"Fallen Star" | |
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Single by Eileen Reid and the Cadets | |
B-side | "Heartbreak U.S.A." |
Released | March 1964 |
Recorded | March 1964 |
Studio | Silverpines Studio, Bray |
Genre | |
Length | 2:58 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | James Joiner |
"Fallen Star" is an Irish country song composed by James Joiner and recorded by Eileen Reid and the Cadets in 1964. [1]
The song was first released, as "A Fallen Star", by Jim Reeves in 1961. It was written by James Joiner.[ citation needed]
It was recorded in early 1964 by Eileen Reid and the Cadets, with Jim Murphy's harmonica opening the song. [2] Recording took place at the Silverpines Studio in Bray. [3]
The song reached Number 1 in the Irish Singles Chart on 29 May 1964, equal with Dickie Rock's " I'm Yours". It was the first song by a woman to reach No. 1 in Ireland. [4]
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"Fallen Star" | |
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Single by Eileen Reid and the Cadets | |
B-side | "Heartbreak U.S.A." |
Released | March 1964 |
Recorded | March 1964 |
Studio | Silverpines Studio, Bray |
Genre | |
Length | 2:58 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | James Joiner |
"Fallen Star" is an Irish country song composed by James Joiner and recorded by Eileen Reid and the Cadets in 1964. [1]
The song was first released, as "A Fallen Star", by Jim Reeves in 1961. It was written by James Joiner.[ citation needed]
It was recorded in early 1964 by Eileen Reid and the Cadets, with Jim Murphy's harmonica opening the song. [2] Recording took place at the Silverpines Studio in Bray. [3]
The song reached Number 1 in the Irish Singles Chart on 29 May 1964, equal with Dickie Rock's " I'm Yours". It was the first song by a woman to reach No. 1 in Ireland. [4]
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