Carpenters, The - Carpenters (1971) Part 2 (Full Album)

Track List: 5-7

5. Carpenters - For All We Know (0:00)
6. Carpenters - Superstar (2:34)
7. Carpenters - Druscilla Penny (6:24)

Carpenters is the third studio album by American music duo Carpenters. Released on May 14, 1971, it was their most successful studio album, reaching number two on the Billboard 200 chart and number 12 in the UK, as well as being certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA. The album contained the hit songs "For All We Know", "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Superstar".

It has been said that the strength of these recordings is what caused Richard Carpenter to ask his sister to front the band for their live performances instead of playing behind the drums. Amongst many fans, the album has simply been referred to as "The Tan Album", because the original LP cover, complete with overlapping flap, looked like an oversized tan envelope, and is presumably a play on The Beatles' so-called White Album.

In Cash Box's Top 100 Albums of 1971, Carpenters was listed as one of the year's ten biggest albums. This is the first album to feature the familiar Carpenters logo.

All lead vocals are by Karen, except on the tracks "Druscilla Penny", "Saturday", and the "Walk on By" segment of the Bacharach/David Medley, in which Richard Carpenter sings lead vocal, with Karen in the background.

The album and its singles earned Carpenters four Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year. It won the Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.

Personnel:
Karen Carpenter – vocals, drums
Richard Carpenter – arranger, piano, harpsichord, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, vocals, orchestration
Hal Blaine – drums
Jim Horn – reeds
Earl Dumler – oboe on "For All We Know"
Bob Messenger – bass, reeds
Tommy Morgan - harmonica on "Rainy Days and Mondays"
Joe Osborn – bass
Doug Strawn – reeds

Technical:
Jack Daugherty – producer
Norm Kinney – assistant engineer
Dick Bogert – engineer
Ray Gerhardt – engineer
Guy Webster – photography
Roland Young – art direction
Bernie Grundman, Richard Carpenter – remastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering