Name: Stars
Brand: Restless Records (USA)
SKU: 85914
Availability: OutOfStock

Performer Notes

Personnel: Lori Carson (vocals, electric guitar, samples); Chris Cunningham (acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars, sarod); Paul Pimsler (electric guitar); Jon Hyde (pedal steel guitar, Wurlitzer piano); Lorenza Ponce (violin); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Doug Weiselman (clarinet); Steven Bernstein (trumpet, samples); Layng Martine III (keyboards, electric bass, loops, samples); Gordon Raphael (keyboards, ARP synthesizer); Reggie Watts (keyboards); Lindsey Horner (acoustic bass); Joey Baron (drums, hand drums, cymbals, hi-hat); Rich Mercurio, Shawn Pelton (drums); Davis Martin (samples); Tucker Martine (loops, sound effects).
Producers: Layng Martine III, Lori Carson, Joe Ferla.
Engineers: Joe Ferla, Layng Martine III, Lori Carson.
Principally recorded at Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey and 909, Seattle, Washington.
Personnel: Lori Carson (vocals, electric guitar); Chris Cunningham (guitar, sarod); Paul Pimsler (electric guitar); Lorenza Ponce (violin); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Doug Wieselman (clarinet); Layng Martine III (keyboards, loops, sampler); Gordon Raphael, Reggie Watts (keyboards); Lindsey Horner (upright bass); Shawn Pelton (drums); Joey Baron (cymbals, hi-hat).
Audio Mixer: Joe Ferla.
Recording information: 909, Seattle, WA; Ironwood Studios, Seattle, WA; Water Music, Hoboken, NJ.
Lori Carson's fourth album Stars may not be as consistently compelling as its immediate predecessor, the sublime Everything I Touch Runs Wild, but that's not to say that it's a bad record. It's quite good, actually, and her songcraft continues to improve; it's subtle yet sturdy work. The main problem is that the production doesn't pull the listener into the album, but Carson's songs and performance are passionate enough that they become quite gripping once you get past the surface. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (10/15/99, p.83) - "...Carson's soundtrack to heartbreak is downright beautiful - ethereal and reassuring - and that's both the album's blessing and curse..." - Rating: B

Album: Stars
#	Song Title	Time
1)	16 Days
2)	Take Your Time
3)	Breathe
4)	Head in a Box
5)	Caroline
6)	Stars
7)	Spinning World
8)	Rainy Day
9)	Fourth of July
10)	Treasure

Album: Stars
#	Song Title	Time
1)	16 Days
2)	Take Your Time
3)	Breathe
4)	Head in a Box
5)	Caroline
6)	Stars
7)	Spinning World
8)	Rainy Day
9)	Fourth of July
10)	Treasure