I think if Karen had lived, the Carpenters wouldn't have been as successful as they did in the 70s. Before you strongly disagree, read this next part. Here's why: In 1975, the album "Horizon" was released to the public, and their biggest single from the album, "Only Yesterday" reached #2. The next year, disco exploded, and people were getting less interested in the Carpenters' music. In 1976, their big single, "There's a Kind of Hush...", reached #12. The year after that, their single "Calling Occupants..." reached a mere #32. Then, Richard went into a chemical dependency unit, and Karen went to the east coast for her anorexia, and didn't release an album until 1981. Their singles did very poorly. Although "Touch Me..." went to #16, the other singles, "Those Good Old Dreams" and "Beechwood..." only went to #63 and #72, respectively. If Karen had not passed away, their singles would not have made the Billboard Hot 100. What do you think?
2007-03-31
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