![]() Second-season American Idol contestant Ruben Studdard found his melismatic, R&B groove early in the Final 12 rounds when he performed a Vandross-influenced "Superstar". ( August 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. It did not have much pop crossover effect, however, only reaching number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. ![]() Released as a single the following year, it became an R&B hit, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart. Vandross then recorded "Superstar" in 1983 in a slower, more soulful fashion, as part of a medley with Stevie Wonder's " Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" on his album Busy Body. In the early 1980s, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross had "Superstar" in his stage act, sometimes in a rendition that stretched to 12 minutes, with vocal interpolations and an interpretive dancer. Richard Carpenter – backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, orchestration. ![]()
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