You will notice that virtually everyone who was in the orbit of the original writing session was involved except for Leon Russell, and the musicologists among you will see the earliest incarnation of what would become Derek and the Dominos. The original version did not appear on a Delaney and Bonnie album until 1972 when they released ‘D&B Together’.īefore I move on to share a litany of incredible cover versions, please note the all-star cast of players that participated in this recording.ĭelaney Bramlett – Rhythm Guitar and Vocals The original recording of ‘Superstar’ was actually called ‘Groupie (Superstar)’ and it was released as a B-side to the Delaney and Bonnie track ‘Comin’ Home’ in December of 1969. She was talking about Dionne Warwick, who was down in Memphis cutting a record, and Rita said ‘She was the first superstar I ever saw.’ So that kind of struck me, I was not familiar with the word, and I started trying to started trying to write, and I ended up finishing it with Bonnie Bramlett,” Leon Russell Rita Coolidge was the first person I ever heard use that word, ‘superstar’. Here is Leon Russell reflecting on the origin of the term ‘Superstar’ in the song title. The guitar player on the radio that Rita Coolidge was referring to was Eric Clapton. You said you’d be coming back this way again babyĪnd I can hardly wait to be with you again Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clearīut you’re not really here, it’s just the radioĭon’t you remember, you told me you loved me baby? I fell in love with you before the second show It speaks to a music fan, or ‘groupie’s’ infatuation with a musician. Here are the lyrics, which flowed seamlessly inspired by a dream. He was there, and in his words, he was “all eyes and ears”.
Watch this video featuring Bobby Whitlock. It was written on a couple of acoustic guitars. They knew right away that they were on to something and they cleared the room and immediately sat down to write what would become ‘Superstar (Groupie)’. Leon Russell perked up to the idea and soon after Delaney Bramlett tuned in. Rita was talking about a dream she had where the guitar player she was hearing over the radio, became the object of her affections. Everything unfolded through animated conversation and a marijuana haze. The groups met by chance at an Atlanta hotel. Delaney and Bonnie and Friends were on a radio tour with their entourage which included a 21 – year old Bobby Whitlock, and Leon Russell was on tour with Rita Coolidge. It was a case of two music worlds colliding. Truly, a legendary jam.Back in 1969, Leon Russell and Rita Coolidge were a noted couple in the music world. 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 radioįor the Carpenter’s tribute album, If I Were A Carpenter, Sonic Youth covered “Superstar.” The alt band recorded the song in 1994 and gave it an alternative rock sound- very 90s/ very angsty. The song has been featured in countless movies and television shows. Richard Carpenter had scribbled the lyrics on a napkin and she nailed it. Karen Carpenter had nailed the first recording of “Superstar” in one take. Richard received a Grammy nomination for “Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist” due to his work on “Superstar.” Richard Carpenter had switched “And I can hardly wait to sleep with you again” to “And I can hardly wait to be with you again”. Yet, the duo had to change a certain lyric to fit their clean image. The Carpenters cover of “Superstar” became the most famous version of the song. Richard Carpenter watched Bette Midler perform the cover on The Tonight Show. When the Carpenters heard the song it was 1970. UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Delaney & Bonnie Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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