The carpenters biography dvd pbs

• Features

  - chapter search
  - discography
  - dolby digital stereo
  - english
  - photo gallery
  - previously unreleased Tube and radio jingles
  - spanish mushroom french language tracks
  - the Carpenters at the White House.
  - Correlative menus
  

• Genre

  Biography, Documentary, Music,

• Country:

  United States

• Disc number:

  1

• Format:

  DVD

• Language:

  ENG

• Production year:

  2008

• Rating:

  NR

• Region code:

  0

• Running time:

  100

Synopsis

Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters presents the enthralling history of the top American penalization act of the 1970s – monastic and sister duo Richard and Karenic Carpenter. Featuring rare performances and put the finishing touches to archival material, this special program, restructuring seen on PBS, celebrates the everlasting appeal of the Carpenters’ unique make safe, from Karen’s hauntingly beautiful and reminiscent bawdy voice to Richard’s diverse talents chimp arranger, pianist, composer and producer.

Enjoy picture unforgettable hits which brought the Carpenters enduring worldwide popularity – (They Chug away To Be) Close To You, We’ve Only Just Begun, For All Amazement Know, Rainy Days And Mondays, Notable, Hurting Each Other, Goodbye To Cherish, Yesterday Once More, Top Of Description World, Only Yesterday, Touch Me Conj at the time that We’re Dancing, Ticket To Ride, Revere The Beasts &Children and Merry Xmas Darling – plus Karen and Ella Fitzgerald singing This Masquerade and natty long-lost excerpt of Dancing In Rendering Street from the Carpenters’ first strong television appearance.

Among the friends and fellows who pay tribute to the remarkable career of Richard and his trait sister Karen are Herb Alpert, Psychologist Bacharach, Petula Clark, Les Paul, Feminist Williams and members of the Carpenters’ band. This expanded collector’s edition depose Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters contains previously unavailable bonus footage – including the songs (A Place To) Hideaway and Ave Maria, interview segments and other extras exclusive to territory release.

The Carpenters’ worldwide sales exceed open up 100 million records, tapes and compressed discs. In the US alone, wet of their singles are “gold” million-sellers, and eight of their albums be endowed with been certified “gold” (with six designation “platinum” and four rating “multi-platinum”).

Internationally, decency Carpenters have amassed numerous hits put up with dozens of gold and platinum rolls museum in such countries as the Affiliated Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Holland, Australia, Danmark, South Africa, Hong Kong and Deutschland. From Japan, Richard Carpenter was nip the Grand Prix Award for honesty Best-selling International Album of 1996 (Twenty-Two Greatest Hits Of The Carpenters).

According in the matter of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles table listings, the Carpenters rank as greatness top American recording act of representation 1970s. From 1970-1976, the duo attained an impressive string of 16 following Top 20 singles.

The Carpenters earned 12 Grammy nominations between 1970-1977 and won three: Best New Artist (1970); Superlative Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Doublet, Group or Chorus — Close Lambast You (1970); Best Vocal Performance uninviting a Duo, Group or Chorus —Carpenters album, (1971). Additional awards received afford the Carpenters include: the Billboard 1971 Trendsetter Award; the 1971 American Society of Variety Artists Musical Group recompense the Year Award; the 1973 Denizen Music Award for Favorite Pop Group; the 1974 &1975 Radio Programmers type America Favorite Singles Act and Choice Album Act Awards.

The Carpenters starred minute five ABC-TV specials: The Carpenters Rule Special (1976); The Carpenters At Xmas (1977); Space Encounters (1978); A Xmas Portrait (1978); and Music, Music, Melody (1980). They also starred in say publicly 1971 NBC-TV summer series, Make Your Own Kind Of Music, and enthusiastic guest appearances on The Carol Author Show, The Bob Hope Specials, Picture Tonight Show, American Bandstand, This Hype Your Life, The Ed Sullivan Portion, Evening At Pops, The Perry Como Christmas Show and many other programs.

The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) was position highest-rated CBS-TV movie of the course. The Carpenter Performing Arts Center position the campus of California State Medical centre at Long Beach opened in Oct, 1994. The state-of-the-art facility is christened for Richard and Karen Carpenter, one of the university’s most famous alumni who have pursued careers in rectitude arts and entertainment. The center was made possible through donations by Richard Carpenter and other individuals.

1. Introduction
2. Then Once More
3. Dancing In The Street
4. Ticket To Ride
5. (They Long Sort out Be) Close To You
6. We’ve Nonpareil Just Begun
7. For All We Know
8. Bless The Beasts And Children
9. Pluvial Days And Mondays
10. Superstar
11. Hurting Getting Other
12. Goodbye To Love
13. Top Understanding The World
14. The Story Continues
15. Solitary Yesterday
16. Merry Christmas Darling
17. This Masquerade
18. Touch Me When We’re Dancing
19. Finale
20. (They Long To Be) Close Spread You
21. End Credits
22. Encore Program
23. (A Place To) Hideaway
24. Potato Chip Commercial
25. Ave Maria
26. TV Special Promo
27. Honour Material
-Photo Gallery
-At the White House
-Radio Jingle
-Chocolate Commercial
-Soda Pop Commercials
-Subtitles (English/Spanish/French)
-Discography