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Though often referred to by the public as 'The Carpenters', the duo's official name on authorized recordings and press materials is simply 'Carpenters', without the definite article.

The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. (They Long to Be) Close to You (1991 Remix) Yesterday Once More (Live Broadcast Remastered) Make Believe It's Your First Time - Remastered Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Single Version) My Body Keeps Changing My Mind (Remix Version) Make Believe It's Your First Time (Solo Version) The Rainbow Connection (As Time Goes By 2000 Version)īless the Beasts and Children (1991 Remix) It's Going to Take Some Time (1991 Remix)

(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You (They Long To Be) Close To You - CarpentersĬalling Occupants Of Interplanetary CraftĬalling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day)īecause We Are in Love (The Wedding Song) There's a Kind of Hush (All over the World) It's Christmas Time/Sleep Well, Little Children Today, the song is a regular on radio stations playing classic rock and roll, and it still has the power to get your hands clapping.(There's No Place Like) Home for the HolidaysĬhristmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) The Beatles included it on their album Meet the Beatles, and in 1975 a recording of the song by The Carpenters made the top of the pop charts. All of those groups had their moments, but they were eventually swamped by hit after monster hit from another Motown creation, The Supremes. Postman.” They soon had to compete with many other girl groups, some non-Motown such as The Ronettes and The Chiffons and some from Motown itself such as Martha and the Vandellas. The Marvelettes, with an almost constantly changing cast of characters, recorded many more songs during the next decade, but none of them had the impact of “Please, Mr. The song was also a breakthrough for the growing number of all-girl singing groups, being one of the first recordings to rise to the top. It stayed in the top 40 for 23 weeks and eventually sold more than a million copies. It was the first time that a Motown record had made it to the top of the pop chart the record also climbed to the top of the R&B chart. By December 11, it held the number one spot. The song was released on August 28, 1961, hopped onto the national Billboard charts and climbed steadily.

It turned out to be appealing beyond anything that anyone at Motown imagined. The recording that the girls did - Motown originator Berry Gordy had decided to rename them The Marvelettes - was loose and a bit ragged, but it had a driving beat and enough pathos mixed with a little humor to make it appealing. Postman,” and told the sad story of a girl awaiting a letter from “that boyfriend of mine” who asks the postman to check his bag “to see is there a letter in your bag for me.” The song ends with no card or letter being delivered. Providing the background for the song was a group of local musicians (later known as the Funk Brothers) that included drummer Marvin Gaye. A couple of other Motown people also worked on the song.īy the time it was recorded, Horton had replaced Dobbins as the lead singer and Wanda Young had joined the group as one of the background singers. Dobbins knew a blues songwriter named William Garrett who had a half-finished tune that he was willing to let them have. It was 1961, and the group of five girls - Georgia Dobbins, Gladys Horton, Georgeanna Tillman, Wyanetta (“Juanita”) Cowart, and Katherine Anderson – from Inkster High School near Detroit had gotten an audition with the fledgling Motown Records.

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