| Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians |
| Cover: | Edie_Brickell_-_Shooting_Rubberbands_at_the_Stars.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | August 9, 1988 |
| Studio: | Rockfield Studios (Rockfield, Wales) |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, jangle pop, folk rock |
| Length: | 48:22 |
| Label: | Geffen |
| Producer: | Pat Moran |
| Next Title: | Ghost of a Dog |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
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.[1] The follow-up single, "Circle", was about strained relationships. 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.[1] [2] 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."[3] 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.[1]
"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."[4]
The New Bohemians
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.
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[6] | 31 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[7] | 12 |
| Dutch Mega Albums Chart[8] | 33 |
| German Media Control Albums Chart[9] | 29 |
| Italian Albums Chart[10] | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[11] | 10 |
| UK Albums Chart[12] | 25 |
| United States Billboard 200[13] | 4 |
| Chart (1989) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[14] | 81 | |
| Canadian Albums Chart[15] | 26 | |
| Italian Albums Chart | 16 | |
| U.S. Billboard 200[16] | 18 |
