Carpenters Singles 1969 1981

Sibling duo Karen and Richard Carpenter dominated the pop-charts throughout the 70’s, scoring 12 top ten singles with clean pop arrangements highlighting Karen Carpenters delicate vocals. This collection brings together singles from the golden years of these three-time Grammy award winners, who scored more than 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

Singles (1969-1981) expands the popular Singles (1969-1973) album with more of the group's later hits, such as "Please Mr. Postman," "Only Yesterday," "Touch Me When We're Dancing," and "I Won't Last a Day Without You." "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "We've Only Just Begun," "Superstar," and other '70s hits are still here, making this a definitive collection of their best-known songs.

The Singles: 1969–1981 is a compilation of The Carpenters' music released by Richard Carpenter in 2000. SACD, released in 2004, was also made with the same name but with some difference in the track listing. In June 2016 the album was certified Gold in the United Kingdom for sales of 100,000 copies sold.

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