Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks album) explained

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.^[1]

Single releases

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shooting Star & Live & Learn by Elkie Brooks . Amazon.co.uk . 2015-09-05.