"Fallen Star" is an Irish

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song composed by James Joiner and recorded by

Eileen Reid Eileen Reid (born January 1943) is an Irish singer of the showband era. She had an Irish number 1 on 29 May 1964 with "Fallen Star", and was also known for her song "I Gave My Wedding Dress Away". Career Eileen Reid began singing as a teenage ...

and the Cadets in 1964. The song was first released, as "A Fallen Star", by

Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman ...

in 1961. It was written by James Joiner. It was recorded in early 1964 by

and the Cadets, with Jim Murphy's

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opening the song. Recording took place at the Silverpines Studio in Bray. The song reached Number 1 in the

Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...

on 29 May 1964, equal with

Dickie Rock Richard "Dickie" Rock (born 10 October 1936) is an Irish singer. He experienced much success on the Irish charts during the 1960s, but has continued on as a popular live act as well as occasionally hitting the charts ever since. Early fame Rock ...

's " I'm Yours". It was the first song by a woman to reach No. 1 in Ireland.

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* 1964 singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Columbia Records singles 1964 songs {{1960s-country-song-stub