Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks album)

Shooting Star
Cover art by Philip Castle
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released	1978 (UK)
Recorded	1978
Genre	Rock/funk/pop/soul
Label	A&M
Producer	David Kershenbaum
Elkie Brooks chronology
Two Days Away (1977)Two Days Away1977 Shooting Star (1978) Live and Learn (1979)Live and Learn1979

Shooting Star is an album by Elkie Brooks.

Background

Brooks' third album was a departure from her previous work and enjoyed relative success in the UK charts. Taking the place of Leiber & Stoller was renowned producer David Kershenbaum who guided Brooks along a more funk-orientated sound than on her previous work. The album has been released on CD, paired with its 1979 successor Live and Learn.

Single releases

• "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (UK #43, 1978)
• "Since You Went Away" (1978)
• "Stay With Me" (Netherlands only, 1978)

Details

• Recorded in 1978 at CBS Studios in London, England, and at Producers Workshop in Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Studios in Los Angeles.
• Issued on vinyl and cassette in 1978 through A&M Records.
• Shooting Star reached number 20 and remained in the UK charts for 13 weeks.

Track listing

1. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (Neil Young) - 3:07
2. "Be Positive" (Elkie Brooks) - 3:50
3. "Since You Went Away" (Jean Roussel, Jerry Knight) - 3:44
4. "Putting My Heart On The Line" (Peter Frampton) - 3:11
5. "Stay With Me" (Ron Wood, Rod Stewart) - 3:04
6. "As" (Stevie Wonder) - 4:15
7. "Learn To Love" (Ned Doheny) - 4:04
8. "Too Precious" (Elkie Brooks, Tim Hinkley) - 4:25
9. "Shooting Star" (Pete Gage) - 2:50
10. "Just An Excuse" (Elkie Brooks) - 3:38

Personnel

• Elkie Brooks – vocals
• Elliott Randall - guitars
• Jean Roussel - keyboards
• Andy Newmark - drums
• Jerry Knight - bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Pete Gage - guitars
• Simon Morton - percussion
• Mike Ross, Andrew Clark, Mark Smith, Ed Schaff - engineering
• Bernie Grundman - mastering
• David Kershenbaum - production