Karen Carpenter
Biography
Karen Carpenter was the lead singer for the soft-rock duo the Carpenters, who scored a string of Top 10 hits in the early '70s, including "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," and "Yesterday Once More." Carpenter recorded one solo album in the late '70s, yet it was unreleased at the time. Following the recording of the record, she returned to the Carpenters, and they had one final Top 40 hit -- "Touch Me When We're Dancing" -- in 1981 before she tragically died of heart failure, brought on by anorexia nervosa, in February of 1983. Her unreleased solo album, titled Karen Carpenter, was finally released in the fall of 1996. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
If I could only listen to one singer forever it would be her. Karen Carpenter and Alison Krauss have a purity of sound that you can feel resonate with your soul. Singers of today sound all alike to me. Does anyone know of a singer in these times that have her qualities?-- - - g r 8 g i l d y
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Without exception, those who worked with her loved her. That says something.
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I believe her brother contributed to her death by constantly nagging her about her weight. What a loss of talent!
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An Angel flying too close to the ground.
Like Vincent Van Goh, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as Karen Carpenter. |
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A VOICE THAT TOUCHES THE SOUL ONE OF A KIND BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU KAREN YOUR FAN FOREVER.
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I have alway been a huge fan of the carpentars. They had a biography movie made of her life from start to finish, when I was a girl I use to beg my mom to stay up and watch it when it came on as a rerun every year. She has a beautifully sensual voice. Its ageless.
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I started to listen to the Carpenters when i was in middle school. I used to play "Yesterday Once More" over and over again and imagined I had the voice like hers. Years later, i listened her songs again and felt that she'd never left.
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Karen could light up a room with just her voice!
Wish I could have been there to help her! jjtab47@aol. c o m |
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what an incredible artist. When I first heard her I was amazed at what she could do with her voice; I am still in utter amazement. she's not from my generation, but she's one of my favorite artists.
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One of the very best female singers of all time. She sang with such conviction. A gentle sweet spirit. What a loss.
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I miss her clear, touching, voice. And I wish we could have helped her more than we did.
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I grew up with Karen's voice and talent as a background to school and work. I miss her melody dearly.
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karen was the best singer of the 20th century i am glad her music still lives on.
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