Another Star

"Another Star"
"Another Star"
	French single cover
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Songs in the Key of Life
B-side	"Creepin'"
Released	1977
Genre	Disco
Length	8:28 (album version); 5:17 (single edit);
Label	Tamla
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology

"Another Star" is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. It is the final track on side four of the double LP. The flute player Bobbi Humphrey appears in the last section of the song.

Released as a single in 1977, it reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 29 Easy Listening,^[2] number 18 on the Black Singles chart, and number 2 on the Dance/Disco chart, also reaching number 51 in Canada and number 29 in the UK.

Background

Cash Box said that "a foot-tapping, Latin-influenced rhythm and an unforgettable 'La la la' chorus are but two of the hooks that will take this record to the upper reaches of the pop and R&B charts."^[3] Record World said that "Wonder's venture into salsa also gives him a chance to stretch out vocally more than on past singles."^[4] However, the percussion is a samba beat, not salsa.

In Rolling Stone's original review of the album, Vince Aletti wrote that the song "bursts with an aching, tender passion that’s turned loose in the dense, danceable Brazilian-flavored production."^[5] Writing in Stylus Magazine, Mallory O'Donnell described it as "a joyous song about heartbreak."^[6]

Personnel

Taken from album liner notes^[7]

George Benson – guitar, background vocals^[8]
Nathan Watts – bass
Nathan Alford Jr. – percussion
Carmello Hungria Garcia – timbales
Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone
Hank Redd – alto saxophone
Raymond Maldonado – trumpet
Steve Madaio – trumpet
Bobbi Humphrey – flute^[8]
Josie James – background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada	51
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[9]	29
US Billboard Easy Listening	29
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	32
US Billboard National Disco Action Top 40^[11]	2
US Billboard Hot Black Singles^[12]	18

Cover versions

The song was covered by Kathy Sledge, who released the song as a single.^[13] Sledge's version peaked at number fifty-four on the UK Singles Chart in 1995.^[14]
Brazilian singer Salomé de Bahia released a dance version of the song with Portuguese lyrics in 1999.^[15]

In popular culture

The song featured as the theme tune to the BBC's TV coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.^[16]

References

^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 261.
^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 27, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 3, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ Aletti, Vince (December 16, 1976). "Songs in the Key of Life". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ O'Donnell, Mallory (February 20, 2007). "Stevie Wonder - As / Another Star". Stylus. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ Songs in the Key of Life | Credits. AllMusic. Retrieved on October 27, 2019
^ ^a ^b "Another Star by Stevie Wonder - Songfacts".
^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 925.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 283.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.
^ › album › another-star-mw0000892927 Kathy Sledge - Another Star. AllMusic. Retrieved on October 27, 2019
^ "KATHY SLEDGE". Official Charts. 1992-05-16. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
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^ "Smashed Hits: Another Star". BBC News. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

External links

Stevie Wonder - Another Star on YouTube

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[1] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 261.

[cb-3] "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 27, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-12-26.

[rw-4] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 3, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[5] Aletti, Vince (December 16, 1976). "Songs in the Key of Life". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[6] O'Donnell, Mallory (February 20, 2007). "Stevie Wonder - As / Another Star". Stylus. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[7] Songs in the Key of Life | Credits. AllMusic. Retrieved on October 27, 2019

[:0-8] "Another Star by Stevie Wonder - Songfacts".

[9] "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[10] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 925.

[11] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 283.

[12] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.

[13] › album › another-star-mw0000892927 Kathy Sledge - Another Star. AllMusic. Retrieved on October 27, 2019

[14] "KATHY SLEDGE". Official Charts. 1992-05-16. Retrieved 2024-10-07.

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[16] "Smashed Hits: Another Star". BBC News. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

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Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love
Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder
Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red The Last Dragon Jungle Fever
Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century The Definitive Collection The Complete Stevie Wonder
Singles	"Fingertips" "Hey Harmonica Man" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "With a Child's Heart" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "Someday at Christmas" "Hey Love" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "You Met Your Match" "Alfie" "For Once in My Life" "I Don't Know Why" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "We Can Work It Out" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "If You Really Love Me" "What Christmas Means to Me" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Another Star" "As" "Pops, We Love You" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Lately" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Ebony and Ivory" "Do I Do" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Front Line" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home" "Overjoyed" "Stranger on the Shore of Love" "Skeletons" "You Will Know" "Get It" "Gotta Have You" "For Your Love" "So What the Fuss" "From the Bottom of My Heart" "All About the Love Again" "Faith" "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate"
Featured singles	"My Love" "How Come, How Long" "California Roll"
Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "Golden Lady" "All in Love Is Fair" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Love's in Need of Love Today" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends" "Seasons of Love" "True to Your Heart" "Stop Trying to Be God"
Songwriting credits	"It's a Shame" "Tears of a Clown" "Tell Me Something Good" "Uptown Festival" "Let's Get Serious" "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"
Tours	Songs in the Key of Life Tour
Related articles	Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH SuperEgo Wonderin' "Wonder-ful" Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show
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