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Karen Carpenter
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Album Details: Karen Carpenter

Release Date:02/03/2003
Label:Universal Japan
UPC:4988005324825

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    Karen Carpenter CD: 1996

    By Paul  Feb 17, 2001 | 1 out of 1 found this Karen Carpenter review helpful

    Although I find it deeply depressing that she never had the chance to explore this side of her jazz/pop milieu, it is a refreshing side that could have launched her career in a new direction, making her more akin to Sergio Mendez or Kenny G than to t...he top 40 cuts infecting the American pop landscape. In all, I cannot find fault with any of the cuts in CD. The classy arrangements by a wide variety of people---and a duet with Peter Cetera to boot-- makes this a worthwhile excursion for any Carpenters fan. I find it almost tragic that she did not get to work with producer Phil Ramone a couple more times on different projects, but be thankful that we saw a side of her vocal talents that separated her from the TOP 40 crap we are inflicted with now. Read more Less

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    Karen Carpenter solo album

    By SherylP  Feb 18, 2005

    Pros: Different and Beautiful

    Cons: Not released when disco was in

    I love the songs on this album!!! I know that the Peter Cetera song (Making Love in The Afternoon) would have been a hit if had been released in 1982. What harm would it have been to release this album? It destroyed Karen's fragile psyche. I don...'t think she ever realized her potential or her influence to those my age (baby boomers). After destroying disco albums in 1980, people have given disco a second chance, and disco is now entrenched in our society. Why can't people give Karen Carpenter a second chance? She sang a lot of songs that people have never listened to. Read more Less

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Biography

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter was the lead singer for the softrock 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 recor... Read more