson]], and the ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''. In 1971 the duo appeared in a television special on the [[BBC]] in the United Kingdom and were the featured performers in a summer replacement series, ''[[Make Your Own Kind of Music]]'', which aired on [[NBC]]-TV in the U.S. In May 1973, the Carpenters accepted an invitation to perform at the [[White House]] for President [[Richard Nixon]] and visiting [[West Germany|West German]] chancellor [[Willy Brandt]].

The Carpenters' popularity often confounded critics. With their output focused on ballads and mid-tempo pop, the duo's music was often dismissed by critics as bland and "saccharine". The recording industry, however, bestowed awards on the duo, who won three [[Grammy Award]]s during their career (including Best New Artist, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus, for "Close to You" in 1970; and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for the LP ''Carpenters'' in 1971). In 1973, the Carpenters were voted Best Band, Duo, or Group (Pop/Rock) at the first annual [[American Music Award]]s.

Extensive touring in 1973–74 left the duo with little time for recording new material. As a result, the Carpenters did not issue a new album in [[1974]]. Instead, the pair chose for single release the Williams-Nichols composition "I Won't Last a Day Without You". Originally recorded as an album track for 1972's ''Song for You'' LP, the single version became the fifth and final selection from that album project to chart in the Top 20, reaching #11 on the U.S. charts. Also in 1974, the Carpenters achieved a massive international hit with an up-tempo remake of Hank Williams' "Jambalaya", which, while not released as a single in the U.S., reached the top 30 in Japan and sold well in [[United Kingdom]], among other countries. In late 1974 a Christmas single followed, a jazz-influenced rendition of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".

[[Berkas:The Carpenters Photo Shoot.png|right|thumb|300px|A photo shot in 1976 was used on the cover of "Interpretations" in 1995.]]
In early [[1975]], the Carpenters scaled the charts with a remake of [[the Marvelettes]]' hit "[[Please Mr. Postman]]". Released in late 1974, the single soared to #1 on the U.S. charts in January 1975, becoming the duo's third and final number one single. Later that spring, the pair scored a final top five hit with the Carpenter-Bettis song "Only Yesterday" peaking at #4. Both singles appeared on the LP ''Horizon'', which also included covers of [[The Eagles]]' "Desperado" and [[Neil Sedaka]]'s "Solitaire", which became a moderate hit for the duo that year. The LPs ''Horizon'' and ''A Kind of Hush'', released in 1975 and [[1976]], respectively, achieved [[Music recording sales certification|"gold" status]] but failed to peak as high as previous efforts. Their singles releases in 1976 likewise followed a pattern of diminishing returns. The duo's highest charting single that year was a cover of [[Herman's Hermits]]' "There's a Kind of Hush", which peaked at number 12. The follow-up single, the Carpenter-Bettis song "I Need to Be in Love" (Karen's favorite of all of the duo's singles), charted no higher than 25, while the 1930s novelty song "Goofus" failed to reach the Top 40 entirely, and was also the first Carpenters single not to reach #1 or #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart since "Ticket to Ride". The disco craze was in full swing by 1977, and adult-appeal "[[easy listening]]" artists like the Carpenters, as well as [[John Denver]], [[Helen Reddy]], and [[Olivia Newton-John]] (before her starring role in the movie musical ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' brought her back to prominence) were getting somewhat less airplay.

[[Berkas:carpatchrist77.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''Carpenters at Christmas'' TV special, 1977]]
Their more experimental album, ''Passage'', released in [[1977]] (and no doubt partially inspired by the science fiction craze of the late '70s, due to ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''), marked an attempt to broaden their appeal by venturing into other musical genres. The LP featured an unlikely mix of [[Latin music|Latin]] rock, [[Calypso music|calypso]], and pop, and included the Top 40 hit "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song". The most notable tracks included [[cover version]]s of "[[Don't Cry For Me, Argentina]]" Karen's reading of this song is considered to be one of the best of all time (from the [[rock opera]] ''[[Evita]]'') and [[Klaatu]]'s "[[Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft]]", both complete with choral and orchestral accompaniment. Although the single release of "Calling Occupants" became a top ten hit in the UK, it stalled at number 32 on the U.S. charts, and the album failed to cross the gold threshold of 500,000 copies sold in the States. Richard has said that he felt another track from ''Passage'', "I Just Fall in Love Again", could have become a success had A&M decided to release it as a single. The song did become a hit in 1979 for [[Anne Murray]], proving Richard's feelings about the song's appeal.

