Stars

by Janis Ian

Stars cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1974
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:22
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following a prolonged recording hiatus, Janis Ian delivered a mature, emotionally bare comeback with 'Stars'. The title track, an enduring meditation on the fleeting nature of fame, famously earned covers from icons like Nina Simone, cementing Ian's place among the era's elite confessional songwriters.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, vocal, ballad, confessional, storytelling, acoustic, piano, female-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Stars (7:12)
  2. The Man You Are In Me (2:59)
  3. Sweet Sympathy (2:42)
  4. Page Nine (3:07)
  5. Thankyous (2:38)
  6. Dance With Me (3:13)
  7. Without You (2:04)
  8. Jesse (4:07)
  9. You've Got Me On A String (3:15)
  10. Applause (4:02)

Credits

  • Janis Ian - primary artist, 12-string acoustic guitar [acoustic 12 string], arranged by, electric guitar, electric piano [fender rhodes], rhythm guitar, score, soloist, twelve-string guitar, written-by, arranger
  • John Tropea - acoustic guitar
  • Ralph Casale - acoustic guitar
  • Sal Ditroia - acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Phil Bodner - alto flute, alto saxophone, soloist
  • George DuVivier - arco bass
  • Barry Lazarowitz - arranged by, drums, soloist
  • Richard Davis - arranged by, bass, bass [pizzicato], soloist

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