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Fallen Star (song)

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"Fallen Star"
Single by Eileen Reid and the Cadets
B-side"Heartbreak U.S.A."
ReleasedMarch 1964
RecordedMarch 1964
StudioSilverpines Studio, Bray
Genre
Length2:58
LabelColumbia
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]

References

  1. ^ "45cat - The Cadets [Ireland] - Heartbreak U.S.A. / Fallen Star - Columbia - Ireland - IDB740". Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ Curran, Aidan (November 6, 2023). "Gregory and The Cadets – 'More Than Yesterday'". Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Nielsen Business Media (May 16, 1964). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Cadets Showband". www.irish-showbands.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.