Roger Nichols, the songwriter who penned "We've Only Just Begun" and other hits for folk-rock duo the Carpenters, has died.

As Williams later recalled in the documentary Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters: “This was a major break, a chance to ...

Roger Nichols, best-known for co-writing such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays” and “I Won ...

The Carpenters have been associated ... No. 1 on Billboard’s annual Christmas Singles lists in 1970, 1971 and 1973. Trending on Billboard The song remains a classic. “Merry Christmas Darling ...

Songwriter Roger Nichols, who alongside writing partner Paul Williams wrote enduring hits for the Carpenters including “We’ve ...

Admittedly, the song was light years away from the kind of music ... Close To You hit the top of the Billboard 100 chart in just six weeks. It was the Carpenters’ breakthrough hit, a single that spent ...

a beautiful song that is rich in heartache and emotional resonance. By the time the Carpenters released it on 19 June, 1972, they were multi-million selling superstars, with a string of hit singles ...