List of songs recorded by the Carpenters
This is a comprehensive list of songs written or performed by pop duo the Carpenters, featuring Karen and Richard Carpenter. This list includes official studio albums, live albums, solo albums, and notable compilations that feature rare or unreleased material.
Song list
[edit]| Title | Release | Year Released | Year Recorded | Composer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A Place To) Hideaway | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Sparks | |
| (I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bacharach, David | |
| (They Long to Be) Close to You | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Bacharach, David | |
| (Want You) Back in My Life Again | Made in America | 1981 | 1981 | Chater, Christian | |
| A Song for You#Notable cover versions | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Leon Russell | Not released as a single |
| All Because of You | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Javors | Karen Carpenter solo |
| All I Can Do | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| All of My Life | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Carpenter | |
| All Those Years Ago | Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor | 1998 | 1998 | Carpenter, Oland | Richard Carpenter solo |
| All You Get from Love Is a Love Song | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Eaton | |
| An Old-Fashioned Christmas | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1984 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Another Song | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| At the End of a Song | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1979 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Aurora | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Ave Maria | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Bach, Gounod | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Away in a Manger (Luther's Cradle Hymn) | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Traditional, Murray. Also attributed to: Clark, Luther, Strauss, Gabriel, McFarland, Kirkpatrick | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Baby It's You | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Bacharach, David, Williams | |
| Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song) | Made in America | 1981 | 1980 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Beechwood 4-5789 | Made in America | 1981 | 1980 | Gaye, Gordy, Stevenson | |
| Benediction | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Bless the Beasts and Children | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Botkin, De Vorzon | |
| Boat to Sail | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | DeShannon | |
| Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Greenfield, Sedaka | |
| B'wana She No Home | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Franks | |
| California Dreamin' | As Time Goes By | 2001 | 1968 | Phillips, Phillips | Demo |
| Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day) | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Draper, Woloschuk | |
| Calling Your Name Again | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Carpenter, Marx | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Can't Smile Without You | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Arnold, Martin, Morrow | |
| Caravan | From the Top | 1990 | 1965 | Ellington, Mills, Tizol | |
| Carol of the Bells | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Leontovych, Wilhousky | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Christ Is Born | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Bartolucci, Charles | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Crescent Noon | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Crystal Lullaby | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Barry, Greenwich, Spector | |
| Dead Man's Curve | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Berry, Christian, Kornfeld, Wilson | |
| Deck the Halls (With Boughs of Holly) | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Traditional, Hughes | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Desperado | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Frey, Henley | |
| Do You Hear What I Hear? | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1978 | Regney, Baker | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Do You Know the Way to San Jose | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bacharach, David | |
| Don't Be Afraid | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Carpenter | |
| Don't Cry for Me Argentina | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Lloyd Webber, Rice | |
| Druscilla Penny | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Eve | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Eventide | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Flat Baroque | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| For All We Know | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | James, Karlin, Wilson | |
| For All We Know (Reprise) | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | James, Karlin, Wilson | |
| Fun, Fun, Fun | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Love, Wilson | |
| Get Together | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Powers | |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Traditional | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Good Friends Are for Keeps | From the Top | 1990 | 1975 | Silberman | |
| Good Night | From the Top | 1990 | 1969 | Lennon, McCartney | |
| Goodbye to Love | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Goofus | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Harold, Kahn, King | |
| Guess I Just Lost My Head | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Mounsey | Karen Carpenter solo |
| Happy | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Bettis, Peluso, Rubin | |
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Blane, Martin | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| He Came Here for Me | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1978 | Nelson | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Heather | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Pearson | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Help! | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Lennon, McCartney | |
| Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1978 | Autry, Haldeman | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Honolulu City Lights | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | Beamer | |
