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| | Stars | | | Music Artist : | | Janis Ian | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Festival Records | | Release Date : | | 2004-09-27 | | Store Price : | | $18.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $34.99 | | Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item. | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Stars
2. Man You Are in Me
3. Sweet Sympathy
4. Page Nine
5. Thankyous
6. Dance with Me
7. Without You
8. Jesse
9. You've Got Me on a String
10. Applause
11. Jesse [Live][*]
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 One of Janis Ian's classics
Submitted on: 2009-11-04 |
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| This CD is from her earlier years and is one of Janis Ian's best. The title track is haunting and prescient, very beautiful. In her live CD, she quiets the crowd because it's best heard without distracting noise. But the star of Stars has got to be "Jesse". If you listen to one song from this CD, make it "Jesse". The give you an acoustic bonus track of "Jesse" but it really doesn't matter. The song is just drop-dead gorgeous. My wife and I dance to this song whenever it comes on. "Sweet Sympathy", "You've Got Me on a String", "Applause" and "Without You" are all great and infectious tunes that will stick with you a long time. It's a very good CD to sing along with. I heartily recommend this CD to all music lovers with discriminating taste. |
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The Best
Submitted on: 2008-08-16 |
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| I just met Janis Ian at a book signing for her autobiography and for someone who has miraculous control over their emotions, I had tears streaming down my face; both from joy (I had wondered for years what happened to her) and from a rush of emotions from the days when I would sit and listen to the Stars album when I was a teenager and feel the lonely horrible feelings teens have to her gentle singing voice. She's a great person also - if you haven't heard Stars, you haven't completely heard music. |
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Take A Picture of Your Life with Janis Ian
Submitted on: 2007-10-28 |
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| It can be argued that Stars is Janis Ian's best album. With lyrics, vocals and melodys that speak to just about every emotion, this album is a true classic. It should be required listening to anyone who picks up a guitar and wants to sing and write their own songs. The title track is a simple masterpiece - just voice and acoustic guitar musing about the price of fame. Jesse is another classic. Can't listen to this one without getting a lump in my throat (even after all these years). Dance with Me is a graphic anti-war song set to the most joyous melody you could imagine. It's perfection. All the other songs are extremely well done and really show Ian's range as a singer and musician. Just buy this album and let it become part of your life. You'll be better off by having heard Stars. |
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A lost classic for sure.
Submitted on: 2007-01-23 |
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My brother said it best: "I heard the first song and I never wanted to play music ever again, then I heard the rest of the album and I couldn't imagine doing anything else."
This album is ridiculously well crafted, thoughtful songs and arrangements, a beautiful singin voice, and crystal clear sound quality while still maintaining the warmth of all the best records ever. After hearing it I was upset I had never heard it before then. That's only happened to me a handful of times. If you don't like this, you suck. Straight up. Don't talk to me. |
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Heartfelt
Submitted on: 2005-03-03 |
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The title/first track, "Stars", is a starkly honest, lyrically beautiful expression of Janis' feeling that she has fallen from the success of her teenage debut. (Some say this album marked the beginning of her comeback.) It is not unusual for artists to write about their experiences as an artist, but rarely is this done in such a direct, literal, self-effacing and poetic way. The quiet, expressive acoustic guitar on this track underscores that this is a deeply personal song. The rest of the album is more upbeat, sometimes heavily orchestrated, moving through folksy and jazzy styles. Page Nine, as optimistic as Stars is sad, looks forward to living with a new love. This is the honest, heartfelt work of a great talent.
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![Miracle Row [Import][Bonus track] by Janis Ian](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nE18rmlOL._SL160_.jpg)
![Night Rains [Import] [Bonus track] by Janis Ian](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yuIqaep2L._SL160_.jpg)
