In a time when hard rock was all the rage, The Carpenters were getting a softer sound to the airwaves from the 1970s. While many performers churned out new music constantly, they got a different strategy. They waited for an excellent song with an excellent sound to get together, only putting out a new song if they had been sure they were placing out popular.

Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter sat straight down with Wink Martindale in 1970 during the achievement of Close To You. The duo distributed an intimate look at what went into the process of creating music and talk about their protection in creating easy listening songs.