Front Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Daniel J. Levitin -- Introduction by Randy L. Schmidt -- Part I We've Only Just Begun -- "The Carpenters: They've Only Just Begun" -- "Moondust and Starlight: The Close to You Album" -- "The Carpenters and the Creeps" -- "Karen in the Kitchen: Who Says a Young Female Superstar Can't Be a Top-Notch Cook?" -- "They Put Romance into Rock: On the Road with the Carpenters, Who Still Believe Mother Knows Best" -- "The Carpenters: Nailing Down Success" -- Concert Review: Sands, Las Vegas, March 24, 1971 -- " 'Superstar': The Carpenters' Surprisingly Dirty Ditty" -- "Rainy Days and Carpenters Always Get Me Down" -- "Why They're on Top?" -- Concert Review: Riviera, Las Vegas, August 24, 1975 -- "Karen Carpenter: A Drummer Who Sang" -- "The Choral Sound of the Carpenters" -- Part II Top of the World -- "It Happens in the Middle of the Road: Confessions of a Carpenters Fan" -- Concert Review: Sahara, Tahoe, August 24, 1973 -- "The Carpenters: Soft Rock and 14 Gold Records" -- "The Carpenters: The Singles 1969-1973" -- "The Carpenters: Forbidden Fruit" -- "Up from Downey" -- "The Carpenters: An Interview" -- "The Carpenters: An Appraisal" -- Concert Review: Riviera, Las Vegas, September 22, 1972 -- "Like TV Dinner for the Ears" -- "The Carpenters 'Nail' Neil Sedaka" -- "Carpenters-Good, Clean, All-American Aggro!" -- Part III There's a Kind of Hush -- "It's an Overdose of Pretty" -- "Karen Carpenter: Nothing to Hide Behind" -- "Carpenters Über Alles!" -- Concert Review: London Palladium, November 25, 1976 -- " 'Surprise' by the Carpenters" -- Concert Review: Harrah's, Tahoe, August 4, 1977 -- "The Unwholesome Carpenters" -- "The Carpenters Go Country?" -- Concert Review: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, March 7, 1978 -- " 'If Somebody Would Just Let Us Know What the Problem Is . . .' ".

"The Voice of Christmas: Karen Carpenter" -- "Made in America" -- Part IV Rainy Days and Mondays -- "Karen Carpenter Dies in Downey" -- "Hundreds Attend Karen Carpenter Rites" -- "A Lesson in Art of Emotion: Karen Carpenter's Intimate Vocals Disarm a Critic" -- "Thirty Minutes with Richard Carpenter" -- "She'd Only Just Begun: Fine CBS Movie Tells Sad Story of Karen Carpenter" -- " 'Karen Was Wasting Away . . . I Had a Drug Problem . . . and We Couldn't Help Each Other' " -- "Carpenters Telepic Boosts Record Sales" -- "Becoming Karen and Richard: An Interview with Cynthia Gibb and Mitchell Anderson" -- "Getting to the Bare Bones of Todd Haynes' Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" -- Part V A Song for You -- "Yesterday, Once More" -- "He's Only Just Begun: Loyal Brother Brings the Carpenters' Legacy into the '90s" -- "Yesterday Once More: An Exclusive HITS Interview with Richard Carpenter" -- "Pop Charts: How Richard Carpenter's Lush Arrangements Turned Hit Songs into Pop Classics" -- "Karen Carpenter's 'Lost' LP" -- Album Review: Karen Carpenter -- "An Interview with Richard Carpenter" -- "Richard Carpenter Shows Why He's Still on Top of the World" -- "Rainy Days for a Sunny Girl: New Book Explores Singer's Private Torment" -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Selected Discography -- Selected Television Appearances -- Credits -- Index -- Back Cover.