Cher - Stars LP - NM Vinyl - "Love Hurts" "Bell Bottom Blues" "These Days" 1975
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Stars is the twelfth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on April 19, 1975, by Warner Bros. Records. A covers album of rock, pop and other hits, Stars was one in a string of commercial disappointments for Cher in the late 1970s. It charted at number 153 on the Billboard 200 at the end of May 1975. Cher's earnest delivery of ballads and uptempo numbers was overwhelmed in a market newly dominated by disco. After two more albums that sold even less well, Cher made a successful (if temporary) comeback in 1979 with the disco album Take Me Home.

Production and release

In early 1975, Cher began recording with Phil Spector. These sessions resulted in the songs "A Woman's Story", and a cover of The Ronettes' "Baby, I Love You". However, the album was eventually shelved. These songs were released as singles but were unsuccessful, and are now considered rarities. Cher then turned to Jimmy Webb to record this album. Stars was the first record for Warner Bros. Records and 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. Another novelty was the lack of the acute accent ( ´ ) on the e in Cher's name, which was always present on past albums.

Only one (non-charting) single was released from the album, "Geronimo's Cadillac" (with the Jackson Browne song "These Days" on the B-side). In an attempt to boost sales, Cher appeared on The Carol Burnett Show and The Flip Wilson Show, performing "Love Hurts", "Just This One Time" and "Geronimo's Cadillac".

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.

Cher had the album remastered and made available for streaming in its entirety on her official YouTube channel on July 16, 2021.

Track listing

Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Love Enough" Tim Moore 3:13 2. "Bell Bottom Blues"
  • Eric Clapton 
  • Bobby Whitlock
4:13 3. "These Days" Jackson Browne 4:15 4. "Mr. Soul" Neil Young 3:07 5. "Just This One Time" Jimmy Webb 4:53 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Geronimo's Cadillac"
  • Michael Martin Murphey 
  • Charles Quarta
3:03 2. "The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall" Jimmy Cliff 3:33 3. "Love Hurts" Boudleaux Bryant 5:05 4. "Rock and Roll Doctor"
  • Lowell George 
  • Fred Martin
3:13 5. "Stars" Janis Ian 5:21

Personnel[edit]

  • Cher – lead vocals
  • Art Munson, David Cohen – guitar
  • Dennis Budimir, Fred Tackett, Jesse Ed Davis – guitar solos
  • Jeff Baxter, Red Rhodes - pedal steel guitar
  • Colin Cameron - bass guitar
  • Jimmy Webb, Joe Sample, Larry Knechtel - keyboards
  • Gary Mallaber, Hal Blaine, Harvey Mason, Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner - drums
  • Fred Tackett, Pat Murphy - percussion
  • Robert Greenidge - steel drums
  • Cher Bono, Clydie King, Edna Wright, Herb Pedersen, Sherlie Matthews, Susan Webb - backing vocals
  • Gerald Garrett - bass backing vocals
  • Art Depew, Lew McCreary, Vincent DeRosa, William Peterson - brass
  • Abe Most, Buddy Collette, Don Ashworth, John Rotella - woodwind ensemble
  • Skip Mosher - woodwind solos
  • Fred Tackett - horn arrangements
  • Van Dyke Parks - steel drum arrangements
  • "Maestro" Sid Sharp - concertmaster
Technical
  • Jimmy Webb – production, arrangement, conducting
  • John Haeny – recording and mixing
  • Gary Webb – arrangement assistance
  • Bill King – photography cover
  • Norman Seeff – photography back


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