Despite their disappointing performance on the domestic charts, the Carpenters continued to enjoy enormous popularity. In 1978 they had a top 10 hit on the country chart with the up-tempo, fiddle-sweetened "Sweet, Sweet Smile", written by future country pop star [[Juice Newton]] (on the pop chart, it came up short of the Top 40, stopping at #44). A second ''Singles'' album (covering the years 1974–78) was released in the UK, while in the States, their 1978 holiday album, ''A Christmas Portrait'', proved an exception to their faltering career at home and became a seasonal favorite. Their television specials also garnered solid ratings and kept them in the public eye during the late 1970s. Karen dated such celebrities as [[Alan Osmond]], [[Steve Martin]] and [[Mike Curb]].

By the mid-1970s, extensive touring and lengthy recording sessions had begun to take their toll on the duo and contributed to their professional difficulties during the latter half of the decade. Karen dieted obsessively and developed the disorder [[anorexia nervosa]], which first manifested itself in 1975 when an exhausted and emaciated Karen was forced to cancel concert tours in the UK and [[Japan]]. Richard developed an addiction to [[quaaludes]], which began to affect his performance in the late 1970s and led to the end of the duo's live concert appearances in 1978.

== Early 1980s ==
[[Berkas:Karencarpenter82.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Karen Carpenter, 1982]]
Richard sought treatment for his addiction at a [[Topeka, Kansas]] facility in early [[1979]]. Karen decided to pursue a solo album project with renowned producer [[Phil Ramone]] in New York. The choice of more adult-oriented and disco/dance-tempo material represented an effort to retool her image. The resulting product met a tepid response from Richard and A&M executives in early [[1980]], and Karen wavered in her dedication to the project. She abandoned the solo effort to launch a new LP with her brother, now recovered from his addiction. The solo LP, ''Karen Carpenter'', remained unreleased until October [[1996]], although Karen's fans got a taste of the album in [[1989]] when one of its tracks, "If I Had You," turned up on the compilation album ''Lovelines'' and was also released as a single, making #18 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

The Carpenters' next LP as a duo, ''Made in America'' ([[1981]]), spawned a final top 20 hit single, "Touch Me When We're Dancing" peaking at #16 (also their final #1 Adult Contemporary hit), with three other singles, including another Motown cover version, "Beechwood 4-5789", barely cracking the Top 75.

Personal troubles dimmed the prospects of this modest return to the charts, with Karen's marriage to Tom Burris and the effects of her [[anorexia nervosa]]. After a whirlwind romance, Karen married real estate developer [[Thomas J. Burris]] in a lavish wedding held in the Crystal Room at the Beverly Hills Hotel on [[August 31]], [[1980]]. (A new song performed by Karen at the ceremony, "Because We Are In Love," surfaced in 1981 on ''Made In America'' and as the B-side of "Touch Me When We're Dancing.") The marriage turned out to be a disaster, and the couple separated in November 1981. In [[1982]] Karen sought therapy with noted psychotherapist [[Steven Levenkron]] in [[New York City]] for her disorder and returned to California later that year determined to regain her professional career and finalize her divorce. Karen was rumoured to be abusing [[syrup of ipecac]] during this time, possibly straining and damaging her heart, however no evidence of this was ever found. Karen, who had a normal thyroid, was also found to be taking ten times the normal daily dose of thyroid medication in order to speed up her metabolism. This, combined with large amounts of laxatives (between 90 to 100 a day), weakened her heart.

== Karen's sudden death ==
Karen Carpenter gained a total of 30 lbs. over a two month stay in a New York Hospital, but the sudden weight gain further strained her heart, which was already damaged from years of dieting and abuse. On [[February 4]], [[1983]], at the age of 32, Karen suffered [[cardiac arrest]] at her parents' home in Downey and was taken to Downey Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead twenty minutes later. Karen was planning to sign her divorce papers on the day she died.

Her funeral service took place on Tuesday, February 8, 1983, at the Downey United Methodist Church in Downey. Karen Carpenter, dressed in a rose colored suit, lay in an open white casket, and a thousand mourners passed through to say goodbye, among them her friends [[Dorothy Hamill]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Cristina Ferrare]] and [[Dionne Warwick]]. Karen's estranged husband appeared at her funeral, and took off his wedding band and threw it into the casket (according to the [[Ray Coleman]] Book ''The Carpenters: the Untold Story'').

