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Stars Forever

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Stars Forever
Studio album by
Released1999 (1999)
Length129:14
LabelLe Grand Magistery
ProducerMomus
Momus chronology
The Little Red Songbook
(1998)
Stars Forever
(1999)
Folktronic
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork3.8/10[2]

Stars Forever is the thirteenth studio album by Scottish musician Momus, released by Le Grand Magistery in 1999. The album represents part of Momus's "analog-baroque" phase.[1]

Momus wrote thirty songs for Stars Forever, each about a person or group who commissioned a song for the price of $1,000. The funds raised went towards costs incurred from a lawsuit against Momus by Wendy Carlos.[3] Patrons included fellow musicians The Minus 5, Keigo Oyamada, artist Jeff Koons, retail store Other Music, and record label Minty Fresh.

The album also features eight winners of a karaoke parody contest in which participants were invited to submit recordings of themselves singing over instrumentals included on Momus' previous album, The Little Red Songbook (1998).[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Momus

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."The Minus 5"3:34
2."Akiko Masuda"2:48
3."Steven Zeeland"3:33
4."Mika Akutsu"3:06
5."Stephanie Pappas"3:41
6."Kokoro Hirai"3:07
7."Stefano Zarelli"2:49
8."Paolo Rumi"4:23
9."Natsuko Tayama"2:27
10."Girlie Action"2:15
11."Mai Noda"3:07
12."Robert Dye"3:17
13."Florence Manlik"2:17
14."Adam Green"3:33
15."Maf"2:32
16."Other Music"2:07
17."Tinnitus"2:06
18."3D Corporation"2:44
19."Miles Franklin"3:36
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Shawn Krueger"3:35
2."Jeff Koons"3:42
3."Noah Brill"2:56
4."Team Clermont"3:25
5."Brent Busboom"3:19
6."Indiepop List"5:22
7."Keigo Oyamada"3:06
8."Minty Fresh"1:55
9."Milton Jacobson"3:05
10."Reckless Records"2:10
11."Karin Komoto"3:07
12."Christian Carl" (performing "New Flame, Same Old Story")2:31
13."Bill Hardy" (performing "Not Intended for Children")1:52
14."Mr. Kate Jenkins" (performing "Coming on an Intern's Dress")1:29
15."Diego Zapparoli and Paola" (performing "Nicky My Friend")2:06
16."Jack Curtis Dubowsky" (performing "Mr. Jones")2:19
17."El Topo" (performing "The Taste of Pink Champagne")2:07
18."Richard Knowles" (performing "Onan the Barbarian")1:33
19."Olivier Schopfer" (performing "Suggestion to Jealous Men")1:43
20."Momus" ("A Twenty-One Minute Interview with Momus")21:13

References

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  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Stars Forever – Momus". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (24 August 1999). "Momus: Stars Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ Romney, Jonathan (29 September 1999). "It's One for the Money..." The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ^ Huey, Steve. "The Little Red Songbook – Momus". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.