Starchild (Teena Marie album)
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- Ocean Way Recording and A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Sound Castle Recorders, Westlake Audio and Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- The Automatt (San Francisco, California)
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| Released | November 11, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–84 | |||
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| Length | 45:36 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Teena Marie | |||
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Starchild is the sixth studio album by American R&B singer Teena Marie, released on November 11, 1984, by Epic Records.[1] This album peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Top Black Albums chart and No. 31 on the US Billboard 200. Starchild was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[2][3]
The album was written and produced by Marie, with contributions from Leon Ware and Narada Michael Walden. The track "My Dear Mr. Gaye" is a tribute to Marvin Gaye, who had been fatally shot and killed by his father on April 1, 1984. Starchild was eventually re-released, with five bonus tracks, in 2012 by SoulMusic Records.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Village Voice | B[5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[6] |
| Philadelphia Inquirer | [7] |
Ken Tucker of the Philadelphia Inquirer hailed the album saying, "Teena Marie's version of white rhythm and blues has become so extremely stylized that she has become dance-rock's foremost mannerist. On her new album Starchild...Teena Marie wails, gulps and overemotes so dramatically that her exertions take on a great fascination."[7]
Track listing
All songs written by Teena Marie, except where noted.
- "Lovergirl" – 4:54
- "Help Youngblood Get to the Freaky Party" (Bendrix, Marie) – 5:44
- "Out on a Limb" – 6:37
- "Alibi" (Marie, Fred Mirza) – 5:23
- "Jammin" – 5:52
- "Starchild" – 5:35
- "We've Got to Stop (Meeting Like This)" (duet with Ronnie McNeir) – 5:07
- "My Dear Mr. Gaye" (Marie, Penny "P.J." Johnson, Leon Ware) – 5:28
- "Light" – 1:17
- Expanded Edition
- "Lovergirl" (US Single Edit) – 3:59
- "Lovergirl" (US Special 12" Dance Mix) – 5:53
- "Lovergirl" (US Single - Instrumental) – 6:10
- "Jammin'" (Dance Mix - Long Version) – 8:20
- "Out on a Limb" (US 12" Single Edit) – 5:31
