Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks album)

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" (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