Another Star

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"Another Star"
Another Star Single.jpeg
French single cover
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Songs in the Key of Life [1]
B-side "Creepin'"
Released1977
Genre Disco
Length8:28 (album version), 5:17 (single edit)
Label Tamla
Songwriter(s) Stevie Wonder
Producer(s) Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Sir Duke"
(1977)
"Another Star"
(1977)
"As"
(1977)

"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.

Contents

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]

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]

Chart performance

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Canada51
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [10] 29
US Billboard Easy Listening 29
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 32
US Billboard National Disco Action Top 40 [12] 2
US Billboard Hot Black Singles [13] 18

Cover versions

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