Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Shooting Star
Type = Studio album
Artist = Elkie Brooks


Released = 1978 (UK)
Recorded = 1978
Genre = Rock/Funk/Pop/Soul
Length =
Label = A&M Records
Producer = David Kershenbaum
Last album = "Two Days Away"
(1977)
This album = "Shooting Star"
(1978)
Next album = "Live and Learn"
(1979)

"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 was to guide Brooks along a more funk orientated sound than on her previous work. Like its predecessor, despite its success, this album is not available on CD.

ingle releases

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

Details

*Recorded 1978, CBS Studios, London, England, Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, USA.

*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

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