On [[October 12]], [[1983]], the Carpenters received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], a few yards from the [[Kodak Theater]].<ref>http://web.singnet.com.sg/~tonytay/wof.htm</ref> Richard, Harold, and Agnes Carpenter attended the inauguration, as did many fans.

Karen's death brought lasting media attention to [[anorexia nervosa]] and also to [[bulimia]]. Karen's death encouraged celebrities to go public about their eating disorders, among them [[Tracey Gold]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]. Medical centers and hospitals began receiving increased contacts from people with these disorders. The general public had little knowledge of anorexia nervosa and bulimia prior to her death, making the conditions difficult to identify and treat.

In December 2003, the remains of Karen and her parents were exhumed from Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, California and reinterred in Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California.

== After Carpenters ==
Following Karen's death, Richard Carpenter has continued to produce recordings of the duo's music, including several albums of previously unreleased material and numerous compilation albums.

Released in November 1983, ''Voice of the Heart'', an album that included some finished tracks left out of ''Made In America'' and earlier LPs.<ref>[http://www.grantguerrero.com/carpenters/voice.html Voice of the Heart review]</ref> The album peaked at #46, and two singles were released. "Make Believe It's Your First Time", a second version of a song Karen had recorded for her solo album (and a song which had been a minor hit in 1979 for [[Bobby Vinton]]), only got up to #101 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" chart, and "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" failed to even "Bubble Under" (though both songs did well on the Adult Contemporary charts).

Richard Carpenter married his cousin Mary Rudolf on [[May 19]], [[1984]].

In [[1984]], using outtake material from the duo's first Christmas album (''A Christmas Portrait'') and recording new material around it, Richard constructed a "new" Carpenters Christmas album, ''[[An Old Fashioned Christmas]]''. In [[1987]] Richard released his first solo album, ''[[Time (Richard Carpenter album)|Time]]'',<ref>http://www.vex.net/~paulmac/carpenter/albums/time_lp.html</ref> which generated one hit single, "Something in Your Eyes" (sung by [[Dusty Springfield]]). His dedication to protecting the Carpenters' image and recording legacy has sparked criticism, as Richard has insisted on substantial project oversight in any documentary or drama about them. In 1987, he intervened to limit the distribution of the [[Todd Haynes]] short film ''[[Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story]]'' (which used [[Barbie]] dolls to relate a perspective on Karen's untimely death). Although critics found Karen's portrayal sympathetic, the film depicted the Carpenter family in an unflattering light, and Richard prevailed in pulling the film from distribution on the basis that Carpenters' tracks were used without permission.

[[Berkas:Timerichardsolo.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Richard Carpenter's solo album ''Time'']]
A [[1989]] TV movie, ''The Karen Carpenter Story'', (with [[Cynthia Gibb]]), produced with Richard's cooperation, gained favorable notices and reached a wide audience. In the first few weeks after the movie's airdate, many record stores sold out of their Carpenters stock. A critical reevaluation of the Carpenters' followed during the 1990s. The superior technical quality of the recordings, the sorrowful undercurrents in many of their songs and the pain in Karen's voice as well as her life attracted many fans. Even '90s [[R&B]] group [[Boyz II Men]] list the Carpenters among their influences. In [[1990]] the [[alternative rock]] band [[Sonic Youth]] recorded "[[Goo (album)|Tunic (Song for Karen)]]", which depicted Karen saying goodbye to relatives as she got to play the drums again and meet her new "friends", [[Dennis Wilson]], [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Janis Joplin]]. A [[1994]] biography, ''The Carpenters: The Untold Story'', by music journalist and biographer [[Ray Coleman]], covered the duo's career and personal lives. A tribute album, ''If I Were a Carpenter'', by contemporary artists (such as [[Sonic Youth]], [[Shonen Knife]], [[Grant Lee Buffalo]], [[Matthew Sweet]], and [[The Cranberries]]), also appeared that year and provided an alternative rock interpretation of Carpenters hits. ''Karen Carpenter'', Karen's solo album, was released in October [[1996]]. ('Bootleg' copies of nine additional solo songs Karen Carpenter recorded between 1979 and 1980 are in the possession of many Carpenters fans, since there is no possibility of the recordings getting an "official release".) In [[1997]] Richard recorded and released an album that displayed his talents as a [[pianist]], [[arranger]], and [[composer]] aptly titled ''[[Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor]]''.

