''Shooting Stars'' is the debut album by the pop duo

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. 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

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and reached no.36 in the

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. Five of the nine tracks were written by Dollar members

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and Thereza Bazar, the album was produced by

Christopher Neil Christopher Neil (born 1948) is a British record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor. Neil has produced records for A-ha, Amazulu, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Cher, Dollar, Edyta Górniak, Gerry Rafferty, Jennifer Rush, José Carreras, Le ...

. 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

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. At the same time it was re-issued as a gold-coloured vinyl album with "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" added.

Track listing

;Side One # "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) – 2:21 # "Shooting Star" (

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) – 3:48 # "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:44 # "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) – 6:08 ;Side Two # "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) – 4:02) # "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:54 # "Ring Ring" (

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) – 3:01 # " Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:30 # "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) – 2:42

''The Very Best of Dollar''

Dollar left Carrere Records in early 1980 and signed to

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where they went on to find even greater success. Eager to cash in on this, their original label re-released ''Shooting Stars'' as ''The Very Best of Dollar'' with a new cover and added track - their fourth and final hit with the label, "

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". Another single, "Ring Ring" was released to coincide with the album, which clashed with Dollar's latest official single, " Give Me Back My Heart". The album actually improved on its original chart performance, reaching no. 31, which was surprising considering that it featured none of Dollar's recent hits and received no promotion from the duo themselves. The album was certified

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by the BPI later in the year.BPI - Certified awards - search Dollar
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Track listing

;Side One # "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) – 4:02 # "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:54 # "Ring Ring" (

) – 3:01 # " Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:30 # "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) – 2:42 ;Side Two # "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) – 2:21 # "Shooting Star" (Courtney) – 3:48 # "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) – 3:44 # "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) – 6:08 # "

" ( Lennon / McCartney) – 3:00

Chart performance

References

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