| Shooting Stars | ||||
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| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1979 | |||
| Genre | Pop, MOR | |||
| Length | 33:10 | |||
| Label | Carrere Records | |||
| Producer | Christopher Neil | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[1] |
| Chart Songwords |   [2] |
Shooting Stars is the debut album by the pop duo Dollar.[3]
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 Carrere Records and reached no.36 in the UK Albums Chart.[4] Five of the nine tracks were written by Dollar members David Van Day and Thereza Bazar, the album was produced by Christopher Neil.
Track "Love Street" was released as a single after the group had left the label. "I Need Your Love" was released as a single in Brazil in 1980, while "Tokyo" became a single in Japan in 1982. The album was released on CD for the first time in 2019 as part of a Dollar box-set by Cherry Red Records.[5] At the same time it was re-issued as a gold-coloured vinyl album with "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" added.[6]
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (Sept 6–19 1979): 25.
- ^ Chart Songwords, No.8, September 1979
- ^ "Dollar - Shooting Stars". Dollarsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Dollar - Shooting Stars". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Dollar: Ultimate Dollar, 6CD/1DVD Remastered Boxset". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "Dollar: Shooting Stars, Limited Edition Gold-Coloured Vinyl LP". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 2023-11-02.