In [[Japan]] the Carpenters' popularity reached large proportions and continued after Karen's death. Singles by non-Japanese artists typically do not sell well in Japan (although albums often do), but the Carpenters were one exception. Three of the Carpenters' singles ("Superstar", "Yesterday Once More", and the double-sided "I Need to Be in Love"/"Top of the World") made the top 10 on Japan's [[Oricon]] chart, and seven others reached the top 40. In 1995, a compilation assembled by Richard for the Japanese market, ''22 Hits of the Carpenters'', topped the charts and sold over two million copies, and received a tenth-anniversary rerelease in 2005.

Several of their songs have achieved the status of popular standards. In particular, "[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]" is frequently sung in [[karaoke]] bars. This song is heard in the film ''[[There's Something About Mary]]''; it also appears in two episodes of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The duo's signature tune, "[[We've Only Just Begun]]", is popular at weddings and receptions, and was memorably featured in the film version of ''[[Starsky & Hutch (film)|Starsky & Hutch]]''. Both have been honored with [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame awards]] for recordings of lasting quality or historical significance. "[[Superstar (Carpenters song)|Superstar]]" has been covered by numerous artists, with popular recordings from [[Luther Vandross]] and [[Ruben Studdard]]. [[Clay Aiken]] performed "Solitaire" on ''[[American Idol]]'' and introduced the song to a new generation.

Richard Carpenter lives with his wife Mary Rudolf-Carpenter and their four daughters and one son in [[Thousand Oaks, California]], where the couple are supporters of the arts. In [[2004]] Carpenter and his wife pledged a $3 million gift to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation in memory of Karen Carpenter. The first annual "Richard Carpenter Scholarship Competition Award Show" was held at the Civic Arts Plaza on September 20, 2006. Richard and daughters Traci and Mindi performed after the show. Richard is affiliated with the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach. He continues to make concert appearances, including fund raising efforts for the Carpenter Center. In 2001 he was a guest on "[[Petula Clark]]: A Sign of the Times" concert in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] and portions were recorded for CD and DVD release and for a PBS special. In 2002 he introduced Clark at the Carpenter Center and appeared on her ''Ultimate Collection'' CD. Carpenter is a collector of classic cars, including a [[Chrysler 300 letter series|Chrysler 300]] convertible from the '60s, which he has owned for over 25 years.-->

== Album ==
=== Album studio ===
* 1969 ''[[Offering (album Carpenters)|Offering]]'' (diterbitkan kembali belakangan sebagai ''Ticket to Ride'') - AS, ke-150 in 1971 / Britania, ke-20 in 1972 (kembali populer di Britania pada 1975 tempat ke-35)
* 1970 ''[[Close to You (album Carpenters)|Close To You]]'' - AS, ke-2 / Britania, ke-23
* 1971 ''[[Carpenters (album)|Carpenters]]'' (juga dikenal sebagai ''The Tan Album'') - AS, ke-2 / Britania, ke-12
* 1972 ''[[A Song for You (album Carpenters)|A Song for You]]'' - AS, ke-4 / Britania, ke-13
* 1973 ''[[Now & Then]]'' - AS, ke-2 / Britania, ke-2
* 1975 Horizon - AS, ke-13 / Britania, ke-1
* 1976 ''[[A Kind of Hush (album)|A Kind of Hush]]'' - AS, ke-33 / Britania, ke-3
* 1977 ''[[Passage (album Carpenters)|Passage]]'' - AS, ke-49 / Britania, ke-12
* 1978 ''[[Christmas Portrait]]'' - AS, ke-145 (kembali populer, tempat ke-159 pada 1990)
* 1981 ''[[Made in America (album Carpenters)|Made in America]]'' - AS, ke-52 / Britania, ke-12
* 1983 ''[[Voice of the Heart]]'' * - AS, ke-46 / Britania, ke-6
* 1984 ''[[An Old-Fashioned Christmas]]'' * - AS, ke-190
* 1989 ''[[Lovelines]]'' * - Britania, ke-73
* 2001 ''[[As Time Goes By (album Carpenters)|As Time Goes By]]'' *

<nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Bahan yang tak pernah diterbitkan dari sesi rekaman sebelumnya.''