| Hurting Each Other | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Geld, Udell | |
| I Believe You | Made in America | 1981 | 1978 | Addrisi, Addrisi | |
| I Can Dream, Can't I? | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Fain, Kahal | |
| I Can't Make Music | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Edelman | |
| I Have You | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1978 | Longfellow, Marks | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| I Just Fall in Love Again | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Dorff, Herbstritt, Lloyd, Sklerov | |
| I Kept on Loving You | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Nichols, Williams | |
| I Need to Be in Love | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Bettis, Carpenter, Hammond | |
| I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In) | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Traditional, Overton | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| I Won't Last a Day Without You | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Nichols, Williams | |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Gannon, Ram, Kent | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Iced Tea | From the Top | 1990 | 1966 | Carpenter | |
| If I Had You | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Dorff, Harju, Herbstritt | Karen Carpenter solo |
| If We Try | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Temperton | Karen Carpenter solo |
| I'll Be Yours | From the Top | 1990 | 1966 | Carpenter | |
| I'll Never Fall in Love Again | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bacharach, David | |
| I'll Never Fall in Love Again | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Bacharach, David | |
| I'm Still Not Over You | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Bettis, Carpenter | Richard Carpenter solo |
| In Love Alone | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Bettis, Carpenter | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Intermission | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Carpenter | |
| Invocation | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1984 | Sears, Willis, Sullivan | |
| It's Christmas Time | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Stillman, Young | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| It's Going to Take Some Time | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | King, Stern | |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Mullican, Williams | |
| Jingle Bells | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Pierpont | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Johnny Angel | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Duddy, Pockriss | |
| Karen's Theme | Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor | 1998 | 1998 | Carpenter | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Kiss Me the Way You Did Last Night | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | Dorn, Lawley | |
| Knowing When to Leave | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bacharach, David | |
| Last One Singin' the Blues | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | McCann | Karen Carpenter solo |
| Leave Yesterday Behind | As Time Goes By | 2001 | 1978 | Karlin | |
| Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Cahn, Styne | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Let Me Be the One | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Nichols, Williams | |
| Little Altar Boy | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1978 | Smith | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Little Girl Blue | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | Hart, Rodgers | |
| Look to Your Dreams | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1981 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Looking for Love | From the Top | 1990 | 1966 | Carpenter | Karen Carpenters solo 1966 single |
| Love Is Surrender | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Carmichael | |
| Love Me for What I Am | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Bettis, Pascale | |
| Lovelines | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Temperton | Karen Carpenter solo |
| Make Believe It's Your First Time | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1980 | Morrison, Wilson | |
| Make It Easy on Yourself | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bacharach, David | |
| Making Love in the Afternoon | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Cetera | Karen Carpenter solo |
| Man Smart, Woman Smarter | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Span | |
| Maybe It's You | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Merry Christmas, Darling | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1970 | Carpenter, Pooler | 1970 non album single |
| Mr. Guder | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| My Body Keeps Changing My Mind | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Pearl | Karen Carpenter solo |
| My Favorite Things | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1984 | Hammerstein, Rodgers | |
| Now | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1982 | Nichols, Williams | |
| Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Young | |
| Nowhere Man | As Time Goes By | 2001 | 1968 | Lennon, McCartney | Demo |
| O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Oakeley, Wade | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Traditional, Neale | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| O Holy Night | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1984 | Adam, Cappeau, Dwight | |
| On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Lloyd Webber, Rice | |
| One Fine Day | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Goffin, King | |
| One Love | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| One More Time | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Anderson | |
| Only Yesterday | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Ordinary Fool | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1976 | Williams | |
| Our Day Will Come | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Garson, Hilliard | |
| Piano Picker | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Edelman | |
| Please Mr. Postman | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Bateman, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland | |
