Stardom Road is the thirteenth solo studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released by Sanctuary Records on 4 June 2007.
Background
Stardom Road was Almond's first new album after his involvement in a near-fatal traffic accident in October 2004.
It is an album composed mostly of
, a fact borne out of necessity as Almond found himself unable to write following the accident.
Almond told
Time Out that the album is intended as "a trip down memory lane, a musical journey from the 1950s to where he finds himself today".
The album features collaborations with Sarah Cracknell, Anohni and Jools Holland, with some of the tracks also featuring members of Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
Critical reception
The album was well received by critics overall. Thom Jurek in his
AllMusic review calls
Stardom Road Almond's "finest studio moment as a solo artist" and describes Almond's voice as having "never been less histrionic, yet more expressive".
critic
Joel McIver calls
Stardom Road "the campest album ever released" and summarises that it is "entertaining rather than cutting edge".
The
Manchester Evening News review notes the autobiographical concept and calls the album "a great comeback" that is "kitsch, camp, melodramatic, yet full of heartfelt emotion".
Track listing
Personnel
Chart performance
