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"A Thousand Stars" is a song written by Eugene Pearson and performed by Kathy Young and the Innocents.
The song was produced and arranged by James Lee,[1] and was featured on her 1961 album The Sound of Kathy Young.[2]
Background
Sandy Nelson played drums on the record.[3]
Chart performance
"A Thousand Stars" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the R&B chart in 1960.[4]
Other versions
- The original version was made by Rivileers in 1954, who enjoyed a short (less than two years) recording career from 1954 to 1955. The Rivileers most stable lineup consisted of neighborhood and high school buds: Eugene Pearson, Milton Edwards, Earl Lennard, Herb Crosby, and Alphonso Delaney.
- Billy Fury released a version of the song as a single that reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1961.[5]
- Linda Scott released a version of the song on her 1961 album Starlight, Starbright.[6]
- The Daughters of Eve released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1968 single "Social Tragedy".[7]
- Canadian rock band The Guess Who performed the song live in Mobile, Alabama on August 14, 1971.[8]
In media
- Billy Fury's re-recorded version was included on the soundtrack to the 1973 film That'll Be the Day.[9]
References
Шаблон:Billy Fury Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Kathy Young with the Innocents, "A Thousand Stars" single release. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ Kathy Young with the Innocents, The Sound of Kathy Young. Retrieved January 13, 2016
- ↑ Charlie Gillett, The Sound of the City: the rise of rock and roll. Da Capo Press, 1996, p.104.
- ↑ Kathy Young with the Innocents, "A Thousand Stars" chart positions Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ Billy Fury, "A Thousand Stars" chart position. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ Linda Scott, Starlight, Starbright Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ↑ The Daughter of Eve, "Social Tragedy" single release. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ That'll Be the Day soundtrack. Retrieved January 13, 2016.