They Were ‘On Top Of The World’: The Real Story Of The Carpenters

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After mild success, the siblings decided it would be best to create singles instead of a whole album. They remade the songs “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun”. Both singles were successful and the duo was finally on the path to stardom. They started touring and even appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show”.

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Many fans have wondered what notes Karen managed to hit when she was pelting out her music. Well, for “A Song for You” she would touch a low D and below middle C, but for “Only Yesterday” she started on a low E flat and below middle C.

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