The Carpenters a son stàit na formassion pop formasse dël 1968 a Downey, Califòrnia (Stat Unì), e separasse dël 1983. Ij component a j'ero Richard Carpenter (cantant e tastadurista) e Karen Carpenter (cantant e a la baterìa).
Un gran nùmer ëd soe canson, ‘me "They Long to Be (Close to You)", "Top of the World", "Yesterday Once More", "Only Yesterday" e "Rainy Days and Mondays", a son considerà dij clàssich assolù. Ij Carpenters a l’han vendù 34,6 milion ëd disch mach ant jë Stat Unì.
Euvre
Ticket to Ride (1969) Close to You (1970) Carpenters (1971) A Song for You (1972) Now & Then (1973) Horizon (1975) A Kind of Hush (1976) Passage (1977) Christmas Portrait (1978) Made in America (1981) Voice of the Heart (1983) An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984) Lovelines (1989) As Time Goes By (2004)
Carpenters