Ovo je članak o američkom pop duetu. Za njihov treći studijski album, vidi Carpenters (album). Za ostala značenja, vidi Carpenter.

Carpenters
Karen Carpenter i Richard Carpenter na prijemu u Bijeloj kući 1. augusta 1972.
Porijeklo	Los Angeles, SAD
Muzički rad
Žanr	Pop, soft rock, adult contemporary
Diskografska kuća	A&M
Članovi
Bivši članovi	Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter
Ostalo
Povezani izvođači	The Richard Carpenter Trio
Službene stranice	richardandkarencarpenter.com

The Carpenters je bio američki pop muzički duo koga su činili Karen i njen brat Richard Carpenter. 1970-ih su uživali veliku popularnost, a što se ponekad tumači time što su u doba kada je rock scenom dominirao agresivni i "tvrdi" zvuk, publici ponudili daleko "mekšu" alternativu, a što ih je na kraju učinilo jednim od komercijalno najuspješnijih izvođača svih vremena.^[1] Tri njihove pjesme su došle na vrh američke Billboard Hot 100 liste, a petnaest pjesama je došlo na vrh top-liste Adult Contemporary, učinivši ih jednim od najuspješnijih izvođača soft rock, easy listening i adult contemporary žanra, a dosada je ukupno prodano preko 100 miliona njihovih nosača zvuka ^[2]. Karijeru tokom koje su snimili 11 albuma, je prekinuta 1983. kada je Karen Carpenter umrla od srčanog udara izazvanog od anoreksije.

• Carpenter, Richard (1986). Carpenters: Ticket to Ride (1969) Album Notes. A&M 4205
• Carpenter, Richard (2005). „Carpenters Biography 2005”. The Carpenters official website. str. 1–10. Pristupljeno 2007-11-30. 
• Coleman, Ray (1994). The Carpenters: The Untold Story. New York, New York: Harpercollins. ISBN 978-0-06-018345-5. 
• Costin, Carolyn (1998). The Eating Disorder Sourcebook. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Professional (izdano 1999). ISBN 1-56565-853-1 
• Edwards, Ralph (Executive Producer) (1971-02-14). This Is Your Life (Television production, DVD). Los Angeles, California: Ralph Edwards Productions. 
• Levitin, Daniel (May 1995). „Arranging Master Class: Richard Carpenter”. Electronic Musician. Pristupljeno 2007-12-27. 
• Surratt, Paul and JoAnn Young (Executive Producers) (1998-03-31). Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters (Videotape, DVD). MPI Home Video. ISBN 0788600176. UPC 030306727820. 
• Schmidt, Randy (2010). Little Girl Blue: The Life Of Karen Carpenter
• Stockdale, Tom. Karen Carpenter. Philadelphia: Cehlsea House Publishers, 2000. ISBN 0-7910-5225-7
• Wallace, Evelyn (1973). The Carpenters' Official Fan Club Newsletters, Issue No. 26. June, 1973.
• Zerbe, Kathryn J. (1995). The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment. Carlsbad, California: Gürze Books, LLC.. ISBN 0-936077-23-9 
• Unknown (1976). Superstars of the 70s. London, England: Octopus Books Limited. ISBN 0-7064-0447-5. 

The Carpenters na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• Richard and Karen Carpenter: Carpenters – Official site
• Carpenters The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center Arhivirano 2020-07-04 na Wayback Machine-u – Exhibit page official website
• Carpenters - diskografija na Discogs (en)
• Karen Carpenter na sajtu IMDb
• Richard Carpenter na sajtu IMDb
• Rolling Stone Arhivirano 2010-02-28 na Wayback Machine-u – Carpenters biography
• Society Music Theory – A musicologist's discourse on the song "Superstar"
• Chris Walter Arhivirano 2020-02-07 na Wayback Machine-u – Pictures of Carpenters in an official archive
• Carpenters Complete Recording Resource - discography and remix version resource