Shooting Stars is the debut album by the pop duo Dollar

Dollar (band)

Dollar are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Career:...

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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 Carrere Records and reached No.36 in the charts. Five of the nine tracks were written by Dollar members David Van Day

David Van Day

David Van Day is an English singer and media personality, formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls , and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz....

 and Thereza Bazar

Thereza Bazar

Thereza Bazar is a British-Canadian singer, best known as one half of the pop duo, Dollar.- Career :Bazar first found fame in her teens as a member of 1970s group Guys 'n' Dolls, who scored a 1975 hit with There's A Whole Lot Of Lovin and went on to have a short hit career, which also included...

, the album was produced by Christopher Neil

Christopher Neil

Christopher Neil is a British record producer, songwriter, singer and actor.He has worked with Celine Dion, a-ha, Dollar, Paul Nicholas, Kim Criswell, Morten Harket, Mike + The Mechanics, Johnny Logan, Marillion, The Moody Blues, The Other Ones, Paul Carrack, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, Cher,...

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Track "Love Street" was released as an unofficial single after the group had left the label. All of the tracks have been released on CD on various compilation albums.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) (2:21)
2. "Shooting Star" (Courtney) (3:48)
3. "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:44)
4. "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) (6:08)

Side Two

1. "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) (4:02)
2. "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:54)
3. "Ring Ring" (Rainbow) (3:01)
4. "Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:30)
5. "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) (2:42)

The Very Best of Dollar

Dollar left Carrere Records in early 1980 and signed to WEA Records 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, "I Want To Hold Your Hand

I Want to Hold Your Hand

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded in October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment....

". 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 Silver by the BPI later in the year.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (Courtney) (4:02)
2. "I Need Your Love" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:54)
3. "Ring Ring" (Rainbow) (3:01)
4. "Love's Gotta Hold on Me" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:30)
5. "Love Street" (Bugatti / Musker) (2:42)

Side Two

1. "Overture" (Bazar / Van Day) (2:21)
2. "Shooting Star" (Courtney) (3:48)
3. "Tokyo" (Bazar / Van Day) (3:44)
4. "Star Control" (Bazar / Van Day) (6:08)
5. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Lennon
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   Paul McCartney
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Chart performance

Release date	Single title	UK Chart position
November 1978	Shooting Star	14
March 1979	Who Were You With in the Moonlight	14
August 1979	Love's Gotta Hold on Me	4
November 1979	I Want to Hold Your Hand	9
March 1980	Love Street (unofficial release)	-
March 1982	Ring Ring (unofficial release)	61

Release date	Album title	UK Chart position
September 1979	Shooting Stars	36
April 1982	The Very Best of Dollar (unofficial release)	31