=== Album rekaman langsung ===
* 1974 ''Live in Japan''
* 1976 ''Live at the Palladium'' - Britania, ke-28

=== Kompilasi ===
''Catatan: kompilasi non AS dan terbitan ulang yang identik tidak dimuat di sini.''

* 1973 ''[[The Singles: 1969-1973]]'' ** - AS, ke-1 / Britania, ke-1
* 1978 ''The Singles: 1974-1978'' ** - Britania, ke-2
* 1985 ''Yesterday Once More'' ** - Britania, ke-10
* 1990 ''From the Top'' **
* 1993 ''Carpenters Collection'' (Time-Life CD release)
* 1995 ''Interpretations'' ** - Britania, ke-29
* 1997 ''Their Greatest Hits and Finest Performances'' (terbitan Reader's Digest CD) **
* 1997 ''Love Songs'' ** - AS, ke-106 / Britania, ke-47
* 1998 ''Yesterday Once More''
* 2000 ''The Singles: 1969–1981'' **
* 2002 ''20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection''
* 2002 ''The Essential Collection: 1965–1997'' **
* 2003 ''Carpenters Perform Carpenter'' **
* 2004 ''Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition'' **
* 2005 ''The Singles: 1969-1981 ([[Super Audio CD|SACD]] Surround Sound Remix)'' **
* 2006 ''The Ultimate Collection'' Britania, ke-53

<nowiki>**</nowiki> ''Memuat lagu-lagu yang tak pernah diterbitkan sebelumnya, atau yang diracik ulang.''

=== Album solo Richard Carpenter ===
* 1987 ''Time''
* 1997 ''Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor''

=== Album solo Karen Carpenter ===
* 1996 ''Karen Carpenter'' (direkam pada 1979)

== Single ==
Tangga lagu-lagu AS dimuat dengan izin [[Hot 100]]. The Carpenters mendudukkan 12 lagu dalam Top 10 AS, termasuk tiga untuk tempat pertama dan lima lagu untuk tempat kedua.

=== Single The Carpenters ===

'''Single Standar'''

