Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Carpenters put their own spin on the song that helped propel Barry Manilow into superstardom, shortly before his iconic ...

On his website, Carpenter discussed why his band decided to cover “Superstar.” “Karen and I came home from the studio relatively early one evening in early ’71,” he wrote. “She went to bed, but I ...

Lisa Rock is on the “Top of the World” when she’s “Close to You” and singing the hits of “Superstar” Karen Carpenter. “Close to You,” a show that plays tribute to the ’70s hit makers the Carpenters, ...