| The North Star | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Roddy Frame |
| Cover: | Roddy Frame The North Star album.jpeg |
| Released: | 21 September 1998 |
| Length: | 37:32 |
| Label: | Independiente |
| Next Title: | Surf |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
The North Star is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Roddy Frame, released in September 1998 by Independiente. It features the single "Reason for Living", which peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Aztec Camera released their sixth studio album Frestonia in November 1995, marking the end of their contract with WEA. It became the band's least commercially successful release; frontman Roddy Frame opted to go solo and signed with Go! Discs. After a year of no activity, the label had been purchased by PolyGram, and its label head Andy McDonald formed a new label, Independiente. Frame subsequently transferred over to his new home.[2]