‘A Kind Of Hush’: Pray Silence For The Carpenters

‘A Kind Of Hush’: Pray Silence For The Carpenters

When the Carpenters glided into the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1976 with their remake of Herman’s Hermits’ 1967 hit “There’s A Kind Of Hush,” it became their 16th such US hit in less than six years. It set up the June 11 release of their similarly-titled seventh studio album, A Kind Of Hush. The set featured some more fine later-period Carpenters moments and, as always, those incredible Richard and Karen harmonies. Among the highli…