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Star is the third studio album from American R&B group 702. It was released by Motown on November 19, 2002[3] in the United States. The album peaked at number forty-five on the US Billboard 200 and produced the singles “Star” and "I Still Love You".

Star
Studio album by 702
Released	November 19, 2002
Genre	R&B urban pop[1]
Length	64:06
Label	Motown
Producer	Kedar Massenburg (exec.) Shante Paige (exec.) Todd Russaw (exec.) Ted Bishop Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Mike City Charles Farrar The Neptunes Mario Winans Jack Knight
702 chronology
702 (1999) Star (2002)
Singles from Star
"Star" Released: December 10, 2002 "I Still Love You" Released: 2002[2] "Blah Blah Blah Blah" Released: January 28, 2003 "Trouble" Released: March 5, 2003

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Slant Magazine	[5]

Andy Kellman of Allmusic rated the album two and a half stars out of five and gave the work a rather dismissive review, stating that "it continues in the group's tradition of being able to deliver a couple of solid singles surrounded by middling to fair album tracks."[4] PopMatters thought the album was dated and "trapped in a time warp" and that "It wants to be pre- Mary J. Blige hip-hop and R&B with some notable exceptions".[6] Overall, they praised both Mario Winans and the Neptunes contributions to the album, and felt they managed "to create some haphazard hits here, lack of creativity aside".[6] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was mixed in his review.[5] Cinquemani praised the albums first half of material, while disapproving of the second half calling it "a bit less successful".[5] Nonetheless, he declared, "702 comes closest to capturing the buttery warm harmonies of Diana Ross and the Supremes—Destiny’s Child be damned. Star exists to prove that surprises can indeed be pleasant".[5]

Chart performance

The album peaked at forty-five on the US Billboard 200 and reached the twenty-second spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[7]

Track listing

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes co-producer

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[8]

• a&r – Nina Freeman, Kedar Massenburg, Shante Paige, Marsha Reid
• arranging – Ted Bishop
• art direction – Chris Kornmann
• assistant – Vincent Alexander, Mike Butler, Vadim Chislov, Stephen Glicken, Dion Peters, Alexis Seton, Rich Tapper, Javier Valverde, Jeff Vereb, Artese Williams
• composing – R. Bell, G. Brown, J.J. Jackson, L. Jackson, P.J. Jackson, E. Jordan, S.K. Russell, Mario Winans
• creative direction – Sandy Brummels
• design – Chris Kornmann
• drums – Pharrell Williams
• engineering – Wayne Allison, Ted Bishop, Ben Briggs, Dru Castro, Andrew Coleman, Larry Ferguson, Eliud "Lou" Ortiz, Hernán Santiago, Mike Tocci, Darren Venbitti
• executive production – Kedar Massenburg, Shante Paige, Todd Russaw
• guitar – Greg Charley
• instrumentation – Charles Farrar
• keyboards – Ted Bishop, Dave Hunter, Tevin Thomas
• mastering – Chris Gehringer
• mixing – Ben Arrindell, Kevin "KD" Davis, Duro, Larry Ferguson, Rich Keller, Phil Tan
• photography – Albert Sanchez
• production – Ted Bishop, Mike City, Charles Farrar, Mario Winans
• programming – Ted Bishop, Charles Farrar, Pharrell Williams
• rapping – Clipse
• vocals – 702, Pharrell Williams

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	45
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	22

References

External links

• Star at AllMusic

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