Richard Carpenter became aware of the song after watching Bette Midler sing the song on the February 15, 1971 edition of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Last.fm Music | Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. / All rights reserved. Bonnie Bramlett later re-recorded the song on her 2002 solo album I'm Still the Same. The track was first recorded by the husband and wife duo Delaney & Bonnie and originally titled “Groupie (Superstar).” As Patrick Robbins detailed in this 2019 article, the song was subsequently covered by Rita Coolidge, Cher and Bette Midler. For instance, it appeared on the Carpenters's 2004 SACD compilation, The Singles: 1969–1981 (not to be confused with the regular CD, The Singles: 1969–1981), as a remix of the original 1973 mix on the similarly titled compilation The Singles: 1969–1973. : "Superstar" (The Carpenters / Delaney & Bonnie), In Memoriam: Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries, David Byrne Curated an Eclectic Cover Songs Playlist - Listen Now, Tennis Pays Tribute to Karen Carpenter with “Superstar” Cover, Miley Cyrus Continues to Own 2020 with Seven (!) Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby "Comin' Home" reached number 84 on the US pop singles chart, although it achieved a peak of sixteen on the UK Singles Chart. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tennis, the husband and wife duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, pay tribute to Karen Carpenter with a cover of the Carpenters’ ode to shacking up with itinerant musicians, “Superstar.” The pair reworked “Superstar” as a slow-moving synthesizer-driven track. Second-season American Idol contestant Ruben Studdard found his melismatic, R&B groove early in the Final 12 rounds when he performed a Vandross-influenced "Superstar". Copyright: Writer(s): Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett Lyrics Terms of Use, Long ago, and, oh, so far away You said you'd be coming back this way again baby "[3] The track was finished in one take. Regular readers of this site, or music history geeks, are surely aware that the Carpenters’ 1971 version of “Superstar” is itself a cover. It got rave reviews from the judges and established Studdard as one of the early leaders in the competition, a position he held through his narrow May 2003 win over second-place finisher Clay Aiken. The song "Superstar" became most popular after its treatment by the Carpenters. The result is something that doesn’t really sound like Tennis or the Carpenters, which we really liked.” We dug it too! This version was also included as a bonus track on a 2006 reissue of the 1970 album Eric Clapton. Released as a single the following year, it became an R&B hit, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart. Released by Atlantic Records, the full credit on the single was to Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Featuring Eric Clapton. 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Vandross then recorded "Superstar" in 1983 in a slower, more soulful fashion, as part of a medley with Stevie Wonder's "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" on his album Busy Body. David Hepworth commented about Karen Carpenter's performance: "Even with only half her mind on the job, she delivered a perfect performance. Released in 1971, The Carpenters's version of "Superstar" peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #2, and it became one of their signature songs. On the April 24, 1976 episode of the first season of Saturday Night Live, John Belushi (imitating Joe Cocker) and episode host Raquel Welch sang the song as a duet. “This led us to take a lot of liberties, including writing a bridge that doesn’t exist in the original. And I can hardly wait to be with you again Studdard's treatment was also included on his December 2003 debut album, Soulful. Richard would be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for his efforts. “Our goal with “Superstar” was to re-cast [Carpenter’s] voice in the context of a different band in a different era,” Moore said in a statement. Nevertheless, Karen's powerful vocals and Richard's melancholic arrangement kept it a classic piece. [4], Karen Carpenter's vocal was praised for its intensity and emotional nature. In its first recorded incarnation, the song was called "Groupie (Superstar)," and was recorded and released as a B-side to the Delaney & Bonnie single "Comin' Home" in December 1969. By now his signature song, Studdard recorded "Superstar" as the B-side of his June 2003 first single and number two hit, "Flying Without Wings". 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Similar to the origins of "We've Only Just Begun," Richard had found inspiration for "Superstar" on the television: Bette Midler had been performing the song during her appearance on The Tonight Show in 1970. With "Superstar" eagerly arranged and recorded, it was featured on the Carpenters's "Tan Album," Carpenters, in May 1971. "Superstar" is a song composed by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell in 1969. The line in the second verse, "And I can hardly wait to be with you again," originally read, "And I can hardly wait to sleep with you again." Click here to listen to more covers by Tennis. 15 Huge Stars Who Were Backup Singers First, NEW SONG: Shawn Mendes - "Wonder" - LYRICS, HOT SONG: BLACKPINK – "Lovesick Girls" - LYRICS. "Superstar" is a song composed by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell in 1969. As the song's storyline was originally more risqué than what was typical for the Carpenters, Richard changed a lyric in the second verse from "And I can hardly wait/To sleep with you again" to the somewhat less suggestive "And I can hardly wait/To be with you again. Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear Lyrics to 'Superstar' by The Carpenters: Long ago, and, oh, so far away I fell in love with you before the second show Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really here, it's just the radio I fell in love with you before the second show Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Jerry Moss,[1] who strongly believed in "Superstar," felt I was worrying needlessly, and made up my mind for me. What to say to make you come again? [6] It also reached number 18 on the UK pop singles chart and did well in Australia and New Zealand as well. Richard Carpenter became aware of the song after watching Bette Midler sing the song on the February 15, 1971 edition of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. 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. [2], Produced by Richard Carpenter with Jack Daugherty, it was recorded with members of "The Wrecking Crew," a famed collection of Los Angeles area session musicians.

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