| Stars | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Recorded | March 1972 – 1973 | |||
| Studio | 914 Sound Studios Sound Recorders, Los Angeles Sound Studios, New York State | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 35:31 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Brooks Arthur | |||
| Janis Ian chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Wilson and Allroy | [2] |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992) | [3] |
Stars is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, and the first of her seven for Columbia Records. Ian had previously had a three-year hiatus from the music industry since her 1971 album Present Company. In two years away from the music business, Ian wrote over 100 songs after moving to Los Angeles.[4] She returned to play at the Philadelphia Folk Festival on August 17, 1973,[5] and was signed by Columbia Records after several other companies rejected the songs she had written.[6]
While Stars was being recorded, the song "Jesse" became a hit for Roberta Flack.[7]
The album itself became Ian's most successful since her debut, peaking at number 63 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.
- ^ Lindsay Planner. "Stars – Janis Ian". All Music Group.
- ^ Wilson, David Bertrand. "Stars – Janis Ian". Wilson and Allroy’s Record Reviews. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly and Henke, James; The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist, p. 339 ISBN 0679737294
- ^ Basham, Tom; Basham, Peg (1977-02-13). "Janis Ian: At 25, entering Phase 3". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore.
- ^ "Weekly Calendar: Music". The Evening Sun. Baltimore. 1973-08-17.
- ^ Maynard, Joyce (1977-02-11). "Society's Child Back for Her Second Try to Grad Brass Ring". Des Moines-Register. Des Moines, Iowa.
- ^ Bernade, Scott R. (2003). Stars of David: Rock'n'roll's Jewish Stories. Brandeis University Press. p. 137-138. ISBN 1584653035.