''Stars Forever'' is the thirteenth studio album by Scottish musician

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, released by

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in 1999. The album has been described as part of Momus's "

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- baroque" phase. Momus wrote thirty songs for ''Stars Forever'', one about every person or group who commissioned a song at the price of $1,000. The funds raised went towards the costs incurred from a lawsuit against Momus by

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. "Patrons" include fellow musicians

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and

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, artist

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, retail store

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, and record label

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. The album also features the eight winners of a karaoke parody contest in which participants were invited by Momus to submit recordings of themselves singing over the karaoke instrumentals included on his previous album ''

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'' (1998).

Track listing

References

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