Carpenters, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Superstar 

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Karen Carpenter's voice was like pain, heartache, and sorrow wrapped in velvet. That's the best way I can describe it

Years will continue to pass and Karen's voice will stand out as one of the best. The smoothness and clarity of her voice will always be an example of perfection. Karen left us way too early, but she left us her music to last eternity. Karen, you did well. Now, go rest in peace. Many people will continue to enjoy your talents. You will forever be young and have a golden voice. ❤

One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Music just isn’t the same as it was in the 70’s.

I'm a black man in my 50's I grew up on the Carpenters and believe me Karen was and still is the best,such clarity in her vocals and so heart felt,really miss you Karen and I love you

she had absolutely perfect pitch. her voice was like a musical instrument.

Right in the middle of all the Drug Hippie Madness of the 70s we had this Angelic voice of Sanity!

I am already 75 years old and every time I listen to Karen Carpents voice I think where has all the beautiful music that used to be gone?

The most beautiful voice of all time.

After all these years no singer can touch her. There you have the gift of Karen Carpenter.

Richard was equally talented, actually created that distinct Carpenters sound.

When I was in 6th grade in 1974 I was blessed to sing with the Carpenters. Best memory of my childhood. I miss her voice so much. ♥️

The clarity in every word she sings is outstanding. There'll never be another voice like Karen Carpenters.❤

One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever made.

I wept when I heard this song as a 12 year old and wept again listening to it in the eternal now at 64 years old.

Oh my. My favorite Carpenters song, with Karen at her peak, vocally. This remix with orchestra brought tears to my eyes. The song is moving enough, but to see an orchestra actually play and to hear a few extra instrumental additions in the second verse just takes this song to a completely different level. Rest in peace, Karen. Your voice will live forever in the music you and Richard recorded.

No vocal gymnastics, no flourishes. Just pure, clear, rich vocals. No other vocalist even comes close... Extraordinary

The voice of an angel. RIP Karen, you left us way too soon and way too young.

50 years have elapsed and no one will ever touch my heart the way Karen Carpenter did with her compassion and emotional performances...

Imagine what Richard Carpenter must've been feeling at that moment...Hearing his sister's magnificent voice coming through those headphones.

Karen had that Once in a Lifetime voice... so rare... so Incredibly Special! 💖 One word... SUPERSTAR!

I wish she had realized how perfectly wonderful she was. Pure perfection.

Timeless. Listening to Karen sing brings back so many memories. There will never be another voice like hers

Truely the voice of an angel. I miss her so much.

It's not just her voice. It's the emotion injected into the performance.

No Carpenter collection is complete without this album. The digital quality is just astounding, and Karen's voice so clean and sharp. What a great effort, Richard!

An interviewer once asked legendary songwriter Leon Russell which of his many versions of “Superstar” was his favorite. Without offending the other artists who have covered his song, he simply told the interviewer “I have always been a huge fan of Karen Carpenter.”

I've said before and I'll keep on saying, she has the voice of an Angel. This is the best rendition of this song I've ever heard, no one does it better. I don't think Richard has gotten the praise for how great of a musician/composer he is. I tear up each time I listen to this song, such a beautiful song. Thank you Richard and Karen for such a great piece. R.I.P. Karen, your voice will live on forever. :) 💋❤️🌹

The most fantastic female voice that i have ever heard. So pure. No one has ever come close to her voice. I was devestated when she passed away. Her singing will live on forever.

Her voice was a gift from God

I grew up with Carpenter songs. Karen´s velvety voice was also to remain the most magical voice on the planet.

I cried when I saw this! 😢it was so touching to me. She was an angel. ❤ she deserved so much more!

The voice of an angel gone too soon

I was dragged to a concert in Vegas to see the Carpenters-----and it was the best concert I ever saw.

That Orchestra, along with her voice is nothing but sheer superbness

The arrangement, orchestra and Karen’s voice. Amazing. Perfection.

Frank Sinatra (The Voice) said the ONLY singer he would ever pay to listen to was Karen Carpenter. Pretty High Praise!

This album is an absolute masterpiece. Richard Carpenter's lush orchestration really adds a magical touch to what was already a great collection of songs.

Gorgeous!!! A tribute to Karen and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Many many thanks

Many rockers (like myself) are closet Karen Carpenter fans. You can’t be human, not to be moved by this angelic voice from Downey, Ca.

