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Released
  
September 1979

Length
  
33:00

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
Carrere Records

Recorded
  
1978-1979

Artist
  
Dollar

Producer
  
Christopher Neil

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Genres
  
Pop music, Middle of the road

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Shooting Stars is the debut album by the pop duo Dollar.

Contents

Released in 1979, the album contained the duo's first three singles; "Shooting Star", "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" and "Love's Gotta Hold on Me". The album was released on Carrere Records and reached no.36 in the UK Albums Chart. Five of the nine tracks were written by Dollar members David Van Day and Thereza Bazar, the album was produced by Christopher Neil.

Track "Love Street" was released as a single after the group had left the label. All of the tracks have been released on CD on various compilation albums.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) (2:21)
  2. "Shooting Star" (Courtney) (3:48)
  3. "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:44)
  4. "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) (6:08)
Side Two
  1. "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) (4:02)
  2. "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:54)
  3. "Ring Ring" (Rainbow) (3:01)
  4. "Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:30)
  5. "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) (2:42)

The Very Best of Dollar

Dollar left Carrere Records in early 1980 and signed to Warner Music Group where they went on to find even greater success. Eager to cash in on this, their original label re-released Shooting Stars as The Very Best of Dollar with a new cover and added track - their fourth and final hit with the label, "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". Another single, "Ring Ring" was released to coincide with the album, which clashed with Dollar's latest official single, "Give Me Back My Heart". The album actually improved on its original chart performance, reaching no. 31, which was surprising considering that it featured none of Dollar's recent hits and received no promotion from the duo themselves. The album was certified Silver by the BPI later in the year.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) (4:02)
  2. "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:54)
  3. "Ring Ring" (Rainbow) (3:01)
  4. "Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:30)
  5. "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) (2:42)
Side Two
  1. "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) (2:21)
  2. "Shooting Star" (Courtney) (3:48)
  3. "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:44)
  4. "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) (6:08)
  5. "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (Lennon / McCartney) (3:00)

Songs

1Overture2:21
2Shooting Star3:49
3Tokyo3:44

References

Shooting Stars (album) Wikipedia
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