The Superstars is the third album by the Dutch soundalike studio group Stars on 45, released on the CNR Records label in the Netherlands in March 1982. In the US, the album was retitled Stars On Long Play III, released on Radio Records and credited to 'Stars On'. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the album was instead titled Stars Medley, again credited to Starsound and released by CBS Records. Just like the first Stars on 45 album The Superstars was also issued in the Soviet Union and large parts of the Eastern Bloc by the state-owned label Melodiya, credited to Stars on 45 but released under the title Discotheque Stars 2.
The fourth Stars On 45 single released in both Europe and the U.S. was "Stars on Stevie", paying tribute to Stevie Wonder and including a selection of his best-known songs, ranging from his breakthrough single "Fingertips" (released in 1963 and credited to Little Stevie Wonder) to his then most recent US hit "Master Blaster (Jammin)". The "Stars On Stevie" medley - in the UK somewhat confusingly released by CBS as Starsound: "Stars Medley", the very same title as the album - became Stars On 45's fourth UK Top 20 hit, peaking at #14 in February 1982.[1] In the US, where it was given a third title, "Stars On 45 III: In Tribute To Stevie Wonder", it reached #28 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.[2]
The extended 12" mix of "Stars On Stevie" was included on Stars On 45's third full-length release The Superstars, where it was the opening track on Side B, followed by an also-extended version of the single's B-side, "It's Not A Wonder, It's A Miracle", written by the producer Jaap Eggermont and the musical arranger Martin Duiser.
For the A-side of the album, Eggermont returned to the concept of the first Stars On 45 LP by again creating a sixteen-minute side-long medley, this time dedicated to The Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band in the World, The Rolling Stones. The 25 track medley charted the band's then 17-year-long career, from their 1965 breakthrough with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" via classic hits like "Ruby Tuesday", "Sympathy For The Devil", "Miss You", "Under My Thumb" and "Honky Tonk Women" all the way to the 1980 songs "Emotional Rescue" and "Start Me Up", a UK and US Top Ten hit in August 1981. "The Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band In The World" single did not do as well on the charts however; while it became another Top 20 hit in the Netherlands and a few other European countries it failed to chart in both the UK and the US and The Superstars album itself met with the same fate, only reaching #94 on the UK albums chart and failing to register on Billboard's Top 200 chart in the US.[3]
Consequently, for the following album project, the producer Jaap Eggermont made a radical change of the Stars On 45 concept by launching the spin-off group The Star Sisters, mainly covering material made famous by The Andrews Sisters and other stars from the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s - and without the Stars On 45 disco beat and its characteristic handclaps. The Star Sisters released three albums and a series of singles between 1983 and 1987 whose commercial success was limited to continental Europe in general and the Benelux countries in particular.
The Superstars/Stars On Longplay III/Stars Medley album in its entirety and in its original form remains unreleased on CD.
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This article is about the Stars on 45 album For other uses see Superstar disambiguation The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources The Superstars news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Superstars is the third album by the Dutch soundalike studio group Stars on 45 released on the CNR Records label in the Netherlands in March 1982 In the US the album was retitled Stars On Long Play III released on Radio Records and credited to Stars On In the UK Ireland Australia and New Zealand the album was instead titled Stars Medley again credited to Starsound and released by CBS Records Just like the first Stars on 45 album The Superstars was also issued in the Soviet Union and large parts of the Eastern Bloc by the state owned label Melodiya credited to Stars on 45 but released under the title Discotheque Stars 2 The SuperstarsStandard artworkStudio album by Stars on 45ReleasedMarch 1982Recorded1982GenrePopLength30 44LabelCNR Records NL Radio Records US CBS Records UK Melodiya USSR ProducerJaap EggermontStars on 45 chronologyLongplay Album Volume II 1981 The Superstars 1982 Stars on Frankie 1987 The fourth Stars On 45 single released in both Europe and the U S was Stars on Stevie paying tribute to Stevie Wonder and