''Low Stars'' is the debut album from

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band

Low Stars Low Stars is a musical project of Dave Gibbs and Chris Seefried, that captures the sound of classic bands like Crosby, Stills, and Nash and The Eagles. History Low Stars began when Dave Gibbs was holding his annual benefit for the Audrey Hep ...

. Signed by

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, and released through

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, the album features single "Calling All Friends", which was the theme song for ABC television series ''

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''. "Need a Friend" and "LA Forever" were featured in TV and film respectively. "Just Around the Corner" was the featured video from the album. The cover photograph by

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was taken in Agora Hills at the same location where he shot the cover of the

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Track listing

#"Tell the Teacher" ( Jude/

Chris Seefried Chris Seefried is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the bands Gods Child, Joe 90, and Low Stars, and as producer and co-writer for the neo-soul band Fitz and the ...

) – 5:05 #"Child" (Chris Seefried) – 4:18 #"Calling All Friends" (Jude/Chris Seefried) – 4:18 #"Tracks in the Rain" (Chris Seefried) – 4:13 #"Need a Friend" (Jude/Chris Seefried/

Jeff Russo Jeff Russo (born August 31) is an American composer, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and music producer, and one of the two founding members of American rock band Tonic. He is also a founding member of acoustic rock band Low Stars. Russo is a ...

/ Dave Gibbs) – 4:09 #"Can't Live Without Your Love" (Jeff Russo) – 3:41 #"Just Around the Corner" (Chris Seefried/Jude/Jeff Russo/Dave Gibbs) – 3:55 #"Why Not Your Baby" (

Gene Clark Harold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band's best ...

) – 3:58 #"Love" (Jude) – 2:30 #"Sometimes It Rains" (Chris Seefried/Jude) – 4:32 #"Mexico" (Jude) – 3:45 #"Warmer Wind" (Jude/Chris Seefried) – 4:36 #"LA Forever" (Chris Seefried/

Marshall Altman Marshall Noah Altman is a Nashville-based A&R for Nettwerk Music Group, and a record producer and songwriter who owns the Galt Line studio in Nashville, Tennessee. He was formerly an A&R person for such labels as Capitol Records, Hollywood Recor ...

) – 4:30

Personnel

: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, production * Dave Gibbs: vocals, acoustic guitar *

: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, engineering * Jude: vocals, acoustic guitar

Additional personnel

George Drakoulias George Drakoulias (born 1965) is a Greek-American music producer and a former A&R executive at the American Recordings label. He is often considered a protégé of Rick Rubin. Drakoulias grew up in Syosset, New York, and attended Syosset High Sch ...

: producer *

David Immergluck David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

: mandolin, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, dobro *

Brendan O'Brien Brendan O'Brien may refer to: *Brendan O'Brien (bishop) (born 1943), Roman Catholic archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada *Brendan O'Brien (cricketer) (born 1942), Irish former cricketer *Brendan O'Brien (journalist), senior Irish journalist on R ...

: bass *

Charlie Gillingham Charles Thomas Gillingham (born January 26, 1960) is a keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist best known for his performance on the Hammond B-3 organ, accordion, piano, and keyboards for the band Counting Crows. He has also played the bass guitar ...

: accordion *Chris Joyner: piano, Hammond B3 *Zac Rae: Hammond B3, pump organ *Don Heffington: drums *Fred Eltringham: drums *Blair Sinta: drum *Sheldon Gomberg: double bass, engineering, production *Dusty Wakeman: bass *David Wilder: bass *Gary DeRosa: tambourine *Ludvig Girdland: violin *Anna Stafford: violin *Phillip Vaiman: violin *Richard Rintoul: viola *Matt Cooker: cello *Ben Decter: string arranger *Fred Kevorkian: mastering *Jean Marie Horvat: mixing *Dave Bianco: engineering *Ryan Williams: engineering, mixing *Robert Hawes: engineering *Richard Barron: engineering *Eric Corne: assistant engineering *David Vaught: assistant engineering *

: photography *Craig Ruda: photography

Promotional videos

*"Low Stars epk" (2007), directed by Ehud Lazin *"Calling All Friends" (2007) *"Child" (2007) *"Just Around the Corner" (2008), directed by Calire Taylour Sullivan *"Low Stars and Friends" (2009), directed by Ehud Lazin

References

{{Authority control 2007 debut albums Albums produced by George Drakoulias Albums produced by Chris Seefried