Grammy Awards & Nominations

KC & RC with their grammy award
Those in red are GRAMMY awarded to the Carpenters while the rest are Nominations.
1970 Best New Artist ***
1970 Record of the year for "Close To You" (produced by Jack Daugherty) ***
1970 Best Contemporary vocal performance by a duo or group with vocal for the single "Close To You" ***
1970 Album of the year "Close To You" (produced by Jack Daugherty) ***
1970 Best Instrumental Arrangement accompanying vocals for "Close To You" (Richardīs) ***
1970 Song of the year "We've Only Just Begun" (by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols)
1970 Best contemporary song "We've Only Just Begun" (by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols)
1970 Best Engineered Recording "Close To You" (Ray Gerhardt and Richard Bogert)
1971 Album of the year "Carpenters" (Produced by Jack Daugherty) ***
1971 Best Pop vocal performance by a duo or group for the album "Carpenters" ***
1971 Best Instrumental arrangement accompanying vocals "Superstar" (Richardīs) ***
1971 Best Album of original score, written for a motion picture "Bless The Beasts And Children" (Barry de Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr.)
1971 Best Engineered Recording (Ray Gerhardt and Richard Bogert)
1972 Best Instrumental arrangement accompanying vocals "Flat Baroque" *** (Richardīs)
1973 Best Pop vocal performance by a duo, group or vocal "Sing" ***
1973 Best Instrumental arrangement accompanying vocals "Sing" (Richardīs) ***
1974 Best Instrumental arrangement accompanying vocals "We've Only Just Begun" (in a version arranged by Gene Puerling and Les Hooper)
1977 Best Instrumental arrangement accompanying vocals "Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft" (Richardīs) ***
Thanks to: José Casillas, Monterrey, N.L. MEXICO

Richard and Karen received a gold medallion
for being presenters for the 1974 GRAMMY AWARDS.

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