Janis Ian - Stars (1974)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side 1
1. "Stars" 7:12
2. "The Man You Are in Me" 2:59
3. "Sweet Sympathy" 2:42
4. "Page Nine" 3:07
5. "Thankyous" 2:40
Total length: 17:40
Side 2
1. "Dance with Me" 3:18
2. "Without You" 2:04
3. "Jesse" 4:07
4. "You’ve Got Me on a String" 3:20
5. "Applause" 4:02
Total length: 16:51
Janis Ian Band Members / Musicians
Produced by Brooks Arthur
Engineered by Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander, Charlie Dreyer
Art Direction and Design: John Berg, Paul Perlow
Photography: Peter Cunningham
Production Coordinator: Herb Gart
Janis Ian – vocals, guitar, 12-strong guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes
Larry Alexander – drums, tambourine
Raymond Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
Ralph Casale – acoustic guitar
Richard Davis – arranger, bass, pizzicato bass
George Devens – vibraphone
Sal DiTroia – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
George Duvivier – bass
Jack Jennings – percussion
Barry Lazarowitz – arranger, drums, percussion
Gene Orloff – violin
Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
Don Payne – bass
Romeo Penque – saxophone
Al Rogers – drums
Allan Schwartzberg – drums
John Tropea – acoustic guitar
Eric Weissberg – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-strong acoustic guitar
Orchestra
Bob Abernathy – French horn
Seymour Barab – celli
Seymour Berman – viola
Phil Bodner – alto flute, alto saxophone
Ariana Bronne – violin
Alfred Brown – viola
James Buffington – French horn
Frederick Buldrini – violin
Don Butterfield – tuba
Earl Chapin – French horn
Selwart Clarke – viola
Léon Cohen – clarinet
Burt Collins – trumpet
Joseph DeAngelis – French horn
Peter Dimitriades – violin
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
Ron Frangipane – arranger, conductor, piano
Mickey Gravine – tenor trombone
Marie Hence – violin
Wally Kane – bassoon
Artie Kaplan – orchestra Manager
Harold Kohon – violin
Bhen Lanzarone – celesta
Gloria Lanzarone – celli
Archie Levin – viola
Joseph Malin – violin
Richard Maximoff – viola
Charles McCracken – celli
Lloyd Michaels – trumpet
Romeo Pengue – clarinet, flute, oboe
Alan Raph – baritone horn
George Ricci – celli, cello soloist
Alan Rubin – trumpet
David Sackson – viola
Julius Schacter – violin
Joe Shepley – solo trumpet
Joseph J. Shepley – French horn
Bill Watrous – tenor trombone
Stars is the 6th 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. She returned to play at the Philadelphia Folk Festival on August 17, 1973, and was signed by Columbia Records after several other companies rejected the songs she had written.
Whilst Stars was being recorded, the song "Jesse" became a hit for Roberta Flack. The album itself became Ian's most successful since her debut, peaking at number 63 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.
