Star (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

"Star" is a song by the R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in September 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records.[1] The single reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]

"Star"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album I Am
B-side	"You and I"
Released	September 1979
Genre	R&B
Length	3:40
Label	ARC/Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Allee Willis, Eduardo Del Barrio and Maurice White
Producer(s)	Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"In The Stone" (1979) "Star" (1979) "Can't Let Go" (1980)

Overview

"Star" was produced by Maurice White and written by White, Allee Willis and Eduardo Del Barrio. The single's b-side was a song called "You and I". Both songs came from EW&F's 1979 studio album I Am.[1]

Critical reception

Ace Adams of the New York Daily News called "Star" one of the album's "best songs".[3] Simon Ludgate of Record Mirror exclaimed "You can take EWF on many different levels. Some call them disco, some see them as cosmic. Whatever, no one will deny they are excellent."[4] Allen Weiner of Morning Call found that "Star a follow-up to EW&F's smash "Shining Star" is a powerful, melodic song that out-boogies such masters of funk as Parliament Funkadelic."[5]

Chart positions

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Ultratop[6]	25
Dutch Singles Dutch Charts[7]	15
UK Singles Chart	16
US Billboard Hot 100	64
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles	47

References

1. Earth, Wind & Fire: Star. ARC/Columbia Records. September 1979.
2. "Earth, Wind & Fire". officialcharts.com.
3. Adams, Ace (June 22, 1979). "Mini Reviews". New York Daily News. p. 321 – via newspapers.com.
4. Ludgate, Simon (October 6, 1979). "Singles". Vol. 26 no. 40. Record Mirror. p. 10. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
5. Weiner, Allen (June 23, 1979). "Earth,Wind & Fire: I Am". The Morning Call. p. 52 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Star". ultratop.be.
7. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Star". dutchcharts.nl.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics