Released January 25, 1993 Star
(1993) King
(1995) Release date 25 January 1993 | Length 51:01 Artist Belly Label Sire Records | |
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Recorded Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Amazon Studios, Liverpool, England Producer Belly, Tracy Chisolm
Gil Norton (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9) Genres Alternative rock, Jangle pop, Indie pop Nominations Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album Alternative rock albums Lovesongs for Underdogs, Beautysleep, Whiskey Tango Ghosts, This Hungry Life, The Real Ramona |
Star is the debut album by the American band Belly. It was released in 1993 and was an unexpected success, going Gold in the USA. The single "Feed the Tree" became a #1 Modern Rock hit, and the album was nominated for two Grammy Awards. "Slow Dog" peaked at #17 on the Modern Rock chart in the summer of 1993, while "Gepetto" peaked at #8 in the late fall/winter of 1993.
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The album and group received two Grammy nominations in 1994 for Best Alternative Album and Best New Artist. The music video for "Feed The Tree" was a smash buzz bin MTV hit, and was nominated for Best Alternative Video VMA and Best New Artist VMA in 1993. Follow up videos for "Slow Dog" and "Gepetto" didn't have the same cross-over success, but were popular on Alternative and Rock segments and outlets of MTV and VH1.
"Feed the Tree" also became a surprise pop hit peaking at #95 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the late spring of 1993. Before breaking into the Hot 100 it was a chart topper on the Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 singles for 6 weeks. While "Gepetto" did not match the success of "Feed The Tree" it charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Singles for 5 weeks in the late fall/winter of 1993 becoming a modest Pop hit and a signature song.
"Angel" is not a rerecording of the song of the same name that Tanya Donelly wrote with Throwing Muses for their 1989 album Hunkpapa.
U.S sales of "Star" slightly exceeded 800,000 copies, though never being certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
All songs written by Tanya Donelly, except where noted.
- "Someone to Die For" – 2:04
- "Angel" – 2:58
- "Dusted" – 2:48
- "Every Word" – 3:33
- "Gepetto" – 3:24
- "Witch" – 1:35
- "Slow Dog" – 4:02
- "Low Red Moon" – 5:32
- "Feed the Tree" – 3:29
- "Full Moon, Empty Heart" – 3:02
- "White Belly" (Fred Abong/Donelly) – 3:36
- "Untogether" – 4:43
- "Star" – 1:27
- "Sad Dress" – 3:44
- "Stay" – 4:56
Songs
1Someone to Die For2:04
2Angel2:58
3Dusted2:49