Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)

~ Recording by David Bowie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
  • JP1987-04-18
EMI AmericaCP32-5398
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me Down (made in USA)David BowieAlbum
EMI AmericaCDP 7 46677 2
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me Down (Japan pressing)David BowieAlbum
EMI AmericaCDAMLS 3117, CDP 7 46677 2, DIDX 1378
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
EMI America, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)CDP 7 46677 2, D-174212
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)4:05David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
EMI America064 24 0746 1, 1C 064-24 0746 1, 24 0746 1
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
EMI AmericaCDP 546677
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)4:05David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
EMI AmericaPJ-17267
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me Down (made in Japan)David BowieAlbum
EMI AmericaCDP 7 46677 2
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me Down (printed/made in Holland)David BowieAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 8 40986 2 9, CDVUS 98
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 8 40986 2 9, CDVUS 98
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)493097 2, 7243 4 93097 2 2
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
  • GB1999-09-20
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)521 8940
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
  • US1999-09-28
Parlophone7243 521894 0 3
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
DiskyVI 795622
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
  • JP2007-03-07
東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label – check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007‐06‐29)TOCP-70156
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
  • JP2009-12-23
EMI Music Japan Inc. (2007‐06‐30 to 2013‐04‐01 – record company, do NOT USE as release label – check the back cover or CD surface for the imprint)TOCP-95056
4.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:07David BowieLoving the Alien (1983–1988)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-10-12
Parlophone
4.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:07David BowieLoving the Alien (1983–1988)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone
5.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:07David BowieLoving the Alien 1983–1988David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-10-12
  • -2018
Parlophone0190295693534, DBX4
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
  • XE2019-02-15
Parlophone0190295511142
1.8Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:07David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum
  • JP2019-02-27
ParlophoneWPCR-18177
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:07David BowieNever Let Me Down (2018 remaster)David BowieAlbum
  • XW2019-08-16
Parlophone[none]
1.7Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)5:04David BowieNever Let Me DownDavid BowieAlbum

Relationships

additional recording engineer:Malcolm Pollack (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
drums (drum set) programming:Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
assistant engineer:André Gauchat
Jon Goldberger (engineer)
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:Bob Clearmountain
bass, drums (drum set), keyboard, organ, sampler [E-mu Emax] and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and sampler [Akai S900]:Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
congas and percussion:Crusher Bennett (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
guitar:Carlos Alomar (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
Peter Frampton (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
keyboard and background vocals and lead vocals:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
background vocals:Robin Clark (soul vocalist) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
Gordon Grodie (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
Diva Gray (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
Loni Groves (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
guest lead vocals:Mickey Rourke (actor) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
recorded at:Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1986-11)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1475495340 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/3QC2HxypFqfP8EU6iVNiH5 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/730358032 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1475495340 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/114464030 [info]
recording of:Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)

Related works

Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)

lyricist and composer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:Jones Music America
Tintoretto Music
sub-publisher:Éditer à Paris
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)