A Thousand Stars
1960 single by Kathy Young with the Innocents
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"A Thousand Stars" is a song written by Eugene Pearson and performed by Kathy Young and the Innocents.
| "A Thousand Stars" | ||||
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Japanese release picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Kathy Young with the Innocents | ||||
| from the album The Sound of Kathy Young | ||||
| B-side | "Eddie My Darling" | |||
| Released | September 1960 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Indigo | |||
| Songwriter | Eugene Pearson[1] | |||
| Producer | James Lee | |||
| Kathy Young with the Innocents singles chronology | ||||
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The song was produced and arranged by James Lee,[2] and was featured on her 1961 album The Sound of Kathy Young.[3]
Background
Sandy Nelson played drums on the record.[4]
Chart performance
"A Thousand Stars" reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the R&B chart in 1960.[5]
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.[6]
- Linda Scott released a version of the song on her 1961 album Starlight, Starbright.[7]
- The Daughters of Eve released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1968 single "Social Tragedy".[8]
- Canadian rock band the Guess Who performed the song live in Mobile, Alabama, on August 14, 1971.[9]
In media
- Billy Fury's re-recorded version was included on the soundtrack to the 1973 film That'll Be the Day.[10]
