Shooting Star (Rachael Leahcar album)

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]

Shooting Star
Studio album by
Rachael Leahcar
Released13 July 2012
Recorded2012
GenrePop
Length31:52
LabelUniversal
ProducerEric 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

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]

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.

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.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Vie en rose"
2:37
2."Over the Rainbow"
2:54
3."Hands"
3:53
4."Someone to Watch Over Me"
3:03
5."Nights in White Satin (Notte Di Luce)"
3:37
6."Smile"
2:46
7."Shooting Star"
  • Rachael Leahcar
2:15
8."Coming Home Again"
4:27
9."The Rose"
3:29
10."Words"
2:56
Total length:31:52

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (2012) Rank
Australian Artist Albums Chart[7] 37

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Australia[8] 13 July 2012 CD, digital download Universal Music Australia

References
  1. Iannella, Antimo (12 July 2012). "Hundreds turn out to welcome Rachael Leahcar back to Adelaide". Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. "Discography Rachael Leahcar". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. "Universal record deal for Rachael". adelaidenow.com. The Advertiser. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. "The Voice's Sarah De Bono, Rachael Leahcar and Darren Percival To Release Albums!". take40.com. Take 40. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. "iTunes – Music – Coming Home Again – Single by Rachael Leahcar". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Rachael Leahcar – Shooting Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  8. "Shooting Star". Sanity. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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