Stars (Cher album)

Stars
Studio album by Cher
Released April 19, 1975
Recorded 1974-1975
Sunset Sound Recorders
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Rock, pop
Length 40:11
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Jimmy Webb
Cher chronology
Greatest Hits
(1974)		 Stars
(1975)		 I'd Rather Believe in You
(1976)
Singles from Stars
  1. "These Days"
    Released: 1975
  2. "Geronimo's Cadillac"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Billboard (favorable)[2]

Stars is the twelfth studio album by American singer Cher, released in 1975 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was one in a string of commercial flops for Cher in the 1970s and failed to chart within the top 100. The album is by-and-large a covers album.

Contents

Album information

Stars was released April 19, 1975. It was the first record for Warner Bros. Records and was produced by Jimmy Webb. The album was also her very first without Sonny's influence as it followed Cher's divorce with Sonny and the dissolution of her relationship with David Geffen. The album reviews were good, but sales were below expectations despite promotion. [3][4]

Two singles, "These Days" and "Geronimo's Cadillac", were released to promote the album's release. Both songs did not enter the charts. To help sales, Cher performed material from the album on the "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Flip Wilson Show". The songs performed were "Love Hurts", Just This One Time" and "Geronimo's Cadillac".[3]

In early 1975, Cher began recording with Phil Spector. These sessions beget the songs "A Woman's Story," and the previously recorded song by The Ronettes, "Baby, I Love You." However, due to Spector's expensive use of studio time, the album was eventually shelved. These songs were released as singles but were unsuccessful; these releases are now considered hard-to-find rarities. Cher then turned to Jimmy Webb to record this album.

The album is considered by many of Cher's fans to be one of the greatest recordings in her career, and there are fan-created petitions for Warner Bros. Records to release the album onto CD format. The album remains unreleased to this date on anything post-vinyl, and there are no announced plans to release the album onto CD or iTunes.

Track listing

Side A
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Love Enough"   Tim Moore 3:05
2. "Bell Bottom Blues"   Eric Clapton 4:04
3. "These Days"   Jackson Browne 4:07
4. "Mr. Soul"   Neil Young 3:03
5. "Just This One Time"   Jimmy Webb 4:42
Side B
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Geronimo's Cadillac"   Michael Martin Murphey, Quarta 2:58
2. "The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall"   Jimmy Cliff 3:17
3. "Love Hurts"   Boudleaux Bryant 4:46
4. "Rock and Roll Doctor"   Lowell George, Fred Martin 3:05
5. "Stars"   Janis Ian 5:11

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1975) Peak
position
United States Billboard 200 153

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Billboard review
  3. ^ a b "Info about the album". TvParty.com. http://www.tvparty.com/cherecords.html. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
  4. ^ "Release date and reviews". geocities.com. http://www.oocities.org/westhollywood/4983/70S.HTM. Retrieved 2011-04-28. 
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