Stars (Simply Red album)
1991 studio album by Simply Red / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stars is the fourth album by British-based pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album, including the UK top ten hits "Stars" and "For Your Babies". The album was a worldwide success, particularly in the band's home country where it has been certified twelve times platinum[1] and was the best-selling album of the year in the UK for both 1991 and 1992,[2][3] the first album to be the best-seller in two consecutive years since Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water in 1970–71. As of July 2016 it is the 14th best-selling album of all time in the UK.[4]
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Released | 30 September 1991 | |||
Recorded | August 1990–June 1991 | |||
Studio | Condulmer Studio, Venice, Italy | |||
Genre | Pop, blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 41:17 | |||
Label | EastWest Records | |||
Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
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The album was on the shortlist of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize. In 2000 Q placed Stars at number 80 in its list of "The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever".[5]
In 2000 it was voted number 258 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[6]