Horizon

Horizon is the sixth studio album by the American musical duo the Carpenters. It was recorded at A&M Studios (mainly in Studio "D", using then state-of-the-art 24-track recording technology, Dolby, and was recorded at 30 inches per second). The Carpenters spent many hours experimenting with different sounds, techniques and effects.
After five consecutive albums having peaked inside the US top five, Horizon broke this run by only reaching no. 13. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 1 million copies. It was particularly successful in the United Kingdom and Japan, topping the charts and becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1975 in both those countries. Horizon also reached no. 3 in New Zealand, no. 4 in Canada and no. 5 in Norway.
Billboard noted that "the grand eloquent sound of their superb backup arrangements gives this act a special launching pad to catapult its vocal sound. Karen's strong and positive voice melds into her lyrics, be they on a now well-known work ("Please Mister Postman" and "Only Yesterday ") or an old evergreen like "I Can Dream Can't I." Karen's soft qualities plus her blending with brother Richard into an omnidirectional attack provide easy to listen to the material."