BIOGRAPHY
Karen Carpenter, born Karen Anne Carpenter on March 2, 1950 in New Haven, CT, was an American singer and drummer. Karen and her brother, Richard, formed the 1970s duo, The Carpenters.
The Carpenters' 1970 album, Close to You, featured two hit singles, "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun," which peaked at No.1 and No.2, on the US charts.
In 1975, Playboy's annual readers poll voted Karen Carpenter — Best Rock Drummer of the Year.
Karen died, February 4, 1983, from heart failure brought on by chemical imbalances associated with anorexia nervosa.
DISCOGRAPHY
The following are studio albums featuring Karen Carpenter; recorded by The Carpenters:
- Offering (later reissued as 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 (2003)
A self-titled solo album, Karen Carpenter, was released posthumous on October 8, 1996
