''Shooting Star'' is the 1980 self-titled debut album by the group
Shooting Star. Shooting Star was the first American musical act signed by then upstart label
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwid ...
.
Gus Dudgeon
Angus Boyd "Gus" Dudgeon (30 September 1942 – 21 July 2002) was an English record producer, who oversaw many of Elton John's most acclaimed recordings, including his commercial breakthrough, "Your Song". Their collaboration led to seven US No ...
, mainly known for his work with
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
, produced the album. "You Got What I Need", "Bring It On", "Tonight", and "Last Chance" all received regular play on
AOR radio stations. The album peaked at number 147 on the
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of art ...
album charts.
A reviewer for
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
called "Last Chance" one of the finest songs ever.
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Track listing
Personnel
*Van McLain – guitars, lead vocals
*Gary West – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
*Bill Guffey – keyboards
*Steve Thomas – drums
*Ron Verlin – bass
*Charles Waltz – violin, keyboards, vocals
References
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1980 debut albums
Shooting Star (band) albums
Albums produced by Gus Dudgeon