Carpenters: The Musical Legacy
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Author: Mike Cidoni Lennox, Chris May
The definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in history, the Carpenters, is told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from Richard’s personal archive, many never published. With candour, heart and humour, he sheds new light on their trials and triumphs. This beautifully illustrated definitive biography is a must-have for any Carpenters fan.After becoming multimillion-selling, Grammy-winning superstars with their 1970 breakthrough hit '(They Long to Be) Close to You', Richard and Karen Carpenter would win over millions of fans worldwide with a record-breaking string of hits including 'We’ve Only Just Begun', 'Top of the World', and 'Yesterday Once More'.By 1975, success was taking its toll. Years of jam-packed work schedules, including hundreds of concert engagements, proved to be just too much for the Carpenters to keep the hits coming – and, ultimately, to keep the music playing at all. Richard and Karen, however, never took their adoring public (or each other) for granted.
ISBN 9781648960727. Princeton Architectural Press. hb. 320 pages. 350 colour & b/w ills. 21.6 x 28 cm.
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The definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in history, the Carpenters, is told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from Richard’s personal archive, many never published. With candour, heart and humour, he sheds new light on their trials and triumphs. This beautifully illustrated definitive biography is a must-have for any Carpenters fan.After becoming multimillion-selling, Grammy-winning superstars with their 1970 breakthrough hit '(They Long to Be) Close to You', Richard and Karen Carpenter would win over millions of fans worldwide with a record-breaking string of hits including 'We’ve Only Just Begun', 'Top of the World', and 'Yesterday Once More'.By 1975, success was taking its toll. Years of jam-packed work schedules, including hundreds of concert engagements, proved to be just too much for the Carpenters to keep the hits coming – and, ultimately, to keep the music playing at all. Richard and Karen, however, never took their adoring public (or each other) for granted.
ISBN 9781648960727. Princeton Architectural Press. hb. 320 pages. 350 colour & b/w ills. 21.6 x 28 cm.
available