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- Date Released: January 1, 1979
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Hard Rock
- Label: Cowtown Records
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Right out of the gate on this self-titled inaugural, Shooting Star brings on the schmaltz but gets away with it because the tracks exhibit so much heart. Most of these well-aimed cuts concern surviving and prospering. Expert musicianship propels this Kansas City sextet through the general rock heartland on a holy crusade. No one else could have made "Just Friends" so poignant yet positive. "Tonight" is most excellent, the violin creating a pop Kansas (but way cooler). The porch-swinger "Rainfall" recalls prime Poco, and "Midnight Man" burns better than the James Gang number of the same name. At the end of the rainbow waits "Last Chance," flat-out one of the finest songs ever -- kettle drums, strings, and guitars build to a crescendo that will bring tears. This song ties with "When the Levee Breaks" as the greatest album-closer of all time (nullified by the CD reissue, which adds the worthy "Wild in the Streets"). Shooting Star doesn't get enough credit.
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You've Got What I Need |
3:47 |
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| 02. | |
Don't Stop Now |
4:39 |
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| 03. | |
Higher |
4:15 |
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Just Friends |
3:59 |
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Bring It On |
4:47 |
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| 06. | |
Tonight |
4:40 |
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Rainfall |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
Midnight Man |
3:38 |
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| 09. | |
Stranger |
4:45 |
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Last Chance |
6:52 |
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| 11. | |
Wild In The Street |
4:28 |
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11 Total Tracks, 48:41 Total Length
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Credits
- Shooting Star - Main Performer // Gus Dudgeon - Tambourine // Gus Dudgeon - Producer // Stuart Epps - Vocals // Stuart Epps - Engineer // Bill Guffey - Keyboards // Randy LeRoy - Mastering // Van McClain - Guitar // Van McLain - Guitar // Van McLain - Vocals // Steve Thomas - Drums // Ron Verlin - Bass // Ron Verlin - Guitar (Bass) // Charles Waltz - Violin // Charles Waltz - Keyboards // Charles Waltz - Vocals // Charles Waltz - Harmony Vocals // Charles Waltz - Vocal Harmony // Gary West - Guitar (Acoustic) // Gary West - Guitar // Gary West - Percussion // Gary West - Drums // Gary West - Guitar (Rhythm) // Gary West - Keyboards // Gary West - Vocals // Van McCalin - Guitar // Van McCalin - Vocals // Kosh - Art Direction // Kosh - Design // Dennis Atkinson - Art Direction // John W. Edwards - Design // John W. Edwards - Layout Design // John W. Edwards - Remastering // Stewart Eales - Assistant Engineer // Peter Howe - Photography
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