Stars (album)
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September 30, 1991 |
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| Label (s) | East West Records | ||||||||||
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Title (number) |
10 |
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41:17 |
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Stars is the fourth studio album by the British pop band Simply Red . It was released on September 30, 1991 on the East West Records label.
Production and guest posts
Stewart Levine was the only producer to appear on Stars, Mick Hucknall only worked as a producer on the titles Something Got Me Started , Thrill Me and Your Mirror . With the exception of Something Got Me Started and Thrill Me , which were written by Mick Hucknall and Fritz McIntyre, the rest of the songs on the recording were written exclusively by Mick Hucknall.
There are no guest contributions from other musicians on the album.
Track list
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length |
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| 1 | Something Got Me Started | Mick Hucknall , Fritz McIntyre | Stewart Levine, Mick Hucknall | 4:01 |
| 2 | Stars | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine | 4:08 |
| 3 | Thrill me | Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre | Stewart Levine, Mick Hucknall | 5:04 |
| 4th | Your Mirror | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine, Mick Hucknall | 3:59 |
| 5 | She's Got It Bad | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine | 3:33 |
| 6th | For your babies | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine | 4:17 |
| 7th | Model | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine | 3:46 |
| 8th | How could I fall | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine | 4:45 |
| 9 | Freedom | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine | 3:52 |
| 10 | Wonderland | Mick Hucknall | Stewart Levine | 3:49 |
Chart successes and singles
Stars debuted on the Billboard 200 on October 19, 1991 at number 108. In the week ending April 11, 1992, the record reached number 76 on the American album charts. In the German album charts, Stars rose to number 8 on October 14, 1991 and reached its highest position of number 2 on November 30, 1991. Stars also reached the top of the British charts, where it was able to hold, with interruptions, for twelve weeks.
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| 1991 | Stars |
DE2 (59 weeks) DE |
AT1 (41 weeks) AT |
CH2 (32 weeks) CH |
UK1 (137 weeks) UK |
US76 (43 weeks) US |
First published: September 30, 1991
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Singles
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1991 | Something Got Me Started Stars |
DE11 (26 weeks) DE |
AT5 (16 weeks) AT |
CH6 (20 weeks) CH |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
US23 (14 weeks) US |
First published: September 9, 1991
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| Stars Stars |
DE19 (24 weeks) DE |
AT18 (12 weeks) AT |
CH11 (18 weeks) CH |
UK8th  (10 weeks)UK |
US44 (14 weeks) US |
First published: November 18, 1991
Sales: + 200,000 |
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| 1992 | For Your Babies Stars |
DE43 (12 weeks) DE |
AT23 (9 weeks) AT |
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UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
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First published: January 27, 1992
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| Thrill Me Stars |
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UK33 (5 weeks) UK |
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First published: April 20, 1992
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| Your Mirror Stars |
DE59 (10 weeks) DE |
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UK17 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: July 13, 1992
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Sales figures and awards
Stars was awarded five times gold in 1996 in Germany for more than 1.25 million units sold , making the album one of the best-selling music albums in Germany . In the United States, Stars was awarded a gold record in 1992 for over 500,000 sales. The record received the highest award in the United Kingdom, where it was awarded 12 times platinum.
| Professional reviews | |
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| Reviews | |
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| allmusic |
 
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| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Argentina (CAPIF)
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 gold
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30,000 |
 Australia (ARIA)
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 2 × platinum
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140,000 |
 Brazil (PMB)
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platinum
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250,000 |
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Germany (BVMI)
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5 × gold
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1,250,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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gold
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34,401 |
 France (SNEP)
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platinum
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300,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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gold
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50,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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Platinum (Warner Music Benelux BV) + Gold (Warner Music Netherlands)
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180,000 |
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Austria (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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100,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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100,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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platinum
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100,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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12 × Platinum (Original) + Silver (Collector's Edition)
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3,510,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 5 × gold 25 × platinum |
6,859,501 |
Main article: Simply Red / Music Sales Awards
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of October 19, 1991. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of April 11, 1992. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Chart tracking Stars on officialcharts.de
- ↑ Chart tracking Stars on officialcharts.com
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH US UK
- ↑ DE: 5 × gold
- ↑ US: Gold
- ↑ UK: 12 × platinum
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
- ^ Rob Copsey: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. officialcharts.com, October 13, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .