American pop music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam.
They are perhaps best known for their hit song "Waiting For a Star to Fall" from 1988. As songwriters, the duo composed a pair of #1 hits for Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston, but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it.
American singer Belinda Carlisle then recorded a demo of the song but refused its inclusion on her 1987 album Heaven on Earth, so Rubicam and Merrill decided to record and release the song themselves.
"Waiting for a Star to Fall" was released in June 1988 as the second single from Boy Meets Girl's second studio album, Reel Life (1988).
The tenor saxophone solo on the Boy Meets Girl version was provided in a session recording early in the career of Andy Snitzer, who later found success as a solo artist.
Producer [Produced By] – Arif Mardin
Written-By – George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – RCA Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Music
- Copyright © – BMG Music
- Manufactured By – BMG Music
- Distributed By – BMG Music
- Mastered At – Precision Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Precision Lacquer
- Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
- Published By – Boy Meets Girl Music
Credits
- Design – Norman Moore
- Management – Direct Management Group, Martin Kirkup, Steven Jensen
- Photography By – Michael Tighe
- Producer – Arif Mardin
- Written-By – George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam
From the Album "Reel Life" - PL/PK/PD 88414
Notes
Label: RCA – 8691-7-R
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Released: 1988
Genre: Soft Pop
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