The Carpenters - Discography -13 Cd- - 1969-2004- Flac [hot] (2026)

The Carpenters' third album, (1971), became a game-changer, yielding two Top 10 hits: "Superstar" and "Close to You." The latter, a cover of the 1963 song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, earned the duo their first Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1971. This album's success was followed by Passage (1972), featuring the No. 1 single "Takin' Care of Business" and Now & Then (1973), with the hit single "Yesterday Once More."

This discography captures the full arc of The Carpenters: the early struggles, the meteoric rise, the unrelenting pressure, and the tragic silence left by Karen’s passing in 1983 due to heart failure from anorexia complications. The Carpenters - Discography -13 CD- - 1969-2004- FLAC

Emerging from Downey, California, The Carpenters signed with A&M Records in 1969 and released their debut album, Offering (later retitled Ticket to Ride ). While their first album showed promise, it was their breakthrough second album, (1970), that catapulted them to superstardom. The lead single, “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” a Burt Bacharach and Hal David composition, became a chart-topping phenomenon. The Carpenters' third album, (1971), became a game-changer,