including a selection of his best known songs ranging from his breakthrough single Fingertips released in 1963 and credited to Little Stevie Wonder to his then most recent US hit Master Blaster Jammin The Stars On Stevie medley in the UK somewhat confusingly released by CBS as Starsound Stars Medley the very same title as the album became Stars On 45 s fourth UK Top 20 hit peaking at 14 in February 1982 1 In the US where it was given a third title Stars On 45 III In Tribute To Stevie Wonder it reached 28 on Billboard s Hot 100 chart 2 The extended 12 mix of Stars On Stevie was included on Stars On 45 s third full length release The Superstars where it was the opening track on Side B followed by an also extended version of the single s B side It s Not A Wonder It s A Miracle written by the producer Jaap Eggermont and the musical arranger Martin Duiser For the A side of the album Eggermont returned to the concept of the first Stars On 45 LP by again creating a sixteen minute side long medley this time dedicated to The Greatest Rock n Roll Band in the World The Rolling Stones The 25 track medley charted the band s then 17 year long career from their 1965 breakthrough with I Can t Get No Satisfaction via classic hits like Ruby Tuesday Sympathy For The Devil Miss You Under My Thumb and Honky Tonk Women all the way to the 1980 songs Emotional Rescue and Start Me Up a UK and US Top Ten hit in August 1981 The Greatest Rock n Roll Band In The World single did not do as well on the charts however while it became another Top 20 hit in the Netherlands and a few other European countries it failed to chart in both the UK and the US and The Superstars album itself met with the same fate only reaching 94 on the UK albums chart and failing to register on Billboard s Top 200 chart in the US 3 Consequently for the following album project the producer Jaap Eggermont made a radical change of the Stars On 45 concept by launching the spin off group The Star Sisters mainly covering material made famous by The Andrews Sisters and other stars from the 1940s 1950s and early 1960s and without the Stars On 45 disco beat and its characteristic handclaps The Star Sisters released three albums and a series of singles between 1983 and 1987 whose commercial success was limited to continental Europe in general and the Benelux countries in particular The Superstars Stars On Longplay III Stars Medley album in its entirety and in its original form remains unreleased on CD Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Side A 1 2 Side B 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 References 5 Sources and external linksTrack listing editSide A edit The Greatest Rock n Roll Band In The World 15 59All tracks written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards unless otherwise noted The Stars Will Never Stop Eggermont Duiser Sympathy for the Devil Miss You As Tears Go By Jagger Richards Oldham Brown Sugar Jumpin Jack Flash Take It or Leave It Under My Thumb Honky Tonk Women Lady Jane I Can t Get No Satisfaction Get off of My Cloud Stars On Jingle Eggermont Duiser Under the Boardwalk Young Resnick Out of Time Gimme Shelter Let s Spend the Night Together Tell Me You re Coming Back We Love You Play with Fire Nanker Phelge It s Only Rock n Roll But I Like It Ruby Tuesday Star Star Emotional Rescue She s a Rainbow Start Me Up Angie Side B edit 1 Stars on Stevie 7 42All tracks written by Stevie Wonder unless otherwise noted Uptight Everything s Alright Moy Cosby Wonder My Cherie Amour Yester Me Yester You Yesterday Miller Wells Master Blaster Jammin You Are the Sunshine of My Life Isn t She Lovely Stars On Jingle Eggermont Duiser Sir Duke I Wish I Was Made to Love Her Wonder Hardaway Moy Cosby For Once in My Life Miller Murden Superstition Sir Duke Don t You Worry bout a Thing A Place in the Sun Miller Wells Fingertips Paul Cosby 2 Stars On Jingle Eggermont Duiser 0 073 It s Not A Wonder It s A Miracle Eggermont Duiser 6 54 For the US album this track is titled Stars On Get Ready III 4 Stars On Jingle Eggermont Duiser 0 07Personnel editPeter Vermeij vocals Mick Jagger Tony Sherman vocals Stevie Wonder Jody Pijper vocalsProduction editJaap Eggermont record producerReferences edit Official Charts Company UK chart history Allmusic com chart history Popinstituut nl Dutch chart positionsSources and external links editMawer Sharon Biography of Stars on 45 Starsound at AllMusic Retrieved 2012 04025 Stars on 45 discography at Discogs Rateyourmusic com biography and discography Dutch biography and discography Billboard com biography and chart history Official Charts UK chart history Dutch chart history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Superstars amp oldid 1163189138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
