Star (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
| "Star" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album I Am | ||||
| B-side | "You and I" | |||
| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | ARC/Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Allee Willis, Eduardo Del Barrio and Maurice White | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice White | |||
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"Star" is a song by the R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in September 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records.[1] The single reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]
Overview
"Star" was produced by Maurice White and written by White, Allee Willis and Eduardo Del Barrio. The single's b-side was a song called "You and I". Both songs came from EW&F's 1979 studio album I Am.[1]
Critical reception
Ace Adams of the New York Daily News called "Star" one of the album's "best songs".[3] Simon Ludgate of Record Mirror exclaimed "You can take EWF on many different levels. Some call them disco, some see them as cosmic. Whatever, no one will deny they are excellent."[4] Allen Weiner of Morning Call found that "Star a follow-up to EW&F's smash "Shining Star" is a powerful, melodic song that out-boogies such masters of funk as Parliament Funkadelic."[5]
Chart positions
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Ultratop[6] | 25 |
| Dutch Singles Dutch Charts[7] | 15 |
| UK Singles Chart | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 64 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 47 |
References
- ^ a b Earth, Wind & Fire: Star. ARC/Columbia Records. September 1979.
- ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire". officialcharts.com.
- ^ Adams, Ace (June 22, 1979). "Mini Reviews". New York Daily News. p. 321 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Ludgate, Simon (October 6, 1979). "Singles". Vol. 26, no. 40. Record Mirror. p. 10.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Weiner, Allen (June 23, 1979). "Earth,Wind & Fire: I Am". The Morning Call. p. 52 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Star". ultratop.be.
- ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Star". dutchcharts.nl.
