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Stars is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, and the first of her seven for Columbia Records. Ian had previously had a three-year hiatus from the music industry since her 1971 album Present Company. In two years away from the music business, Ian wrote over 100 songs after moving to Los Angeles.[4] She returned to play at the Philadelphia Folk Festival on August 17, 1973,[5] and was signed by Columbia Records after several other companies rejected the songs she had written.[6]
While Stars was being recorded, the song "Jesse" became a hit for Roberta Flack.[7]
The album itself became Ian's most successful since her debut, peaking at number 63 on the BillboardTop LPs & Tape chart.
^Wilson, David Bertrand. "Stars – Janis Ian". Wilson and Allroy’s Record Reviews. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly and Henke, James; The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist, p. 339 ISBN0679737294
^Basham, Tom; Basham, Peg (February 13, 1977). "Janis Ian: At 25, entering Phase 3". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore.
^"Weekly Calendar: Music". The Evening Sun. Baltimore. August 17, 1973.
^Maynard, Joyce (February 11, 1977). "Society's Child Back for Her Second Try to Grad Brass Ring". Des Moines-Register. Des Moines, Iowa.
^Bernade, Scott R. (2003). Stars of David: Rock'n'roll's Jewish Stories. Brandeis University Press. pp. 137–138. ISBN1584653035.
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