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What should I know about Carpenters?

Carpenters is listed in New Lore artist data as Duo, Pop, from Downey, California, USA (originally New Haven, Connecticut; family relocated June 1963). This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.

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Carpenters is listed in New Lore artist data as Duo, Pop, from Downey, California, USA (originally New Haven, Connecticut; family relocated June 1963). This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.

Carpenters is listed in New Lore artist data as Duo, Pop, from Downey, California, USA (originally New Haven, Connecticut; family relocated June 1963). This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.

Artist snapshot

Key facts pulled out of the legacy artist profile.

TypeDuo
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GenrePop
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OriginDowney, California, USA (originally New Haven, Connecticut; family relocated June 1963)
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Active SinceLate 1960s (signed to A&M Records April 22, 1969)
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MembersRichard Carpenter (production, arrangements, keyboards, vocals); Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums)
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LabelA&M Records / UMe (Universal Music Enterprises)
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Notable AchievementsTop-selling American artists of the 1970s; 3 Grammy Awards; 1 American Music Award; 3 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles; 15 Billboard Adult Contemporary No. 1 singles; topped Billboard Top 200 with The Singles: 1969–1973; over 100 million records sold worldwide; unbroken string of top-20 Hot 100 hits for six consecutive years; 1974 Japan tour received Beatlemania-like reception; Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra released December 7, 2018; book Carpenters: The Musical Legacy published October 19, 2021; recognized by Rolling Stone (2017) for Karen's "extraordinary contralto" and catalog reassessment
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Official websitehttps://www.carpentersofficial.com
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Tour status

Legacy source did not include a current full date table.

Legacy source did not include a current full date table.

Music and releases

Representative releases and listen links from the legacy profile.

Offering (later retitled Ticket to Ride)Album
1969
Close To YouAlbum
1970
The Singles: 1969–1973Compilation Album
1973
A Kind Of HushAlbum
1976
PassageAlbum
1977
Christmas PortraitAlbum
1978
Made in AmericaAlbum
1981
Now & ThenAlbum
1983
As Time Goes ByAlbum
2001
Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum
2018
ライヴ・イン・ジャパン 1972 (Live)Live Album
2021
Christmas Once MoreAlbum
2024
Ticket To Ride / Yesterday Once More / Merry Christmas, DarlingSingle/EP · A&M/UMe
Close To You (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 18, 1970)Live Single · A&M/UMe
We've Only Just Begun (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 18, 1970)Live Single · A&M/UMe
The Road to Yesterday (Live 1974)Live Release · A&M/UMe; available on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/4bHXO37BTu5CnlxaSg6waf
Christmas Once More (2024 Mix)Single/Mix · A&M/UMe
Ticket to RideFirst single; Beatles cover transformed into ballad

Merch and store items

Featured merch rows from the legacy artist profile.

Current inventory

ItemPriceCategory
Christmas Once More — CD$13.98—
Christmas Once More — LP$27.98—
Christmas Once More — Limited Edition LP (Color LP)$29.99—
Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — 2LP$34.98 (Sold out)—
Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — CD$13.98—
Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Digital$3.49—
T-Shirts (collection)——

Official links

Links preserved from the legacy profile.

SourceURLWhat it includes
Official websitehttps://carpentersofficial.comhttps://carpentersofficial.com
Official linkhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCarpentershttps://www.facebook.com/TheCarpenters
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/richardcarpenterofficial/https://www.instagram.com/richardcarpenterofficial/
Official linkhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/1eEfMU2AhEo7XnKgL7c304https://open.spotify.com/artist/1eEfMU2AhEo7XnKgL7c304
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocF7enWc-JXxVyZxDjvewAhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocF7enWc-JXxVyZxDjvewA
Official linkhttps://www.pandora.com/artist/carpenters/ARK44qq2mK3PJKqhttps://www.pandora.com/artist/carpenters/ARK44qq2mK3PJKq
Official linkhttps://www.carpentersofficial.com/newsletter/https://www.carpentersofficial.com/newsletter/
Official linkhttps://www.carpentersofficial.comhttps://www.carpentersofficial.com
Official linkhttps://www.carpentersofficial.com/releases-archive/christmas-once-more-2024-mix/https://www.carpentersofficial.com/releases-archive/christmas-once-more-2024-mix/
Storehttps://shop.carpentersofficial.comhttps://shop.carpentersofficial.com
Storehttps://shop.carpentersofficial.com/collections/t-shirtshttps://shop.carpentersofficial.com/collections/t-shirts

Additional notes

Other usable notes from the legacy profile.

Related questions

What should I know about Carpenters?

Carpenters is listed in New Lore artist data as Duo, Pop, from Downey, California, USA (originally New Haven, Connecticut; family relocated June 1963). This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.