Misplaced Pages

Star (Stealers Wheel song)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
1973 single by Stealers Wheel
"Star"
Single by Stealers Wheel
from the album Ferguslie Park
B-side"What More Could You Want"
ReleasedNovember 1973 (1973-11)
GenrePop rock
Length2:58
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Joe Egan
Producer(s)Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Stealers Wheel singles chronology
"Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine"
(1973)
"Star"
(1973)
"You Put Something Better Inside of Me"
(1974)
Official audio
"Star" on YouTube

"Star" is a song written by Joe Egan and performed by Stealers Wheel. In 1974, it reached No.6 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, No.12 on the Canadian pop chart, No.25 on the UK Singles Chart, and No.29 on the U.S. pop chart. It was featured on the band's 1973 album Ferguslie Park.

The song was produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 67
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 25
US Billboard Easy Listening 6
US Billboard Hot 100 29

References

  1. "Stealers Wheel, "Star" Chart Positions". Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. "Stealers Wheel, Ferguslie Park". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. "Stealers Wheel, "Star" Single Release". Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 292. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


Stub icon

This 1970s song-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: