Star (David Bowie song)

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"Star"
Song by David Bowie
from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Released	June 6, 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Rock
Length	2:47
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	David Bowie
Producer(s)	David Bowie and Ken Scott
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars track listing
Side one "Five Years" "Soul Love" "Moonage Daydream" "Starman" "It Ain't Easy" Side two "Lady Stardust" "Star" "Hang on to Yourself" "Ziggy Stardust" "Suffragette City" "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"

"Star" is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

Contents 1 Live versions 2 Single release 2.1 Producer 2.2 Musicians 3 Cover versions

[edit] Live versions

• A live version recorded on the Heroes tour at the Philadelphia Spectrum, April 28-29th 1978, was released on Stage.

This live version was released as a single in the US in November 1978.

[edit] Single release

1. "Star"
2. "What in the World"
3. "Breaking Glass"

[edit] Producer

• Tony Visconti (1978)

[edit] Musicians

• David Bowie - vocals
• Adrian Belew - guitar
• Carlos Alomar - guitar
• Sean Mayes - piano
• Roger Powell - keyboards
• George Murray - bass
• Dennis Davis - drums

[edit] Cover versions

• Billy Bragg
• Chameleon