Category: The Carpenters

In The Carpenters’ song You , Anahid Ajemian sings the main portion of the lyrics, Karen Carpenter provides the high harmony and also plays drums. The two were not related but Karen called her “Aunt Ana”. The B-side was a Bacharach/David tune that The Carpenters had originally recorded in 1970. The song reached number three…

The Carpenters – The Carpenters, commonly known as The Carpenter’s, was a Grammy-winning American music duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. The brother and sister team were the sons and daughter of two musicians who themselves achieved some success in music before they were born. The elder Carpenters made appearances on several radio…

“Top of The World” is a song written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. The song was originally going to be the title track for The Carpenters’ 1977 album “Passage”, but it was replaced by “All You Get from Love Is A Love Song”. The first time the public heard the song was on The…