Shooting Star (Rachael Leahcar album)

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Shooting Star
Rachael Leahcar Shooting Star album cover.jpg
Studio album by Rachael Leahcar
Released 13 July 2012
Recorded 2012
Genre Pop
Length31:52
Label Universal
Producer Eric J Dubowsky
Rachael Leahcar chronology
Rachael Leahcar
(2010)
Shooting Star
(2012)
Romantique
(2013)
Singles from Rachael Leahcar
  1. "Coming Home Again"
    Released: 29 June 2012

Shooting Star is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Rachael Leahcar, who finished third on the first season of The Voice Australia. The album was released on 13 July 2012, through Universal Music Australia. It features songs Leahcar performed on The Voice, two original songs, as well as newly recorded covers. Leahcar promoted the album with an in-store appearance at Westfield Marion in Oaklands Park, South Australia, where she signed copies of the album and performed the songs "La Vie en rose" and "Shooting Star". [1] The album debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart. [2]

Rachael Leahcar Australian musician

Rachael Wendy Bartholomew, known by her stage name Rachael Leahcar, is an Australian singer and songwriter, born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. She participated on the first season of The Voice Australia, coming in third place. Shortly after, she signed a record deal with Universal Music Australia. Her debut album Shooting Star, which contained songs she performed on The Voice, as well as newly recorded covers, was released on 13 July 2012. The album debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart.

<i>The Voice</i> (Australia season 1) season of the Australian television series

The first season of The Voice, the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 15 April 2012 and concluded on 18 June 2012, with Karise Eden being crowned as the winner. This was the first and only season to have Keith Urban as a coach.

Universal Music Group American music corporation

Universal Music Group is an American global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the French media conglomerate Vivendi. UMG's global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. It is considered one of the "Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Since 2004, the corporation is no longer related to the film studio Universal Studios.

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Background

After finishing third in the first season of The Voice Australia in 2012, Leahcar signed a recording contract with Universal Music Australia. [3] On 26 June 2012 it was announced that Leahcar would be releasing their debut studio albums on the 13 July 2012 along with Darren Percival and Sarah De Bono. [4]

Universal Music Australia (UMA) is the largest Australian music corporation. It is part of the Universal Music Group which operates as a subsidiary of Paris-based media conglomerate Vivendi. Universal Music Australia's corporate headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia.

Sarah De Bono Australian singer

Sarah Renee De Bono is an Australian singer-songwriter and pianist, born and raised in Melbourne. She participated on the first season of The Voice (Australia), coming in fourth place. Shortly after she signed a record deal with Universal Music Australia. On 24 June 2012, De Bono scored her first top 10 hit with "Beautiful", co-written and produced by Jhay C peaking at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold. Her debut album No Shame was released on 13 July 2012, which contained songs she performed on The Voice, as well as newly recorded covers. The album debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Release and promotion

Singles

The album's lead single "Coming Home Again" was released on 29 June 2012. [5] It was written by Jud Friedman, Allan Rich and Marco Marinangeli. It was originally going to be Leahcar's winners single.

Marco Marinangeli Italian composer

Marco Marinangeli is a Grammy-nominated Italian composer, songwriter, arranger, orchestrator and producer. He is the president of Magelic Productions, Inc., in Hollywood. He has written and produced for Josh Groban, Donna Summer, Plácido Domingo, The Tenors, The Cheetah Girls, China Anne McClain, Dove Cameron, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, Peter Frampton, Taylor Dayne, Kathie Lee Gifford, Myra, Olga Tañon, Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana, Hilary Duff, Solas, The Chieftains, Larry Carlton and George Perris. He has collaborated with David Foster, Humberto Gatica, William Ross (composer), Jeremy Lubbock, Luis Bacalov, Jorge Calandrelli and Lalo Schifrin.

Tour

In November 2013 Leahcar supported her Coach on The Voice Delta Goodrem as her opening act on Goodrem's album launch tour An Evening with Delta: The Top of My World Shows. This tour was supporting the release of Goodrem's 4th studio album Child of the Universe . The tour commenced in Brisbane on 27 October 2012 and concluded in Melbourne on 8 November 2012.

Delta Goodrem Australian singer-songwriter, pianist and television actress

Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, she enrolled in dancing, acting, singing and piano classes at a young age. She began her career as a child actress, starring in various television shows. She rose to prominence in 2002 playing a shy school girl called Nina Tucker in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

An Evening with Delta: The Top of My World Shows

An Evening with Delta: The Top of My World Shows is the third Australian concert tour by singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem, in support of her fourth studio album Child of the Universe. The tour commenced in Brisbane on 27 October 2012 and concluded in Melbourne on 8 November 2012.

Brisbane capital city of Queensland, Australia

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of 2.5 million, and the South East Queensland region, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.5 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the historic European settlement and is situated inside a peninsula of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometres from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range, sprawling across several of Australia's most populous local government areas (LGAs) — most centrally the City of Brisbane, which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation. The demonym of Brisbane is "Brisbanite".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Vie en rose" (Édith Piaf cover) Louiguy 2:37
2."Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland cover) E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen 2:54
3."Hands" (Jewel cover) Jewel Kilcher, Patrick Leonard 3:53
4."Someone to Watch Over Me" (Cover) George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 3:03
5."Nights in White Satin (Notte Di Luce)" (Cover) Justin Hayward 3:37
6."Smile" (Charlie Chaplin cover) John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons 2:46
7."Shooting Star" Rachael Leahcar 2:15
8."Coming Home Again"Jud Friedman, Allan Rich, Marco Marinangeli 4:27
9."The Rose" (Bette Midler cover) Amanda McBroom 3:29
10."Words" (Bee Gees cover) Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb 2:56

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
scope="row"Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Rank
Australian Artist Albums Chart [7] 37

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia [8] 13 July 2012 CD, digital download Universal Music Australia

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