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Star
Star
Studio album by 702
Released	March 25, 2003
Genre	R&B; urban pop;
Length	64:06
Label	Motown
Producer	Ted Bishop; Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs; Mike City; Charles Farrar; The Neptunes; Mario Winans; Jack Knight;
702 chronology
Singles from Star
	"Star"; Released: October 21, 2002; "I Still Love You"; Released: February 24, 2003;

Star is the third studio album from American R&B group 702. It was originally scheduled to be released on November 19, 2002 by Motown,^[4] but was later delayed to March 25, 2003. 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".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
Slant Magazine	^[6]
Vibe	^[7]

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."^[5] 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".^[8] 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".^[8]

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was mixed in his review.^[6] Cinquemani praised the albums first half of material, while disapproving of the second half calling it "a bit less successful".^[6] 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".^[6] Vibe editor Craig Seymour called the album "a sassy throwback" and added: "Star might have been garbage, given that the group recently reformed after a three-year recording hiatus [but] it manages to be a rare, pleasant surprise in today’s R&B world. Blame much of the set’s success on the beats, which are as tight and lean as a Kenyan runner."^[7]

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.^[9]^[10] The album sold 21,000 copies in its first week.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let Your Hair Down"	Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs LeMisha Grinstead Irish Grinstead Patrice Stewart Kameelah Williams	She'kspere	2:46
2.	"Star" (featuring Clipse)	Gene Thornton Terrence Thornton Pharrell Williams	The Neptunes	4:04
3.	"Trouble"	Robert "Kool" Bell Don Boyce George Brown Robert "Spike" Mickens Claydes Charles Smith Dennis Thomas Richard Westfield Mario Winans Jack Knight	Winans	3:29
4.	"Feelings"	Briggs L. Grinstead I. Grinstead Stewart K. Williams	She'kspere	3:41
5.	"Come & Knock on My Door"	Briggs Bunny DeBarge El DeBarge L. Grinstead I. Grinstead Stewart K. Williams	She'kspere	4:04
6.	"I Still Love You"	Chad Hugo P. Williams	The Neptunes	4:47
7.	"Reality"	Tony Cottrell Talib Kweli Green Anthony Walker Winans	Winans	2:29
8.	"Certified"	Warren Jones Isaac Lewis Levi Stephens Lysette Titi	Kollective	4:33
9.	"Places"	Jones Lewis Stephens Titi	Kollective	7:34
10.	"Stringing Me Along"	Michael Flowers	Mike City	3:57
11.	"No Way"	Briggs L. Grinstead I. Grinstead Stewart K. Williams	She'kspere	3:27
12.	"Blah Blah Blah Blah"	Kimberley Jackson-Jones Jawan Jackson LaVerne Jackson Priscilla Latorrie Jackson Dwight "Lil Skrapp" Reynolds	Reynolds	3:15
13.	"Betcha She"	Johnta Austin Teddy Bishop Gregory Charley	Bishop	3:32
14.	"Better Day (Ghetto Girl)"	Anthony Best Faith Evans L. Grinstead I. Grinstead Atiba Newsome Josef Powell Rasheem Pugh Oren Walters K. Williams	Buckwild Evans^[a]	3:59
15.	"Jealousy"	Flowers	City	4:12
16.	"I'm Wit It"	Michael Ammen Charles Farrar Steve Russell	Farrar	4:17

Notes

^{^[a]} denotes co-producer

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[11]

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