Shining Star (The Manhattans song)
Encyclopedia
"Shining Star" is a popular song by the R&B
group The Manhattans
. It is the first track on their 1980 album After Midnight and was written by Leo Graham and Paul Richmond.
chart, where it remained for three weeks. It also peaked at number 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart, No. 21 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart
. It was the group's highest charting hit since "Kiss and Say Goodbye
", which was released in 1976.
The song won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
in 1981.
episode "Die kleine Ahrens" and the 2006 Cold Case episode "Baby Blues."
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
group The Manhattans
The Manhattans
The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group, with a string of hit records spanning four decades. Their best known million-selling songs being "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and 'Shining Star' in 1980...
. It is the first track on their 1980 album After Midnight and was written by Leo Graham and Paul Richmond.
Charting and accolades
Released as a single in 1980, the song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, where it remained for three weeks. It also peaked at number 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart, No. 21 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. It was the group's highest charting hit since "Kiss and Say Goodbye
Kiss and Say Goodbye
"Kiss and Say Goodbye" is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Manhattans. The song was written by Manhattans member Winfred "Blue" Lovett...
", which was released in 1976.
The song won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances...
in 1981.
Popular culture
The song was used in the 1983 DerrickDerrick (TV series)
Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein , who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings Derrick is a...
episode "Die kleine Ahrens" and the 2006 Cold Case episode "Baby Blues."