Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks album)

Shooting Star

Cover art by Philip Castle
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released 1978 (UK)
Recorded 1978
Genre Rock/funk/pop/soul
Label A&M
Producer David Kershenbaum
Elkie Brooks chronology
Two Days Away
(1977)
Shooting Star
(1978)
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 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.[1]

Single releases

Details

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" (Ron 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

Additional personnel

References

  1. "Shooting Star & Live & Learn by Elkie Brooks". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
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