Listening to "Superstar" right on my MP3 player...it's funny how even though you know you put certain songs on your player, shuffle can still catch you by surprise. Karen Carpenter's voice has a certain haunting sound in some of her songs, but you have to wonder sometimes: was it always there or is it her tragic death that makes us think of those songs that way?
Her brother Richard has released (what seems like) endless compilations of their material (repeating the same classic songs over and over again for what some cynics--and sometimes I have to wonder-say is monetary reason).
All I can say for sure is the only Carpenters collection you really need is The Singles: 1969-1973. It contains all of their material from the height of their popularity and when both of them were at their best...amazing stuff!!!
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