Stars (Mindi Abair album)

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Stars
Mindi Abair - Stars Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Mindi Abair
ReleasedMay 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)[1]
GenreJazz
Length44:21
LabelPeak Records
ProducerMatthew Hager
Mindi Abair chronology
Life Less Ordinary
(2007) 		Stars
(2008) 		In Hi-Fi Stereo
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

Stars is Mindi Abair's fifth album. It was released on May 6, 2008, by Peak Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart,[2] and No. 7 on the Jazz albums chart.[3] Two songs peaked on Billboard's Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, "Smile" at No. 9 and "Out of the Blue" at No. 16.[4]

Critical reception[]

Jonathan Widran of AllMusic calls the album, "one of 2008's most popular and dynamic urban contemporary jazz releases."[1]

Brian Soergel of JazzTimes writes, "Abair clearly has a new market in sight with Stars" and "Her voice certainly holds up, with its earnest wistfulness carrying appealingly autobiographical songs about love and longing."[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Mindi Abair and Matthew Hager, except "Gingerbread Man" and "Change", written by Mindi Abair & Tyrone Stevens.

No.TitleLength
1."Smile"4:25
2."On and On"4:15
3."Out of the Blue"4:11
4."Stars"3:58
5."F.L.A. Swing"4:31
6."I Wonder"3:43
7."Gingerbread Man"3:40
8."Change"4:20
9."Mojo"3:13
10."Here for You"4:12
11."Gonna Be Alright"3:53
Total length:44:21

Musicians[]

  • Saxophone (Soprano) – Mindi Abair (tracks 2, 4, 6 to 8, 10, 11)
  • Saxophone (Alto) – Mindi Abair (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 9, 11)
  • Vocals – Mindi Abair (tracks 1 to 6, 8, 10)
  • Acoustic Guitar – Dwight Sills (tracks: 8), John Taylor (track 5), Matthew Hager (tracks 1, 4, 6)
  • Backing Vocals – Charlean Carmon (tracks 2, 4, 6 to 8, 10), DeeDee Foster (tracks 2, 4, 6 to 8, 10), Kenya Hathaway (tracks 2, 4, 6 to 8, 10)
  • Bass – Matthew Hager (tracks 1 to 6, 9, 10), Shawn Davis (tracks 7, 8)
  • Drum Programming – Matthew Hager (tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 9)
  • Drums – Abe Laboriel, Jr.
  • Electric Guitar – Dwight Sills (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11), Matthew Hager (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8 to 10)
  • Keyboards – Matthew Hager (tracks 2, 4 to 6)
  • Organ – Ricky Peterson (tracks 2, 6 to 8, 10, 11)
  • Piano – Matthew Hager (tracks 2, 4,), Mindi Abair (track 1), Ricky Peterson (tracks 3, 6, 8, 10, 11)
  • Saxophone (Baritone) – Ryan Dankanich (tracks 2, 6, 8)

Production[]

  • Producer – Matthew Hager
  • Executive Producer – Andi Howard, Mark Wexler
  • Recording Engineer – Matthew Hager, Steve Sykes
  • Assistant Engineers – Brendan Dekora, Josh Blanchard
  • Mixer – Steve Sykes
  • Masterer – Stephen Marcussen
  • Art Decoration – Patty Palazzo
  • Photography – Reisig & Taylor Photography
  • Label Coordinator – Valerie Ince

Track information and credits adapted from Discogs[6] and AllMusic,[7] then verified from the album's liner notes.[8]

Charts[]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Contemporary Jazz (Billboard)[2]
4
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[3] 7

Singles[]

Title Date Chart Peak
position
"Smile" May 16, 2008 Smooth Jazz Airplay[4] 9
"Out of the Blue" February 20, 2009 Smooth Jazz Airplay[4] 16

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Widran, Jonathan. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Contemporary Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. May 23, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mindi Abair Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay". billboard.com. Billboard. August 22, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Soergel, Brian (April 26, 2019). "Jazztimes Review". Jazztimes. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Discogs Credits". Discogs. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "AllMusic Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Stars (liner notes). Mindi Abair. Peak Records. 2008. PKD-30637.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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