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''Carpenters'' is the third studio album by The Carpenters. Released on May 14, 1971, the album was successful, reaching #2 on the Billboard 200 chart and #12 in the United Kingdom. With the hit songs "For All We Know (1970 song)|For All We Know," "Rainy Days and Mondays," and "Superstar (Delaney and Bonnie song)#The Carpenters version|Superstar," ''Carpenters'' solidified Karen Carpenter as one of her generation's most endearing pop vocalists. Amongst many fans, the album has simply been referred to as ''The Tan Album,'' because the album itself is like a tan envelope<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000G3WW Amazon.com: Carpenters: Music: The Carpenters]</ref><ref>[http://www.carpentersconnection.com/discography/index.html#3 The Carpenters Connection - Discography]</ref>, and is presumably a play on The Beatles' so-called The Beatles (album)|White Album. In Cash Box's Top 100 Albums of 1971, ''Carpenters'' peaked at #8.<ref>[http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/randypny3/cashbox/1971YEAP.html Cash Box YE Pop Albums - 1971]</ref>

This is not the first album featuring tracks with Richard Carpenter singing lead vocal, with Karen in the background, as opposed to the other tracks. "Druscilla Penny" and "Saturd... read all