Stars (Sylvester album)

Stars is the fifth studio album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1979 on the Fantasy label.

Stars
Studio album by
Released1979
StudioFantasy Studios
(Berkeley, California)
Island Studios
(London, England)
GenreDisco, pop
LabelFantasy
ProducerHarvey Fuqua, Sylvester
Sylvester chronology
Step II
(1978)
Stars
(1979)
Living Proof
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 27 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 63 on the Billboard 200. The album features a disco-styled cover version of Ben E. King's "I (Who Have Nothing)", which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart along with the title track and "Body Strong".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stars"Patrick Cowley8:06
2."Body Strong"Michael Finden, Sylvester8:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."I (Who Have Nothing)"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller10:40
4."I Need Somebody to Love Tonight"Patrick Cowley6:38

Personnel

  • Sylvester lead & background vocals
  • Hodges, James & Smith background vocals (tracks 1-2)
  • Martha Wash background vocals (track 3)

Charts

Album

Chart (1979) Peaks
[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 63
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 27

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
US
Dan

[3]
1979 "I (Who Have Nothing)" 40 27 4
"Stars"
"Body Strong"

References

  1. Stars review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved November 23, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "US Charts > Sylvester". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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