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Stars (Sylvester album)

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Stars
Studio album by
Released1979
StudioFantasy
(Berkeley, California)
Island
(London, England)
Genre
Length33:34
LabelFantasy
Producer
Sylvester chronology
Step II
(1978)
Stars
(1979)
Living Proof
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[3]

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

Chart performance

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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

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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
Total length:33:34

Charts

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Album

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[4] 63
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] 27

Singles

Year Title Peaks
US
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US
R&B

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US
Dan

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

References

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  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. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 324.
  4. ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Sylvester". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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