Superstar (Caroline Rose album)

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Superstar
Caroline Rose - Superstar.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Genre
Length37:58
Label New West
Producer Caroline Rose
Caroline Rose chronology
Loner
(2018)
Superstar
(2020)
The Art of Forgetting
(2023)
Singles from Superstar
  1. "Feel the Way I Want"
    Released: January 7, 2020
  2. "Freak Like Me"
    Released: February 11, 2019
  3. "Do You Think We’ll Last Forever?"
    Released: March 3, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 9/10 [7]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 8.9/10 [9]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Under the Radar 8/10 [13]

Superstar is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Caroline Rose. It was released on March 6, 2020 under New West Records. [14]

Contents

Chart performance

Superstar opened at No. 20 on the US Heatseekers Albums chart with 3,000 units. [15]

Critical reception

Superstar received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 14 reviews. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Caroline Rose, except where noted.

Superstar track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Nothing's Impossible"4:08
2."Got to Go My Own Way"3:21
3."Do You Think We'll Last Forever?"4:14
4."Feelings Are a Thing of the Past"1:03
5."Feel the Way I Want"4:03
6."Freak Like Me" (Caroline Rose and Aaron Embry)3:42
7."Someone New"3:08
8."Pipe Dreams"3:25
9."Command Z"1:22
10."Back at the Beginning"4:21
11."I Took a Ride"5:11
Total length:37:58

Charts

Chart performance for Superstar
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 20

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