Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks album)

Shooting Star is the third studio album by English singer Elkie Brooks, released in 1978.

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 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]

• "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (UK #43, 1978)
• "Since You Went Away" (1978)
• "Stay With Me" (Germany and Netherlands only, 1978)

• Recorded in 1978 at CBS Studios in London, England, and at Producers Workshop in Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Studios in Los Angeles.
• Issued on vinyl and cassette in 1978 through A&M Records.
• Shooting Star reached number 20 and remained in the UK charts for 13 weeks.

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" (Ronnie 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

• Elkie Brooks – vocals
• Elliott Randall – guitars
• Jean Roussel – keyboards
• Andy Newmark – drums
• Jerry Knight – bass, backing vocals

• Pete Gage – guitars
• Simon Morton – percussion
• Mike Ross, Andrew Clark, Mark Smith, Ed Schaff – engineering
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• David Kershenbaum – production