Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
Studio album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Released August 9, 1988
Recorded Rockfield Studios, Wales (U.K.)
Genre Alternative rock, jangle pop, folk-rock
Length 48:22
Label Geffen
Producer Pat Moran
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians chronology
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
(1988)		 Ghost of a Dog
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Fretplay [2]

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars is the debut album by the American alternative rock band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released in 1988. The album went 2x platinum in the United States.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "What I Am"   Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow 4:54
2. "Little Miss S."   Brickell, Withrow, Brad Houser, Brandon Aly, John Bush 3:37
3. "Air of December"   Brickell, Withrow, Houser, Aly, Bush 5:54
4. "The Wheel"   Brickell, Withrow, Houser, Aly, Bush 3:53
5. "Love Like We Do"   Brickell 3:13
6. "Circle"   Brickell, Withrow 3:11
7. "Beat the Time"   Brickell, Withrow 2:58
8. "She"   Brickell, Withrow, Houser, Aly, Bush 5:06
9. "Nothing"   Brickell, Withrow 4:49
10. "Now"   Brickell, Withrow, Houser, Aly, Bush 6:00
11. "Keep Coming Back"   Brickell 2:42
12. "I Do" (Hidden track) Brickell 2:00

Personnel

NEW BOHEMIANS

with:

Both Chris Whitten and Paul "Wix" Wickens were members of Paul McCartney's Band from 1989-1990.

Production

Charts

Chart positions

Chart Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4] 33
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 12
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[6] 33
German Media Control Albums Chart [7] 29
Italian Albums Chart[8] 5
New Zealand Albums Chart [9] 10
UK Albums Chart [10] 25
United States Billboard 200[11] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 26
Italian Albums Chart[8] 16
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 18

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Fretplay review
  3. ^ Publishing Information as found at discogs
  4. ^ "australian-charts.com Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Edie+Brickell+%26+New+Bohemians&titel=Shooting+Rubberbands+At+The+Stars&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  5. ^ "Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars – austriancharts.at" (in German) (ASP). http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Edie+Brickell+%26+New+Bohemians&titel=Shooting+Rubberbands+At+The+Stars&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  6. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (in Dutch) (ASP). dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Edie+Brickell+%26+New+Bohemians&titel=Shooting+Rubberbands+At+The+Stars&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  7. ^ "Album Search: Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (in German) (ASP). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Edie+Brickell+%26+New+Bohemians&title=Shooting+Rubberbands+At+The+Stars&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  8. ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1989" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1989.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  9. ^ "charts.org.nz - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Edie+Brickell+%26+New+Bohemians&titel=Shooting+Rubberbands+At+The+Stars&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  10. ^ "Chart Stats - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=44906. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  11. ^ Allmusic - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  12. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6625&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
  13. ^ "Billboard.BIZ". billboard.biz. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/1989/the-billboard-200. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Edie Brickell – Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Shooting+Rubberbands+at+the+Stars%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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