Superstar
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| Single by The Carpenters from the album Carpenters | |||||
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| Front cover scan of The Carpenters' single, "Superstar".
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| B-side | "Bless the Beasts and Children" | ||||
| Recorded | 1971 | ||||
| Released | August 12, 1971 | ||||
| Length | 3:46 | ||||
| Genre(s) | Pop | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jack Daugherty, The Carpenters | ||||
| Record label | A&M Records | ||||
| Letter (Make Your Own Kind of Music) | K, for Karen Carpenter | ||||
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| Screenshot from Gold: Greatest Hits (1985) | |||||
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| A screen capture of Karen singing "Superstar" on a promo video
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"Superstar" is a song composed by Bonnie and Delaney Bramlett and Leon Russell in 1969. Since then, one of the best known versions is that of The Carpenters. Released in 1971, The Carpenters' version of "Superstar" peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #2, and has become one of their signature songs. Richard described how he was unsure of whether to release "Superstar" as a single:
I was vascillating between "Superstar" and "Let Me Be the One," being concerned that the lyrics to the former were a little unconventional for a Carpenters record. Jerry Moss, who strongly believed in "Superstar", felt I was worrying needlessly, and made up my mind for me.
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