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True Star (perfume)

True Star is a fragrance endorsed by American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger released in 2004. The release was followed with a revised version of Beyoncé Knowles' original cover of "Wishing on a Star" and a limited edition EP also titled True Star: A Private Performance. The fragrance's commercial shows the singer Beyoncé Knowles singing a capella the song. Knowles was a poster girl of the perfume. She received $250,000 for this campaign.[1] True Star was followed by one additional release, the True Star Gold.

Reception

In 2005, the fragrance True Star won a FiFi Award for Best New Fragrance Commercial.[2]

True Star: A Private Performance

True Star: A Private Performance is a two-track extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé. Produced by herself and Tommy Hilfiger, it was released exclusively in 2004, solely available with limited edition purchases of her fragrance by Hilfiger entitled True Star.[4] The EP's packaging consists of a fold-out digipak picture sleeve, including advertisement for the perfume and a built in picture booklet with lyrics for "Wishing on a Star".[3] The EP was only released as a five-inch CD single, usually included with the purchase of the preceding EP's perfume.[5]

The EP consists of two tracks.[4] "Wishing on a Star" was originally covered by Beyoncé Knowles in 2004, for the live album Live at Wembley.[6] The song was than used to promote the Tommy Hilfiger fragrance.[7] In 2005, the song was included on the soundtrack of the movie Roll Bounce.[8] At the 48th Grammy Awards (2006), Knowles' version was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.[9] Knowles released the song as a promotional single on August 17, 2010.[10] The song that appears on the EP was credited originally from Live at Wembley.[11]

The song "Naïve", which is a duet between Solange Knowles and Beyoncé, featuring Da Brat, was included on Solange Knowles' debut studio album Solo Star (2002) as the twenty-first track, tentatively untitled.[12]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[4][11]

External links

References

  1. Monique Jessen, Stephen M. Silverman. Beyoncé Launches New True Star Fragrance People, Time Inc, June 22, 2004, retrieved April 22, 2012^
  2. FiFi Awards 2005^
  3. Beyonce Knowles - True Star A Private Performance +Used CD available for Swap Swapacd.com, retrieved 2012-05-03^
  4. True Star: A Private Performance: Beyonce Knowles: Music Amazon, 2009-09-09, retrieved 2012-05-03^
  5. Beyonce Knowles True Star - A Private Performance - Sealed Austrian 5" Cd Single AB74628 True Star - A Private Performance - sealed Beyonce Knowles 022548109991 991 338411 991.com, retrieved 2012-05-03^
  6. Live at Wembley Allmusic, retrieved 3 November 2011^
  7. Hilfiger believes Beyonce is a True Star Cosmetics Design, 21 June 2004, retrieved 3 November 2011^
  8. Roll Bounce - Original Soundtrack Allmusic, retrieved 3 November 2011^
  9. Complete list of Grammy Award nominations USA Today, 8 February 2006, retrieved 18 October 2011^
  10. Wishing On a Star - Single by Beyoncé iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc, retrieved November 3, 2011^
  11. Beyonce Knowles True Star: A Private Performance Album Cover, Beyonce Knowles True Star: A Private Performance CD Cover, Beyonce Knowles True Star: A Private Performance Cover Art Freecodesource.com, retrieved 2012-05-03^
  12. William Ruhlmann. Solo Star - Solange AllMusic, 2003-01-21, retrieved 2012-05-03^