throughout their career, karen and richard continued to be successful and release great singles. all of them placed in the top 20 until 1977. in 1977, both singles released only peaked at #32 and #35. their last top 20 released in 1981 "touch me when we're dancing" peaked at #16. this was seen as a successful "come back" for the carpenters however karen would pass away just two years later.