Stars (Sylvester album)

Stars is the fifth studio album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1979 on the Fantasy label.

Stars
Studio album by Sylvester
Released	1979
Studio	Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California) Island Studios (London, England)
Genre	Disco, pop
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester
Sylvester chronology
Step II (1978) Stars (1979) Living Proof (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 27 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 63 on the Billboard 200. The album features a disco-styled cover version of Ben E. King's "I (Who Have Nothing)", which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart along with the title track and "Body Strong".

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stars"	Patrick Cowley	8:06
2.	"Body Strong"	Michael Finden, Sylvester	8:10

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
3.	"I (Who Have Nothing)"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	10:40
4.	"I Need Somebody to Love Tonight"	Patrick Cowley	6:38

Personnel

• Sylvester – lead & background vocals
• Hodges, James & Smith – background vocals (tracks 1-2)
• Martha Wash – background vocals (track 3)

Charts

Album

Chart (1979)	Peaks [3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	63
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	27

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
		US [3]	US R&B [3]	US Dan [3]
1979	"I (Who Have Nothing)"	40	27	4
	"Stars"	—	—
	"Body Strong"	—	—

References

1. Stars review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "US Charts > Sylvester". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

External links

• Stars at Discogs (list of releases)