The story of the Carpenters to many was that they were a successful 70s duo who's time was cut short by the death of singer Karen Carpenter. However, their career was in decline during the last few years of their existence.
Their chart career began in 1970 with "We've Only Just Begun" and by 1978 they'd had a Top 40 hit every year in the 70s to date. Many of their hits were covers, prior to this record they'd had 14 hits, 10 of which were covers. This did include 2 double a-sides which included an original composition one side.
This record was their first non-cover to chart that didn't have Richard Carpenter as the songwriter. That duty went to Juice Newton and Otha Young. It was originally intended to be for Juice Newton herself, but her record label didn't want it.
It would prove to be the final Top 40 hit for the Carpenters bar a re-issue of "Merry Christmas Darling / (They Long To Be) Close To You" in 1990.
They went on hiatus in 1978, but they did have success at the end of the year with their 2nd greatest hits album reaching number 2 in the album charts. They would eventually reunite but wouldn't return to the charts. Karen Carpenter died in 1983.
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