Carpenters

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Carpenters is the third studio album by American music duo the 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 quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album contained the hit songs "For All We Know", "Rainy Days and Mondays", and "Superstar". The strength of these recordings reportedly is what caused Richard Carpenter to ask his sister to front the band for their live performances instead of playing behind the drums. Among 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 most countries outside of North America, an image of the Carpenters was instead used for the cover art. In Cash Box's Top 100 Albums of 1971, Carpenters was listed as one of the year's 10 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.