A Thousand Stars Explained
| A Thousand Stars |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kathy Young with the Innocents |
| Album: | The Sound of Kathy Young |
| B-Side: | Eddie My Darling |
| Released: | September 1960 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Indigo |
| Producer: | James Lee |
| Next Title: | Happy Birthday Blues |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
"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
Notes and References
- http://www.45cat.com/record/ind108 Kathy Young with the Innocents, "A Thousand Stars" single release.
- http://www.discogs.com/Kathy-Young-The-Sound-Of-Kathy-Young/release/3081934 Kathy Young with the Innocents, The Sound of Kathy Young.
- Charlie Gillett, The Sound of the City: the rise of rock and roll. Da Capo Press, 1996, p.104.
- http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=A+Thousand+Stars+by+Kathy+Young&id=23903 Kathy Young with the Innocents, "A Thousand Stars" chart positions
- http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=A+Thousand+Stars+by+Billy+Fury&id=4902 Billy Fury, "A Thousand Stars" chart position.
- https://www.discogs.com/Linda-Scott-Starlight-Starbright/release/3950584 Linda Scott, Starlight, Starbright
- http://www.45cat.com/record/nc100215us The Daughter of Eve, "Social Tragedy" single release.
- Web site: The Guess Who - Live at the Mobile, Alabama Municipal Auditorium - August 14, 1971 - YouTube . .
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070788/soundtrack That'll Be the Day soundtrack.