| Prime Time Love | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1980 | Ironstone, Unobsky | |
| Rainy Days and Mondays | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Nichols, Williams | |
| Reason to Believe | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Hardin | |
| Remember When Lovin' Took All Night | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Farrar, Leiken | Karen Carpenter solo |
| Remind Me to Tell You | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Mueller | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Road Ode | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Sims, Woodhams | |
| Sailing on the Tide | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1976 | Bettis, Peluso | |
| Sandy | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1974 | Coots, Gillespie | 1974 non album single |
| Saturday | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Say Yeah! | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Janz, Oland | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Silent Night | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Gruber, Mohr, Young | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Silver Bells | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Livingston, Evans | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Sing | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Raposo | |
| Sleep Well, Little Children | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Bergman, Klatzkin | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Sleigh Ride | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Anderson, Parish | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Slow Dance | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | Margo, Margo | |
| Solitaire | Horizon | 1975 | 1975 | Cody, Sedaka | |
| Somebody's Been Lyin' | Made in America | 1981 | 1981 | Bacharach, Sager | |
| Someday | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Something in Your Eyes | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Carpenter, Oland | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Sometimes | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Mancini, Mancini | |
| A Song for You | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Russell | |
| A Song for You (Reprise) | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Russell | |
| Still Crazy After All These Years | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Simon | Karen Carpenter solo |
| Still in Love with You | Karen Carpenter | 1996 | 1979 | Javors | Karen Carpenter solo |
| Strength of a Woman | Made in America | 1981 | 1980 | Brown, Curiel | |
| Superstar | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bramlett, Russell | |
| Sweet, Sweet Smile | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Newton, Young | |
| That's What I Believe | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Carpenter, Oland | Richard Carpenter solo |
| The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Torme, Wells | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| The Christmas Waltz | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Cahn, Styne | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| The End of the World | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Dee, Kent | |
| The First Snowfall | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Burke, Webster | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Garrett, Wayne, Weisman | |
| The Parting of Our Ways | From the Top | 1990 | 1966 | Carpenter | |
| The Rainbow Connection | As Time Goes By | 2001 | 1980 | Ascher, Williams | |
| The Uninvited Guest | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | Kaye, Tweel | |
| There's a Kind of Hush | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Reed, Stephens | |
| This Masquerade | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Russell | |
| Those Good Old Dreams | Made in America | 1981 | 1981 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Ticket to Ride | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Lennon, McCartney | |
| Time | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Carpenter | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Top of the World | A Song for You | 1972 | 1972 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Touch Me When We're Dancing | Made in America | 1981 | 1981 | Bell, Skinner, Wallace | |
| Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again | Interpretations | 1994 | 1975 | Pomeranz | |
| Turn Away | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Two Lives | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1977 | Jordan | |
| Two Sides | Passage | 1977 | 1977 | Davis | |
| Walk On By | Carpenters | 1971 | 1971 | Bacharach, David | |
| We've Only Just Begun | Close to You | 1970 | 1970 | Nichols, Williams | |
| What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? | An Old-Fashioned Christmas | 1984 | 1978 | Loesser | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Dix | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| What's the Use | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| When I Fall in Love | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | Heyman, Young | |
| When It's Gone (It's Just Gone) | Made in America | 1981 | 1981 | Handley | |
| When Time Was All We Had | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Carpenter, Oland | Richard Carpenter solo |
| When You've Got What It Takes | Made in America | 1981 | 1981 | Lane, Nichols | |
| Where Do I Go from Here | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | McGee | |
| White Christmas | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Berlin | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Who Do You Love? | Time | 1987 | 1987 | Holden, Hamilton, Pickus | Richard Carpenter solo |
| Winter Wonderland | Christmas Portrait | 1978 | 1978 | Bernard, Smith | Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special |
| Yesterday Once More | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| Yesterday Once More (Reprise) | Now & Then | 1973 | 1973 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| You | A Kind of Hush | 1976 | 1976 | Edelman | |
| You'll Love Me | From the Top | 1990 | 1967 | Carpenter | |
| Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1982 | Weiss | |
| Your Wonderful Parade | Offering/Ticket to Ride | 1969 | 1969 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| You're Enough | Voice of the Heart | 1983 | 1982 | Bettis, Carpenter | |
| You're the One | Lovelines | 1989 | 1980 | Ferguson |
