In Space is the fourth studio album by the American

United States

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 rock group Big Star, released in 2005. It was the first new studio recording by the band since Third/Sister Lovers

Third/Sister Lovers

Third, also issued as Sister Lovers, is the third rock album by American power pop group Big Star, recorded in 1974 and eventually released in 1978 by PVC Records...

, which was recorded in 1974.

The album featured original Big Star members Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton

William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...

 and Jody Stephens

Jody Stephens

Jody Stephens is an American drummer, who has played in Big Star and Golden Smog . When not on tour with Big Star, he works at Ardent Studios, which is where Big Star has recorded all of their albums...

, with two more recent recruits, Jon Auer

Jon Auer

Jonathan P. "Jon" Auer is an American musician who co-founded the power pop band The Posies, along with Ken Stringfellow. Auer and Stringfellow have also been a part of the rejuvenated Big Star....

 and Ken Stringfellow

Ken Stringfellow

Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow is an American musician, best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star.-Musical career:...

. Auer and Stringfellow had been members of The Posies

The Posies

The Posies are an alternative rock/power pop group. The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham, Washington by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. They are best known for their radio hits "Golden Blunders" , as well as "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Flavor of the Month"...

 before joining Big Star for sporadic live performances and tours since 1993. Big Star did not tour in support of the album.

"Mine Exclusively" was originally recorded by The Olympics

The Olympics (band)

The Olympics were an American doo-wop group, formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward . The group included Eddie Lewis , Charles Fizer , Walter Hammond and Melvin King and except for Lewis were friends in a Los Angeles, California, high school...

 in 1966.

Track listing

All songs were written by Auer, Chilton, Stephens, and Stringfellow, except where noted.

1. "Dony" – 2:45
2. "Lady Sweet" – 3:40
3. "Best Chance" – 3:04
4. "Turn My Back on the Sun" – 2:38
5. "Love Revolution" – 5:49 (Auer, Chilton, Jim Spake, Stephens, Stringfellow, Nokie Taylor)
6. "February's Quiet" – 2:44
7. "Mine Exclusively" – 2:31 (Shirley Mae Matthews)
8. "A Whole New Thing" – 3:52
9. "Aria, Largo" – 2:30 (Georg Muffat
   Georg Muffat
   -Life:He was born in Megève, Savoy, , and of Scottish descent. He studied in Paris with Jean Baptiste Lully between 1663 and 1669, then became an organist in Molsheim and Sélestat. Later, he studied law in Ingolstadt, afterwards settling in Vienna...
   
   )
10. "Hung Up with Summer" – 3:03 (Auer, Chilton, Bill Cunningham
    Bill Cunningham (musician)
    Bill Cunningham is the original bass guitarist / keyboardist for the Box Tops....
    
    , Stephens, Stringfellow)
11. "Do You Wanna Make It" – 2:46
12. "Makeover" – 3:42

Personnel

• Jon Auer
  Jon Auer
  Jonathan P. "Jon" Auer is an American musician who co-founded the power pop band The Posies, along with Ken Stringfellow. Auer and Stringfellow have also been a part of the rejuvenated Big Star....
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , vocals
• Alex Chilton
  Alex Chilton
  William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...
  
   – guitar, vocals
• Jody Stephens
  Jody Stephens
  Jody Stephens is an American drummer, who has played in Big Star and Golden Smog . When not on tour with Big Star, he works at Ardent Studios, which is where Big Star has recorded all of their albums...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , vocals
• Ken Stringfellow
  Ken Stringfellow
  Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow is an American musician, best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star.-Musical career:...
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals