Superstar
The Carpenters
1972
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1971
Release: 1971Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original studio recording was released in 1971 and belongs to the original Carpenters program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1971.html, 1972.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Carpenters - Richard Carpenter original album notes and program
Richard Carpenter presents the original 1971 album program and credited duo performances. Selected original recordings are distinct from subsequent remixes, re-recorded vocals, solo work and orchestral reconstructions. Personal health and family passages are not used in the editorial notes.
Carpenters - official original album chronology
The artist chronology distinguishes original albums from Offering in 1969 to Made in America in 1981, subsequent compilations, and the separate Karen and Richard solo releases. Original album years are used only for recordings without an earlier separately supported single year.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The loneliness of a groupie waiting for a rock star
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1972.html, song-list position 76
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 1972.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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