''Shooting Stars'' is the debut album by the pop duo

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. Released in 1979, the album contained the duo's first three singles; "Shooting Star", "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" and " Love's Gotta Hold on Me". The album was released on

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and reached no.36 in the

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. Five of the nine tracks were written by Dollar members

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and

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, the album was produced by

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. Track "Love Street" was released as a single after the group had left the label. All of the tracks have been released on CD on various compilation albums.

Track listing

;Side One # "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) – 2:21 # "Shooting Star" (

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) – 3:48 # "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:44 # "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) – 6:08 ;Side Two # "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) – 4:02) # "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:54 # "Ring Ring" (Rainbow) – 3:01 # " Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:30 # "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) – 2:42

''The Very Best of Dollar''

Dollar left Carrere Records in early 1980 and signed to

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where they went on to find even greater success. Eager to cash in on this, their original label re-released ''Shooting Stars'' as ''The Very Best of Dollar'' with a new cover and added track - their fourth and final hit with the label, "

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". Another single, "Ring Ring" was released to coincide with the album, which clashed with Dollar's latest official single, "

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". The album actually improved on its original chart performance, reaching no. 31, which was surprising considering that it featured none of Dollar's recent hits and received no promotion from the duo themselves. The album was certified

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Track listing

;Side One # "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) – 4:02 # "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:54 # "Ring Ring" (Rainbow) – 3:01 # " Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:30 # "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) – 2:42 ;Side Two # "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) – 2:21 # "Shooting Star" (Courtney) – 3:48 # "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:44 # "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) – 6:08 # "

" (

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Chart performance

References

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