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Another Star
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Wikipedia article
"'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. Released as a single in 1977, it reached number 32 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, number 29 Easy Listening, 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.
'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."
In 'Rolling Stone's original review of the album, Vince Aletti wrote that the song "bursts with an aching, tender passion thats turned loose in the dense, danceable Brazilian-flavored production." Writing in 'Stylus Magazine', Mallory O'Donnell described it as "a joyous song about heartbreak."
The song featured as the theme tune to the BBC's TV coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The flute player Bobbi Humphrey appears in the last section of the song.
Personnel
;Taken from album liner notes[https://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-in-the-key-of-life-mw0000607481/credits Songs in the Key of Life | Credits]. AllMusic. Retrieved on October 27, 2019
* George Benson guitar, background vocals
*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
* Josie James background vocals
Cover versions
The song was covered by Kathy Sledge, who released the song as a single.[https://www.allmusic.com album another-star-mw0000892927 Kathy Sledge - Another Star]. AllMusic. Retrieved on October 27, 2019 Sledge's version peaked at number fifty-four on the UK Singles chart in 1995.[https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27623/kathy-sledge/ Kathy Sledge | full Official Chart History]. Official Chart Company. Retrieved on October 27, 2019
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