Carpenters – Carpenters (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1971

Carpenters is an LP by Carpenters from 1971 released on the A&M Records label.

About this album

Carpenters is a polished soft rock statement that helped define the duo’s clean, intimate sound. Issued in 1971, it followed their breakthrough and balanced carefully arranged pop with Karen Carpenter’s unmistakably warm, low register and Richard Carpenter’s meticulous production sense. The album includes some of their best-known material, including Rainy Days and Mondays and Superstar, songs that turned fragile emotion into mainstream success. With its restrained orchestration, immaculate vocal blend and strong melodic writing, the record confirmed the Carpenters as one of the era’s most distinctive pop acts and a major force in early 1970s adult contemporary music.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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