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〕 | rev2 = Robert Christgau | rev2Score = | rev3 = ''Slant Magazine'' | rev3Score = | noprose = yes }} ''Star'' is the debut album by the American band Belly. It was released in 1993 and was an unexpected success, going Gold in the USA. The single "Feed the Tree" became a #1 Modern Rock hit,〔(Classic 45s, "Feed the Tree." ("Chart info: #95p in May, #1m in January 1993") )〕〔Michael Verity, "Belly And 'Star,'" WNEW.radio.com, December 14, 2011.〕 and the album was nominated for two Grammy Awards.〔(AllMusic.com, "Feed the Tree." )〕 "Slow Dog" peaked at #17 on the Modern Rock chart in the summer of 1993,〔(''Billboard'', "Modern Rock Tracks," June 5, 1993. )〕 while "Gepetto" peaked at #8 in the late fall/winter of 1993. The album and group received two 1994 Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Album and Best New Artist. The music video for "Feed The Tree" was a smash buzz bin MTV hit, and was nominated for Best Alternative Video VMA and Best New Artist VMA in 1993. Follow up videos for "Slow Dog" and "Gepetto" didn't have the same cross-over success, but were popular on Alternative and Rock segments and outlets of MTV and VH1. "Feed the Tree" also became a surprise pop hit peaking at #95 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the late spring of 1993. Before breaking into the Hot 100 it was a chart topper on the Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 singles for 6 weeks. While "Gepetto" did not match the success of "Feed The Tree" it charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Singles for 5 weeks in the late fall/winter of 1993 becoming a modest Pop hit and a signature song. "Angel" is not a rerecording of the song of the same name that Tanya Donnelly wrote with Throwing Muses for their 1989 album Hunkpapa. U.S sales of "Star" slightly exceeded 800,000 copies, though never being certified Platinum by the RIAA. ==United Kingdom Charts== In the UK ''Star'' peaked at No. 2 on the Top UK Album chart. "Feed The Tree" was a breakthrough hit, peaking at No. 40 on the Top UK Singles chart. ''Star'' was certified Gold in the UK. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star (Belly album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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