| "Shining Star" | ||||
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| Single by The Manhattans | ||||
| from the album After Midnight | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Never Run Away From Love Again"[1] | |||
| Released | February 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Universal, Chicago, Illinois[2] | |||
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| Length | 4:40 (Album full version)[2] 3:45 (Single edited version)[1] | |||
| Label | Columbia Records[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Leo Graham[1] | |||
| The Manhattans singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shining Star" by The Manhattans (Official Music Video) on YouTube | ||||
"Shining Star" is a popular song written by the American songwriters and music producers Leo Graham and Paul Richmond.[1] The song was recorded in 1980 by popular American R&B vocal group The Manhattans and released the same year on the album After Midnight.[2] "Shining Star" was released as a single in 1980 and peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard R&B chart,[3] and number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[4] The song was most successful in New Zealand, where it reached position number 2;[5] the same position that it also reached in the Black Oriented Singles of the Record World magazine in the USA.[6] Although it did not reach the number-one on any chart, "Shining Star" was The Manhattans's highest-charting hit since the worldwide hit "Kiss and Say Goodbye" released in 1976.
It should not be confused with the song "Shining Star" by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, which is a different song from 1975.
- ^ a b c d e f 45cat. "Shining Star / I'll Never Run Away From Love Again 7" (1980)". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Discogs. "The Manhattans – After Midnight (1980)". Discogs. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Billboard. "THE MANHATTANS – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Billboard. "THE MANHATTANS – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ "THE MANHATTANS – SHINING STAR (SONG)". charts.nz. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ AmericanRadioHistory. "Record World Black Oriented Singles" (PDF). Retrieved March 29, 2018.