I agree with the other people who said: No one else could ever touch the voice of Karen Carpenter. To this day, her voice just floors me and just moves me so deeply, The Once is a Lifetime voice could only be Karen Carpenter. Deeply Loved and Missed Forever!!

Her performance - every breath - is so perfectly controlled. The desperate search for control in other aspects of her life is what killed her, but as a performer she owned every moment.

Her voice was that of an Angel! She graced us with her gift. Never forgotten.

The fact that she only got 32 years on Earth seems an obscenity. That magnificent voice will never be matched, no one else will even come close.

I was laughed by my English friends when I expressed that I adore Carpenters. Maybe they think it is old, but I knew it is timeless.

That voice to this day, 55 years later still sends me 'over the moon'. I heard her in high school and was a voice that connected all of us.

Thank you Richard .

I'm 73 and have never heard such purity ,a once in a lifetime voice,What a loss.

Kudos to the Royal Philharmonic and Karen's singular vocals . Both are equally spectacular and complement each other in their respective mastery!!! Needless to say, there will always be only one Karen!!!

This song brings me back to the 70s when I was just a young boy.

One of the best and most memorable songs of the 70’s in my humble opinion! 👍

That drummer sure could sing...

I’m a 23 year old girl so I guess it’s a fair assumption that I love Lady Gaga or Katy Perry or her like. When I was growing up my father adored Karen. He said her voice was rich, like honey or chocolate. He gave me his Carpenters vinyl records which I couldn’t play then bought a vinyl record player off Ebay. Sadly my father passed a year ago but part of his enduring legacy is the love he inspired in his children, not only me but my brother, of the finest vocalist of modern times. She did sound like honey and chocolate and I adore her as much as my Dad did.

This song always brings me back to my youth, full of passion and love of life and adventure. RIP Karen Carpenter.

This arrangement, her voice, damn! Thank you, Richard.

An incredible voice with an incredible orchestra, nearest thing to perfection you will ever hear.

Mesmerizing. She made men AND women fall in love with her equally, which continues to this day. PERFECTION.

God, this remaster/remix is amazing. It's still hard to believe that the vocal on this record is the first-take "guide vocal" Karen laid down for the rest of the orchestra to play along with while recording the other parts. What a talent. So sad that she left us so young.

John Lennon once crossed paths with Karen Carpenter and reportedly said; “I want to tell you love, I think you’ve got a fabulous voice." That was an assessment many of us can agree with, and the fact that she and her brother covered "Help" and "Ticket to Ride" (both of which were primarily written by Lennon) may have also left him with a good impression.

There was no one quite like her. We all miss you very much, Karen.

Her voice is so mature, seems to have a built-in wisdom to it. Gorgeous vocal and production.

this was her ballad to us. no one will ever be able to repeat it…

I can't listen to the Carpenters without having a box of tissues close by... Karen Carpenter's voice always makes me cry, even in public.

I live in Asia and whenever I think of America, Karen's voice comes to my mind. Her voice is an intangible cultural heritage.

❤ I'm just 43 i love the carpenters i was shown all sorts of music by my mommy who I just lost 6 months ago im mixed race I'm so proud of you my Beautiful Blue Eyed Queen

Beautiful arrangement by Richard Carpenter No one could have sung this like Karen-so missed

she's still living in our hearts

Even the young people in the 70s who thought the Carpenters were too " square" ,today acknowledge how talented Karen was and see their music in a different light

Incredible vocal range. She was second to none.

The Carpenters brought calm to a very turbulent time in our country. I for one, am VERY grateful for the very positive effect that their wonderfully powerful influence had on our country and my life. THANK YOU, Richard and Karen!!!

I just can’t think of a better voice. She has it all: warmth, richness, believability, everything to make a person feel life and love

Her voice always makes me cry

What a great song of the 1970's!

This song and this version , with the famous London Philharmonic Orchestra , is one of the BEST of the Carpenters library. I love this song and it continues to move me everytime , as if it were the first time I heard it ! Karen's tone and range were unbelievable! I've never heard anyone else express themselves with such emotion , as she did . I feel it within myself . Thank you Richard for this wonderful arrangement! Thank you Karen for gifting us with your beautiful personality and voice !