{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Tahun
!align="left" valign="top"|Song
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Billboard Hot 100|Pop AS]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Tangga lagu kontemporer Dewasa|AS]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Tangga lagu single Britania Raya|Britania]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Oricon|Jepang]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|sisi B
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Sertifikasi [[RIAA]] 
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1966
|align="left" valign="top"|"Looking for Love" ''(Karen Carpenter)''
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"I'll Be Yours"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|single non-album 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1969
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Ticket to Ride]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|54
|align="center" valign="top"|19
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Your Wonderful Parade"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Offering''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1970
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|6
|align="center" valign="top"|71
|align="center" valign="top"|"I Kept On Loving You"
|align="center" valign="top"|[[Sertifikasi penjualan rekaman musik|Rekaman emas]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''Close To You''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1970
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[We've Only Just Begun]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|28
|align="center" valign="top"|71
|align="center" valign="top"|"All of My Life"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Close To You''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1971
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[For All We Know]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|3
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Don't Be Afraid"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Carpenters''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1971
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Rainy Days and Mondays]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|72
|align="center" valign="top"|"Saturday"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Carpenters''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1971
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Superstar (lagu)|Superstar]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|18
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|"Bless the Beasts and Children"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Carpenters''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1971
|align="left" valign="top"|"Bless the Beasts and Children"
|align="center" valign="top"|67
|align="center" valign="top"|26
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|85
|align="center" valign="top"|sisi B "Superstar"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Carpenters''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1972
|align="left" valign="top"|"Hurting Each Other"
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|56
|align="center" valign="top"|"Maybe It's You"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Song for You''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1972
|align="left" valign="top"|"It's Going to Take Some Time"
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|48
|align="center" valign="top"|"Flat Baroque"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Song for You''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1972
|align="left" valign="top"|"Goodbye to Love"
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|9
|align="center" valign="top"|55
|align="center" valign="top"|"Crystal Lullaby"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Song for You''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1973
|align="left" valign="top"|"Sing"
|align="center" valign="top"|3
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|18
|align="center" valign="top"|"Druscilla Penny"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Now and Then''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1973
|align="left" valign="top"|"Yesterday Once More"
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|5
|align="center" valign="top"|"Road Ode"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Now and Then''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1973
|align="left" valign="top"|"Top of the World"
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|5
|align="center" valign="top"|21
|align="center" valign="top"|"Heather"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Song for You''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1974
|align="left" valign="top"|"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|28
|align="center" valign="top"|"Mr. Guder" (UK) 
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Now and Then''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1974
|align="left" valign="top"|"I Won't Last a Day Without You"
|align="center" valign="top"|11
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|32
|align="center" valign="top"|40
|align="center" valign="top"|"One Love"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Song for You''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1974
|align="left" valign="top"|"Please Mr. Postman"
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|11
|align="center" valign="top"|"[[This Masquerade]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|Emas
|align="left" valign="top"|''Horizon''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1975
|align="left" valign="top"|"Only Yesterday"
|align="center" valign="top"|4
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|"Happy"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Horizon''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1975
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Solitaire (lagu)|Solitaire]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|17
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|32
|align="center" valign="top"|44
|align="center" valign="top"|"Love Me for What I Am"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Horizon''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1976
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[There's a Kind of Hush]] (All Over the World)"
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|22
|align="center" valign="top"|27
|align="center" valign="top"|"(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Kind of Hush''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1976
|align="left" valign="top"|"I Need to Be In Love"
|align="center" valign="top"|25
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|36
|align="center" valign="top"|62
|align="center" valign="top"|"Sandy"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Kind of Hush''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1976
|align="left" valign="top"|"Goofus"
|align="center" valign="top"|56
|align="center" valign="top"|4
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Boat to Sail"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Kind of Hush''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1976
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Breaking Up Is Hard to Do]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|71
|align="center" valign="top"|?
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''A Kind of Hush''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1977
|align="left" valign="top"|"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"
|align="center" valign="top"|35
|align="center" valign="top"|4
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|68
|align="center" valign="top"|"I Have You"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Passage''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1977
|align="left" valign="top"|"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
|align="center" valign="top"|32
|align="center" valign="top"|18
|align="center" valign="top"|9
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"[[Can't Smile Without You]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Passage''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1978
|align="left" valign="top"|"Sweet, Sweet Smile"
|align="center" valign="top"|44
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|?<!-- One book I have says this made UK #4 but that doesn't appear to be true.  Can anyone fill in where this song really peaked in the UK if it charted there at all?-->
|align="center" valign="top"|59
|align="center" valign="top"|"I Have You"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Passage''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1978
|align="left" valign="top"|"I Believe You"
|align="center" valign="top"|68
|align="center" valign="top"|9
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"B'wana She No Home"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Made in America'' (1981) 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1981
|align="left" valign="top"|"Touch Me When We're Dancing"
|align="center" valign="top"|16
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Made in America''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1981
|align="left" valign="top"|"(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
|align="center" valign="top"|72
|align="center" valign="top"|14
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Somebody's Been Lyin'"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Made in America''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1981
|align="left" valign="top"|"Those Good Old Dreams"
|align="center" valign="top"|63
|align="center" valign="top"|21
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Made in America''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1982
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Beechwood 4-5789]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|74
|align="center" valign="top"|18
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Two Sides"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Made in America''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1983
|align="left" valign="top"|"Make Believe It's Your First Time"
|align="center" valign="top"|101
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|60
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Look to Your Dreams"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Voice of the Heart''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1984
|align="left" valign="top"|"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Sailing On the Tide"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Voice of the Heart''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1986
|align="left" valign="top"|"Honolulu City Lights"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"I Just Fall in Love Again"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Lovelines'' (1989) 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1987
|align="left" valign="top"|"Something in Your Eyes" ''(Richard Carpenter feat. Dusty Springfield)''
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|84
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Time"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Time'' (album solo Richard) 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1989
|align="left" valign="top"|"If I Had You" ''(Karen Carpenter)''
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|18
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"The Uninvited Guest"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Lovelines'' (1989)  ''Karen Carpenter'' (issued 1996) 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1990
|align="left" valign="top"|"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (terbitan ulang Britania)
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|25
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|"Merry Christmas, Darling" 
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Close to You'' (1970) 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1991
|align="left" valign="top"|"Let Me Be the One"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|tanpa sisi B; CD promosi 
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Carpenters'' (1971) 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1993
|align="left" valign="top"|"Rainy Days and Mondays" (terbitan ulang Britania)
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|63
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|?
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Carpenters'' (1971) 
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1994
|align="left" valign="top"|"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|44
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|?
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''Interpretations''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"I Need to Be In Love" (tebitan ulang di Jepang)
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|5
|align="center" valign="top"|"Top of the World"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''22 Hits of the Carpenters'' (kompilasi untuk Jepang saja)
|-
|}

