Karen Carpenter recorded a solo album while Richard was taking a year off for drug rehab from Quaaludes. The music was recorded 1979-1980. However it was not released. The producers at A&M Records did not think they could release it. Karen went along with the decision but was not happy with it. Some of the songs on the record were rearranged by Richard and included in Carpenters music, but this was after Karen had passed away. The C.D. was not released as Karen wished until 1996, 13 years after her death. It was first released in Japan, and then in the United States. I peaked at number 19 in Japan. The only known song is the Paul Simon song, "Still Crazy, After all these Years." "Make Believe Its Your First Time" by Bob Morrison had previously been released in a Carpenter posthumous album, Voice of the Heart.
Karen Carpenter's voice is unique and it is always a pleasure to listen to her.
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