List of albums by the Carpenters

Please note that compilations are not included on this page.

Carpenters

Fully original albums recorded by the Carpenters as a whole.

1960s

Offering - October 9, 1969

1970s

1980s

2000s

As Time Goes By - 2004

Richard Carpenter

Fully original albums recorded by Richard Carpenter.

1980s

Time - 1987

1990s

Pianist Arranger Composer Conductor - 1997

Karen Carpenter

Fully original albums recorded by Karen Carpenter.

1990s

Karen Carpenter - 1996

Compilations

The Singles: 1969-1973 - 1973
The Singles: 1974-1978 - 1978
Yesterday Once More - 1985
From the Top - 1991 (4-disc box set)
Interpretations - 1995
Love Songs - 1997
Reflections - 1998
The Singles: 1969-1981 - 2000
The Essential Collection: 1965-1997 - 2002 (4-disc box set)
Carpenters Perform Carpenter - 2003
Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition - 2004
The Utimate Collection - 2006

Note that all compilations from 1985 and after include remixed versions of the original songs.

Also See

List of songs by the Carpenters

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Studio albums	Offering (Ticket to Ride) (1969) Close to You (1970) Carpenters (1971) A Song for You (1972) Now & Then (1973) Horizon (1975) A Kind of Hush (1976) Passage (1977) Christmas Portrait (1978) Made in America (1981)
Live albums	Live in Japan (1975) Live at the Palladium (1976)
Compilation albums	The Singles: 1969–1973 (1973) The Singles: 1974–1978 (1978) The Very Best of the Carpenters (1982) Voice of the Heart (1983) An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984) Yesterday Once More (1984) Lovelines (1989) Only Yesterday (1990) From the Top (1991) Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1994) Reflections (1995) Love Songs (1997) The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000) Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) As Time Goes By (2001) The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 (2002) Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003) Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004) The Ultimate Collection (2006) 40/40 (2009) Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)
Solo albums	Time (1987) Karen Carpenter (1996) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)
Singles	"Looking for Love" "Ticket to Ride" "(They Long to Be) Close to You" "We've Only Just Begun" "Merry Christmas, Darling" "For All We Know" "Rainy Days and Mondays" "Superstar" "Bless the Beasts and Children" "Hurting Each Other" "It's Going to Take Some Time" "Goodbye to Love" "Sing" "Yesterday Once More" "Top of the World" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "I Won't Last a Day Without You" "Please Mr. Postman" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" "Only Yesterday" "Solitaire" "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" "I Need to Be in Love" "Goofus" "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "Sweet, Sweet Smile" "I Believe You" "Touch Me When We're Dancing" "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" "Those Good Old Dreams" "Beechwood 4-5789" "Make Believe It's Your First Time" "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" "Little Altar Boy" "Honolulu City Lights" "Something in Your Eyes" "If I Had You" "Ave Maria" "The Rainbow Connection"
Other songs	"Let Me Be the One" "A Song for You" "This Masquerade" "I Can't Make Music" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "Can't Smile Without You" "I Just Fall in Love Again" "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" "Where Do I Go from Here"
Television series and specials	Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971) Live at the BBC (1971) First Television Special (1976) Space Encounters (1978) A Christmas Portrait (1978) Music, Music, Music (1980)
Music video releases	Gold: Greatest Hits (1991 VHS / 2002 DVD) Interpretations (1995 VHS / 2003 DVD)
Documentaries	Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1998) Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)
Related	Discography Songs John Bettis Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story The Karen Carpenter Story Classic Carpenters
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