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A Star Is Bought is a concept album by American comedian Albert Brooks, his second album following his 1973 debut Comedy Minus One. Brooks wrote and produced the album with comedian Harry Shearer. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording at the 1976 ceremony.

Release
The album was released on vinyl by Asylum Records in 1975. Each record included a fake autographed photo of Brooks to be inserted onto the front cover. The back cover also included a fold-out stand, so that the album itself could be placed on a shelf like a collectible item.

The album was reissued on CD by Wounded Bird Records in 2017.

Track listing
Side One
 * 1) "In the Beginning" – 2:45
 * 2) "Phone Call to Americans" – 3:47
 * 3) "Near the Beginning" – 1:41
 * 4) "Party from Outer Space (feat. Phony Hits)" – 1:37
 * 5) "In the Middle" – 1:25
 * 6) "Phone Calls from Americans" – 5:43
 * 7) "An End in Sight" – 2:06
 * 8) "Love Song" – 4:19
 * 9) "The End of the First Beginning" – 1:17

Side Two
 * 1) "A New Beginning" – 1:15
 * 2) "Promotional Gimmick" – 0:34
 * 3) "Call This Cut Three, Side Two" – 1:18
 * 4) "The Englishman-German-Jew Blues" – 4:39
 * 5) "The Beginning of the End" – 1:26
 * 6) "The Albert Brooks Show" – 10:43
 * 7) "The End" – 1:43

Credits

 * Written and produced by Albert Brooks and Harry Shearer
 * Featuring Albert King, Alice Cooper, David Geffen, Daws Butler, Emmylou Harris, Harry Nilsson, Linda Ronstadt, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Asher, Rob Reiner