Superstar
Background information
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresAlternative rock
Years active1991–2000
LabelsCreation
Capitol
Camp Fabulous
Past membersJoe McAlinden
Jim McCulloch
Quentin McAfee
Alan Hutchison
Nellie Grant
Raymond Prior

Superstar were a Scottish rock band founded in 1991.[1]

History

The band was formed in 1991 by Joe McAlinden, a former member of The Groovy Little Numbers and the BMX Bandits, who also arranged strings for the band Teenage Fanclub.[2] They first appeared on Creation Records in 1992 with the album Greatest Hits vol. 1, which was followed by the Capitol Records album Superstar[2] on 28 June 1994. The band regrouped in 1996 and Jim McCulloch, formerly of the Soup Dragons and the original line-up of the BMX Bandits,[3] joined on lead guitar.[1] They signed a deal with the Camp Fabulous label, who issued the 18 Carat album in 1997.[4] Their single "Superstar" reached number 49 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] but gained a wider audience when it was covered by Rod Stewart on When We Were the New Boys.[6]

Discography

Albums

  • Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1992), Creation Records
  • Superstar (1994), Capitol
  • 18 Carat (1997), Camp Fabulous
  • Palm Tree (1998), Camp Fabulous
  • Phat Dat (2000), Camp Fabulous
  • Six More Songs (2000), Camp Fabulous

EPs

  • Every Day I Fall Apart EP (1997), Camp Fabulous
  • Superstar vs Alan Warner EP (1998) (a collaboration with author Alan Warner)

Singles

  • "Breathing Space" (1997), Camp Fabulous - UK No. 66
  • "Every Day I Fall Apart" (1997), Camp Fabulous
  • "Superstar" (1998), Camp Fabulous - UK No. 49
  • "I Love Love" (2000), Camp Fabulous

Line-ups

1992

  • McAlinden, Nellie Grant, Raymond Prior[6]

1996

  • McAlinden, Jim McCulloch, drummer Quentin McAfee and bass player Alan Hutchison[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ready Steady Go - Superstar". Ready-steady-go.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 1015-6
  3. ↑ "Green Peppers". GreenPeppers.info. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 384. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 541. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. 1 2 3 "Superstar Biography". Nme.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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