Star (David Bowie song)

Song infobox
Name = Star


Artist = David Bowie
Album = The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Released = June 6, 1972
track_no = 7
Recorded = 1972
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:47
Writer = David Bowie
Label = RCA Records
Producer = David Bowie and Ken Scott
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Type = studio
Tracks = ;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".

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.

ingle release

# "Star"
# "What in the World"
# "Breaking Glass"

Producer

* Tony Visconti (1978)

Musicians

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

Cover versions

* Billy Bragg
* Chameleon