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A Thousand Stars

1960 single by Kathy Young with the Innocents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Thousand Stars
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"A Thousand Stars" is a song written by Eugene Pearson and performed by Kathy Young and the Innocents.

Quick Facts from the album The Sound of Kathy Young, B-side ...

The song was produced and arranged by James Lee,[2] and was featured on her 1961 album The Sound of Kathy Young.[3]

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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]

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