"Volume III" a.k.a. "Stars on 45 Volume 3" is a song issued in 1981 by the Dutch studio group

Stars on 45 Stars on 45 was a Dutch novelty pop act that was successful in Europe, the United States, and Australia in the early 1980s. The group later shortened its name to Stars On in the U.S., while in the UK and Ireland it was known as Starsound (aka ...

, in the UK credited to 'Starsound'. It was the second single from the band's second full-length release '' Longplay Album - Volume II'' (UK title: ''Stars On 45 - The Album - Volume 2'', US title: ''Stars on Longplay II''). The "Volume III" medley is the opening track on ''Longplay Album - Volume II'' and then had the title "Star Wars And Other Hits", in the UK it was named "Instrumental Medley" and in the US "Introductions"; the very same recording was consequently released under no less than five different titles throughout the world. The medley featured instrumental intros to hits from a wide variety of genres, from well known movie themes like "Star Wars" and "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly", 60's and 70's hits by

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Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

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and

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to the overture from

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

's musical

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and the main theme from

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's musical version of "The War of the Worlds". The slightly edited 7" version omitted two of the medley's nineteen titles -

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' "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and the overture from "Tommy" - while the slightly extended 12" single featured a longer ”Get Off” section (taken from the B-side) before the Stars on 45 theme. The B-side of both editions was entitled "'Stars on' Theme" and was an alternate mix of an instrumental part of the album track "'45 Stars Get Ready". Both 7" and 12" versions were re-released digitally in September 2021. "Volume III"/"Stars on 45 Volume 3" became Stars on 45/Starsound's third Top 20 single in the UK and Ireland, peaking at #17 and #11 respectively, and their third Top 10 single in the Netherlands.

Track listing 7" single

Side A

"Volume III" (7" Mix) - 4:33 * "

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

Main Title" (Williams) * "

Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" is a 1975 single by The Stylistics. It reached number one for three weeks in the UK in August 1975. After splitting from record producer Thom Bell in 1974, songwriters/producers Hugo & Luigi and George Davi ...

" (Creatore, Perreti, Weiss) * "

Kung Fu Fighting "Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song by Jamaican vocalist Carl Douglas, written by Douglas and produced by British-Indian musician Biddu. It was released in 1974 as the first single from his debut album, '' Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love ...

" (Douglas, Hawke) * "

Layla "Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' (1970). Its contrasting movements were compose ...

" (Clapton, Gordon) * "

All Right Now "All Right Now" is a song by English rock band Free. It originally appeared on the band's third album '' Fire and Water'' (1970), which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell. Released as the album's second sin ...

" (Fraser, Rodgers) * "

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" (Springsteen) * "

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", also written "Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy", is a song by British singer Rod Stewart from his ninth studio album, ''Blondes Have More Fun'' (1978). It was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings, though it inc ...

" (Stewart, Appice) * "

Ma Baker "Ma Baker" is a song by disco group Boney M., released as a single in 1977. It was the first single off their second album '' Love for Sale'' and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany. The song was a huge success in Europe and Lati ...

" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) * " Y.M.C.A" (Belolo, Morali, Willis) * "

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' ( it, Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, literally "The good, the ugly, the bad") is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Clee ...

" (Morricone) * "

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is a single written and recorded by American singer Michael Jackson. Released under Epic Records on July 10, 1979, the song is the first track on Jackson's fifth studio album ''Off the Wall'' (1979). It was the ...

" (Jackson) * " Theme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)" (Mandel, Altman) * " Get Off" (Driggs, Ledesma) * "Stars On 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) * "

Baker Street Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. It is named after builder William Baker, who laid out the street in the 18th century. The street is most famous for its connection to the fictional detec ...

" (Rafferty) * "

Bette Davis Eyes "Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was originally recorded by DeShannon in that year for her album '' New Arrangement'' but it was made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 wh ...

" (DeShannon, Weiss) * " Eve of the War" (Wayne)

Side B

"'Stars on' Theme" (7" Mix) (Eggermont, Duiser) - 4:00

Track listing 12" single

Side A

"Volume III" (12” Mix) - 5:47 * "

Main Title" (Williams) * "

" (Creatore, Perreti, Weiss) * "

" (Douglas, Hawke) * "

" (Clapton, Gordon) * "

" (Fraser, Rodgers) * "

" (Springsteen) * "

" (Stewart, Appice) * "

" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) * " Y.M.C.A" (Belolo, Morali, Willis) * "

" (Morricone) * "

" (Jackson) * " Theme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)" (Mandel, Altman) * "

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It was originally released as a single credited to Frankie Valli as a solo artist in 1965 on the Smash label, but was more successful when recorded by the Walk ...

" (Crewe, Gaudio) * "Overture From

" (Townshend) * " Get Off" (Driggs, Ledesma) * "Stars On 45" (Eggermont, Duiser) * "

" (Rafferty) * "

" (DeShannon, Weiss) * " Eve of the War" (Wayne)

Side B

"'Stars on' Theme" (12" Mix) (Eggermont, Duiser) - 5:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sources and external links

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Rateyourmusic.com biography and discography

The Dutch Stars on 45 fansite

Top40.nl

UK Top 40

Irish Charts.ie

References

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