Stars (Cher album)

Stars
Studio album by Cher
Released April 19, 1975
Recorded 1974–1975
Studio Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre Blues rock
Length 40:11
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Jimmy Webb
Cher chronology
Greatest Hits
(1974)Greatest Hits1974		 Stars
(1975)		 I'd Rather Believe in You
(1976)I'd Rather Believe in You1976
Singles from Stars
  1. "Geronimo's Cadillac"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]

Stars is the 12th studio album by American singer Cher, released in 1975 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was one in a string of commercial flops for Cher in the 1970s and failed to chart within the top 100. The album is by-and-large a covers album.

Album information

Stars was released April 19, 1975. It was the first record for Warner Bros. Records and was produced by Jimmy Webb. The album was also her very first without Sonny's influence as it followed Cher's divorce with Sonny and the dissolution of her relationship with David Geffen. The album reviews were good, but sales were below expectations despite promotion.[2][3]

Only one single was released from the album—the song "Geronimo's Cadillac" (with the song "These Days" on the B-side). It did not enter the charts. To help sales, Cher performed material from the album on The Carol Burnett Show and The Flip Wilson Show. The songs performed were "Love Hurts", "Just This One Time" and "Geronimo's Cadillac".[3]

In early 1975, Cher began recording with Phil Spector. These sessions beget the songs "A Woman's Story", and the previously recorded song by The Ronettes, "Baby, I Love You". However, due to Spector's expensive use of studio time, the album was eventually shelved. These songs were released as singles but were unsuccessful; these releases are now considered hard-to-find rarities. Cher then turned to Jimmy Webb to record this album.

The album has never been released on CD or iTunes. According to Billboard, Cher owned this album's master rights and Warner had no right to reissue.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Enough"Tim Moore3:05
2."Bell Bottom Blues"
4:04
3."These Days"Jackson Browne4:07
4."Mr. Soul"Neil Young3:03
5."Just This One Time"Jimmy Webb4:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Geronimo's Cadillac"
2:58
2."The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall"Jimmy Cliff3:17
3."Love Hurts"Boudleaux Bryant4:46
4."Rock and Roll Doctor"
3:05
5."Stars"Janis Ian5:11

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 100
US Billboard 200[5] 153

References

  1. ↑ "Cher-Stars : Allmusic Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". www.allmusic.com. 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Billboard Review - Cher's Stars (1975)". www.billboard.com. April 19, 1975. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Dr. Billy Ingram (2012). "Cher's Lost Records". www.tvparty.com. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ask Billboard: Sharing Cher On CD". Billboard. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard magazine. May 31, 1975. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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