Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released on August 9, 1988, by Geffen Records. The album went 2× platinum in the United States.

"What I Am" was the lead single and big hit from the album, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] The follow-up single, "Circle", was about strained relationships.^[4] Although described by author Brent Mann as "the perfect follow up single to 'What I Am'" and which "had 'smash' written all over it", it stalled at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and fared slightly better on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, reaching #32.^[3]^[5] Cash Box said of "Circle" that "The key to this gentle song is Brickell’s breathy intensity. Supported by an acoustic-slanted track, she manages to sell the unusually dark lyric shadings."^[6] Another song from the album, "Little Miss S." was inspired by Edie Sedgwick and reached #38 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #14 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[3]^[4]

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Track listing

*Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars* 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	5:06
9.	"Nothing"	Brickell, Withrow, Houser, Aly, Bush	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

The New Bohemians

Edie Brickell – vocals
Kenny Withrow – guitars
Brad Houser – bass
Brandon Aly – drums
John Bush – percussion

with

Paul "Wix" Wickens – keyboards
Robbie Blunt – guitars
Chris Whitten – drums
John Henry – backing vocals

Both Chris Whitten and Paul "Wix" Wickens were/are members of Paul McCartney's band; Whitten from 1989 to 1990 and Wickens from 1989–present.

Production

Pat Moran – producer, engineer
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
Barry Diament – CD mastering at Barry Diament Mastering (New York City, New York)
Gabrielle Raumberger – art coordinator
Terry Robertson – CD design
Edie Brickell – cover illustration
Mark Abrahams – solo photography
Bob Cook – band photography
Tracks 6 & 8 published by Geffen Music-Withrow Publishing-Edie Brickell Songs.^[7]
Tracks 11 & 12 published by Geffen Music-Edie Brickell Songs.
All other tracks published by Geffen Music-Strangemind Productions-Enlightened Kitty-Withrow Publishing-Edie Brickell Songs.

Reception

"Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars is almost impossible to be cynical about (I tried)," remarked Time Out, "and the band are so likeable it's almost unreal."^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[9]	31
Austrian Albums Chart^[10]	12
Dutch Mega Albums Chart^[11]	33
German Media Control Albums Chart^[12]	29
Italian Albums Chart^[13]	5
New Zealand Albums Chart^[14]	10
UK Albums Chart^[15]	25
United States Billboard 200^[16]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[17]	81
Canadian Albums Chart^[18]	26
Italian Albums Chart^[13]	16
U.S. Billboard 200^[19]	18

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[20]	2× Platinum

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1988). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Shooting Rubberbands awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
^ ^a ^b McCartney, K. "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
^ Mann, B. (2003). 99 Red Balloons And 100 Other All-Time Great One-Hit Wonders. Citadel. p. 33. ISBN 9780806525167.
^ "Top of the Pops" (PDF). Cash Box. March 18, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
^ Publishing Information as found at discogs
^ Time Out, June 21–28, 1989
^ "australian-charts.com Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^ "Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars – austriancharts.at" (ASP) (in German). Retrieved 2011-09-18.
^ "dutchcharts.nl Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^ "Album Search: Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-10-23.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1989" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^ "charts.nz - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^ Allmusic - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
^ "Billboard.BIZ". billboard.biz. Retrieved 2011-10-24.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "American album certifications – Edie Brickell – Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Edie Brickell Brandon Aly John Bush Brad Houser Kenny Withrow Carter Albrecht Wes Burt-Martin Eric Presswood
Studio albums	Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars Ghost of a Dog Stranger Things Rocket Hunter and the Dog Star
Singles	"What I Am" "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall"

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