Star (Belly album)

Star
Studio album by Belly
Released January 25, 1993
Recorded Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Amazon Studios, Liverpool, England
Genre Alternative rock, jangle pop
Length 51:01
Label Sire, Reprise
Producer Belly, Tracy Chisolm
Gil Norton (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9)
Belly chronology
Star
(1993)		 King
(1995)King1995
Singles from Star
  1. "Gepetto"
    Released: November 9, 1992
  2. "Feed the Tree"
    Released: January 11, 1993
  3. "Moon"
    Released: 1993
  4. "Slow Dog"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
NME8/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
The Village Voice[9]

Star is the debut album by American alternative rock band Belly. It was released in 1993 and was an unexpected success. The single "Feed the Tree" became a number one hit Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, as well as a surprise pop hit, peaking at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the late spring of 1993.[10][11] "Slow Dog" peaked at number 17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the summer of 1993,[12] while "Gepetto" peaked at number 8 in the late fall/winter of 1993,[13] as well as charting on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart for five weeks in the late fall/winter of 1993.

The album and group received two Grammy nominations in 1994 for Best Alternative Album and Best New Artist. The music video for "Feed the Tree" was a smash buzz bin MTV hit, and was nominated for Best Alternative Video VMA and Best New Artist VMA in 1993.

"Angel" is not a rerecording of the song of the same name that Tanya Donelly wrote with Throwing Muses for their 1989 album Hunkpapa.

U.S. sales of Star slightly exceeded 800,000 copies, though never being certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

All songs written by Tanya Donelly, except where noted.

  1. "Someone to Die For" – 2:04
  2. "Angel" – 2:58
  3. "Dusted" – 2:48
  4. "Every Word" – 3:33
  5. "Gepetto" – 3:24
  6. "Witch" – 1:35
  7. "Slow Dog" – 4:02
  8. "Low Red Moon" – 5:32
  9. "Feed the Tree" – 3:29
  10. "Full Moon, Empty Heart" – 3:02
  11. "White Belly" (Fred Abong/Donelly) – 3:36
  12. "Untogether" – 4:43
  13. "Star" – 1:27
  14. "Sad Dress" – 3:44
  15. "Stay" – 4:56

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Star – Belly". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2006.
  2. ↑ Caro, Mark (February 25, 1993). "Belly: Star (Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Zacharek, Stephanie (January 29, 1993). "Star". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Harris, John (January 23, 1993). "Alternative Ulcer" (PDF). NME. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Belly: Star". Q (78): 83. March 1993.
  6. ↑ Ransom, Kevin (April 15, 1993). "Star: Belly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 60. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (January 26, 2008). "Belly: Star". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  9. ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 1, 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  10. ↑ Classic 45s, "Feed the Tree." ("Chart info: #95p in May, #1m in January 1993")
  11. ↑ Michael Verity, "Belly And 'Star,'" WNEW.radio.com, December 14, 2011.
  12. ↑ Billboard, "Modern Rock Tracks," June 5, 1993.
  13. ↑ Billboard, "Modern Rock Tracks," November 27, 1993.
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