The Carpenters
American musical group; vocal sibling duo
(Redirected from Horizon (The Carpenters album))
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 bulimia in Downey, California. They sold over 100 million albums.
Carpenters | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Pop, soft rock, adult contemporary |
Years active | 1969–1983 |
Labels | A&M |
Past member(s) | Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter |
Website | richardandkarencarpenter.com |
Albums
change- 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
change- Voice of the Heart (1983)
- An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984)
- Lovelines (1989)
- As Time Goes By (2004)