Album · Marc Almond
The Stars We Are by Marc Almond
The Stars We Are is an album by Marc Almond, released in 1988. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Tears Run Rings”, on 6 lists with a best position of #13.
The Stars We Are, Marc Almond's fourth studio album, arrived in September 1988 on Parlophone and Some Bizzare, and it finds the former Soft Cell singer going for the grand gesture. He cut it at Matrix Studios in London with his band La Magia, which was really the old Willing Sinners crew of Annie Hogan, Billy McGee and Steve Humphreys, plus a batch of hired studio hands.
It's art pop drenched in melodrama, with Almond's voice doing what it does best: aching, flouncing and soaring all at once. The singles were "Tears Run Rings", "Bitter Sweet", "Only the Moment" and "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart", which as a duet with Gene Pitney went on to top the UK singles chart in 1989. It remains his best-selling solo record on both sides of the Atlantic, silver in Britain, and the sleeve pairs Huw Feather's design with a cover photo by Andy Catlin.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Stars We Are on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tears Run Rings | 6 | #13 | – | 1988–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.