Sylvester – Stars

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Label:	Fantasy – F-9579
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1979
Genre:	Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style:	Hi NRG, Disco

Tracklist

A1	Stars Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Hodges, James And Smith Engineer [Mixing] – Ritchie Corsello* Mixed By [Disco Mix] – Hedges, Blecman Written-By – Patrick Cowley	8:06
A2	Body Strong Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Hodges, James And Smith Engineer [Mixing] – Ritchie Corsello* Mixed By [Disco Mix] – Hedges, Blecman Written-By – M. Finden, S. James	8:10
B1	I (Who Have Nothing) Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Martha Wash Rhythm Section – Kokomo Written-By – Lieber-Stoller*	10:40
B2	I Need Somebody To Love Tonight Written-By – P. Cowley*	6:38

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Fantasy Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fantasy Records
Produced For – Honey Records Productions
Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
Recorded At – Island Studios
Mixed At – Different Fur Studios
Mixed At – Fantasy Studios
Mixed At – Conway Studios
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
Lacquer Cut At – Kendun Recorders
Published By – Masculine Music Co.
Published By – Bee Keeper Music
Published By – Borzoi Music
Published By – Megabyte Music
Published By – Yellow Dog Music
Published By – Walden Music

Credits

Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Mike Bailey (2)
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Chris Rae
Art Direction – Phil Carroll
Design – Dennis Gassner
Engineer [Assistant (Berkeley)] – Danny Kopelson, Nyya Lark
Engineer [Assistant (London)] – Paul Smykle*
Engineer [Recording (Berkeley)] – Eddie Bill Harris
Engineer [Recording (London)] – Terry Barham
Lacquer Cut By – JGS*
Mastered By [Mastering] – Jim Sintetos
Mixed By [Remix] – Eddie Bill Harris, Phil Kaffel, Steve Mantoani
Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Peter Brill
Photography By [Sleeve Photograph] – Phil Bray
Producer – Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester
Producer [Associate] – Nancy C. Pitts
Vocals [All Other Vocals] – Sylvester

Notes

Catalog number on inner label: F-9579
Catalog number on back of sleeve: FANTASY F-9579

Produced for Honey Records Productions
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley; and Island Studios, London.
Mixed at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley; and Conway Studios, Los Angeles.
Mastering (Kendun Recorders, Burbank)
℗ 1979 Fantasy Records

Side One = A: A1 (BPM: 138), A2 (BPM: 138)
Side Two = B: B1 (BPM: 132), B2 (BPM: 108)

LP also pressed on pink vinyl

NOTE: The actual track duration times are longer than listed on the label. Approximate times are as follows -

A1 Stars - 10:31
A2 Body Strong - 8:46
B1 I (Who Have Nothing) - 11:14
B2 I Need Someone To Love Tonight - 6:46
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on side one :
Disco Mix : Blecman & Hedges
Mixing Engineer : Ritchie Corsello
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Include color inner cardboard sleeve with picture on one side and credits on the other side.

A1. Masculine Music Co.
A2. Beekeeper Music / Borzoi Music - ASCAP / Megabyte Music
B1. Yellow Dog Music / Walden Music / S.D.R.M. - ASCAP
B2. Beekeeper Music / Borzoi Music - ASCAP / Masculine Music Co.

Runout details are etched except KENDUN-C stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: S.D.R.M.
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): F-9579-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): F-9579-B
Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runouts): S
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 1 S F 9579-A-RE -1B KENDUN-C 376 A 7 JGS
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 1 S F-9579-B-R̶E̶ - 1B KENDUN-C 376 A 5 JGS

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Stars (LP, Album)	Bellaphon	BBS 2570	Germany	1979
	Stars (LP, Album)	Hispavox	S 60.231	Spain	1979
Recently Edited	Stars (LP, Album)	Fantasy, Fantasy	F 5947, 5947	France	1979
	Stars (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Fantasy, Fantasy	AMI 9579, A M I 9579	Italy	1979
Recently Edited	Stars (LP, Album)	Fantasy	9160-9579	Canada	1979

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Reviews

vkubrick Nov 26, 2022
By far the best album from Sylvester, followed by "too hot to sleep". Dont get me wrong: Some other albums have incredible tracks but this one its remarkable, each track have your individual style, Some users already commented about "I Need somebody to love tonight", but my favorite are "i who have nothing", a hypnotic disco, followed by the hit "body strong".
CTR Sep 30, 2018
Just the very best ..a sublime disco album - shows that the sometimes best music doesn't need you to remortgage your life !
Lavenderbyrd Sep 21, 2016
If you hop on over to amazon and look up the review by Lavenderbyrd for Sylvester's Greatest Hits 2cd set, there is a complete History of all his recordings- including info on how the STARS album came to be, his collaborations with The Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock, Earlene Bentley, etc. Fun Stuff !!
nabuchodinosaurus Oct 16, 2013
The 4 tracks feet perfectly together with one of the most beautiful disco track ever at the end : I need somebody to love tonight. I discovered it with a compilation from the label Sonar Kollectiv but it was a dub version, voiceless i mean.
Ask me which disco album is the best : Stars!!!
sheweytraxdotcom Sep 5, 2012
Edited 11 years ago
Sylvester's "I Need Somebody to Love Tonight" could be described as an early "techno" record in my opinion. What an amazing sounding recording for 1979. I can't get over how modern, funky, and emotional this song is. The record was produced by Harvey Fuqua and Sylvester and this actual track was written by Patrick Cowley. Cowley, a few years later, became well known for a remix of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love", the early 80s HiNRG 'Megatron Man" single, and was part of the San Francisco disco scene during that time. This collaboration effort between Sylvester/Cowley could be described as similar to the Georgio Moroder / Donna Summer electronic connection...each bringing in the late 70s synth-techno disco sound around the same time. Love this record and still sounds fresh and futuristic.