| Make Me a Star | ||||
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| Released | June 21, 1979 [1] | |||
| Recorded | March–April 1979 | |||
| Studio | CBS Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 37:14 | |||
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Make Me A Star is the third album by Japanese jazz fusion band "The Square" (which changed its name to T-Square in 1989), recorded and released in 1979. This is also the first album on which saxophonist Takeshi Itoh used the Lyricon.
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All music is composed by Masahiro Andoh
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr Coco's One" | 7:12 |
| 2. | "Make Me A Star" | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Life Is A Music" | 6:33 |
| 4. | "Stiff Nails" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Love Forever" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "I Will Sing A Lullaby" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Texas Kid" | 6:50 |
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