Catatan:
* "Top of the World" empat kali menjadi lagu terpopuler di Jepang, pada tempat ke-21 pada 1972 dan kembali pada 1973 (berbarengan dengan sukses lagu itu di AS), ketika mencapai puncaknya pada tempat ke-52. Pada 1995 lagu ini disisipkan pada sisi-B dalam album terbitan ulang dari "I Need to Be In Love," dan untuk keempat kalinya mencapai tangga lagu terlaris (sebagai sisi A) pada tempat ke-83.
* "Sweet, Sweet Smile" mencapai tingkat tertinggi pada tangga ke-6 pada bagan single Country Billboard.
* "For All We Know" diterbitkan ulang di Britania Raya sebagai sisi B dari "Superstar," dan "I Won't Last A Day Without You" diterbitkan ulang sebagai sisi B dari "Goodbye to Love." Keduanya mencapai tangga lau terpopuler sebagai sisi A berganda.

'''Christmas/Holiday Singles'''

* 1970: "Merry Christmas, Darling" / "Mr. Guder" (Billboard Christmas Singles, ke-1 selama tiga minggu; Britania Raya ke-45, 1971)
* 1974: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" / "Merry Christmas, Darling" (Britania Raya ke-37)
* 1977: "Little Altar Boy" / "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

== Lihat pula ==
* [[Musikus terlaris]]

== Rujukan ==
{{reflist}}
* {{cite book
|last = Coleman
|first = Ray
|authorlink = Ray Coleman
|title = The Carpenters: The Untold Story
|format = sampul tipis 
|edition = edisi pertama 
|year = 1994
|publisher = Harper Collins Publishers
|id = ISBN 0-06-018345-4
}}

== Pranala luar ==
* [http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/ richardandkarencarpenter.com] - Situs resmi
* [http://www.rolandchayer.com/TheVanKarenLife/index.php Roland Chayer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205021759/http://rolandchayer.com/TheVanKarenLife/index.php |date=2006-12-05 }} - Forum penggemar Carpenters
* [http://whizzo.ca/carpenter/ Carpenters FAQ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316010022/http://whizzo.ca/carpenter/ |date=2007-03-16 }} - FAQ, diskografi, daftar lagu, artikel, pertunjukan TV, video, foto, surat edaran klub penggemar, dll.
* [http://www.onamrecords.com/Carpenters_Special_Feature.html Carpenters: Timeless] - Tempat The Carpenters dalam musik; diskografi internasional, galeri foto, dll.
* [http://www.thecarpenters.tv/ Make Your Own Kind Of Music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223232140/http://thecarpenters.tv/ |date=2007-02-23 }} - 1971 Summer Television Series
* [http://www.carpenterarts.org/ Pusat Pertunjukan Seni Richard and Karen Carpenter] - Long Beach, California
* [http://www.carpenterarts.org/carpenterexhibit.html Carpenters exhibit page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704064121/http://carpenterarts.org/carpenterexhibit.html |date=2020-07-04 }} Pusat Pertunjukan Seni Richard and Karen Carpenter
* [http://www.photofeatures.com/carpenters/index.html Arsip foto The Carpenters oleh fotografer rock Chris Walter.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207044956/http://www.photofeatures.com/carpenters/index.html |date=2020-02-07 }}
* {{imdb title|id=0094075|title=Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story}}
* {{imdb title|id=0097648|title=The Karen Carpenter Story}}
* [http://mto.societymusictheory.org/issues/mto.02.8.4/mto.02.8.4.holm-hudson.html Diskursus musikolog tentang lagu "Superstar" yang direkam oleh The Carpenters]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=gSearch&page=gSearch&globalSearchCriteria=Karen+Carpenter Pranala Findagrave dengan foto-foto dari kriptik pertama dan kedua Karen]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thecarpenters/biography The Carpenters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228072251/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thecarpenters/biography |date=2010-02-28 }} dalam majalah ''Rollingstone''
* [http://paulwilliamsconnection.org The Carpenters membuat banyak lagu Paul Williams/Roger Nichols]
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