Who is the sister of the writer and co-writer of the songs featured on the album Carpenters Perform Carpenter?
Richard Carpenter (musician) Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15, 1946) is an American pop musician, best known as one half of the sibling duo the Carpenters, along with his sister Karen Carpenter. He is a record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist, occasional lyricist, and composer, as well as joining with Karen on harmony vocals.
The Singles: 1969–1973 The Singles: 1969–1973 is an album by the brother/sister pop duo The Carpenters. A greatest hits collection, it topped the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom and became one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s. Features of this compilation include a newly recorded version of "Top of the World", "Ticket to Ride" and a number of musical introductions and segues between the songs "Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Goodbye to Love", the latter two were sped up in pitch, much to the regret of Richard in subsequent years. It has been certified 7× platinum in the US alone. In the UK, the album reached number 1 for 17 (non-consecutive) weeks.