On July 31st, 1976, I drove from DeKalb, IL to downtown Chicago to see the Carpenters at the Arie Crown theater at McCormick Place. I picked up a dozen red roses before leaving DeKalb (at "Glidden Campus Florist") and made the 70+ mile trip arriving in time to see their opening act walk on stage (George Goebel... he was funny, but I thought, "This is kind of a weird pairing!") The Carpenters were fantastic. Funny, personable, engaging. Richard was in top form. Of course, Karen's voice was magical. At the end of the show I walked as close to the stage as I could get to see if I could deliver the roses to her personally and security told me I couldn't. But, they did take the roses from me and assured me they would make certain she received them. I don't know if she did receive them (I like to think she did...) She was the best and her voice can still bring me to tears. (BTW, I took tons of pictures that night and still have the slides not more than 10 feet away from me 40+ years later.)

Awesome voice from a girl that didn't want to leave her 🥁 drums.🙂

Here we have the real music... Thanks to those true artists...

EVERY instrument and its expert handler in this production makes for an orchestral MASTERPIECE. The luscious, longing, seductive tone of the clarinet and the somber french horns (and other wind instruments) introduce, complement, and reinforce the entire mood; the rest of the equally brilliant musicians coalesce in creating a captivating, soaring, symphonic companion to Karen's pitch-perfect musical story-telling. An absolute FEAST for the ears and the SOUL.

I grew up with Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in the 1980's , but I remember as a kid hearing the Carpenters on the radio and I was just amazed by the voice I was hearing. It was just so pure and inviting that I wanted to hear more when the song ended. Thank God for RU-vid I can hear more , and more and more.

You can't fake brilliance. Thanks!

Extraordinary Karen and great orchestral arrangement by Richard !!

Her voice is amazing. She sung with so much passion in her voice. This video was almost to the end before I realized that the conductor is Richard Carpenter. Any else missed this?

Back in 1972 a girlfriend introduced me to Karen Carpenter music and it haunts me to this day.

Amazing song! RIP Karen, your fans love and miss you.

Oh to hear that voice again. What a pure, beautiful talent. Nice that her brother put this together with the orchestra. The whole thing is lovely.

Karen's singing voice is the most beautiful in the world. Carpenters will continue to shine!✨

This moves the heart and the emotions for two reasons.. The incredible beauty of her voice, and the incredible sense of loss for Karen Carpenter ♥ 😢

Wow what an incredible challenge by Richard to take his already magnificent arrangements to another level. When I bought the CD I was so worried that Richard may have overwhelmed the purity of Karen's voice with depth and power of the Royal Philharmonic, but I should not have feared his brilliance as an arranger has not diminished. This is a masterpiece that has brought a new dimension and richness to the Carpenters music. Thank you again Richard for your brilliance, I am sure Karen is in heaven enjoying it too.

I’ve been so blessed to have grown up listening to the Carpenters, what a great library of music they’ve blessed the world with and 1971’s Superstar was a song that really showcased Karen Carpenters range of emotion in her singing, I would have to say Superstar is my all time favorite Carpenters song. Karen Carpenter you are forever missed!!

"LONELINESS IS SUCH A SAD AFFAIR" TRUE WORDS....TAKEN TO HEART !!!!!

I have been listening to this song since I was 22 I'm now 51 , I never get sick of hearing it.

Love seeing Richard share his passion this way.

Her VOICE. 😩 I will never get over how beautiful it is. Every song-every TONE…every thing. It’s so….*clear*.

Stunningly acoustically beauty...........never to be equaled .......music at its finest form...........

She died 36 years ago today. Her voice still cannot be matched by the best of today's singers.

This gave me chill's she was a Beast on the drum's and sounded like an Angel when she sang and Richard he is a musical genius! RIP Karen

Priceless treasure....first musician I expect to perform when I reach heaven. Made it heaven on Earth....brother and sister....team...impressive.

Wonderful orchestration and I so miss her voice and just her. And the music will always last

Karen is the signle most underrated performer of our generation; Her gentle soul, and familiar girl next door innocence makes her a soul of beauty, and, a joy forever. Such a talent, such a loss. Rest in Peace, Karen, you live on in our hearts

It's sad & daunting to see Richard conducting this remixing a Carpenter's classic from 1971. These songs never lose their appeal no matter how many decades pass. He must feel sad listening to his sisters voice & of course she is not in the room. He is doing a wonderful but unusual thing rearranging all their songs but it sounds even better than before.