Waiting for a Star to Fall
~ Recording by Boy Meets Girl
Appears on releases
# | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | ?:?? | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 8414-4-R |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 8414-2-R |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 8414-1-R |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | R32P-1168 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | ?:?? | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PL88414 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD88414 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:35 | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| RCA Victor | APCD 6058 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | ?:?? | Boy Meets Girl | Stormy Love | Boy Meets Girl | Single |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PT 49398 |
1.1 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:36 | Boy Meets Girl | Waiting for a Star to Fall | Boy Meets Girl | Single |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 49520 |
1.1 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Waiting for a Star to Fall | Boy Meets Girl | Single |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PB 49519 |
1.1 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Waiting for a Star to Fall | Boy Meets Girl | Single |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PB49519 |
1.4 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | Absolute Music 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | 353501 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Formel Eins: Spring Fever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 588-7 92254 2 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Formel Eins: Spring Fever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 588-7 92254 2 |
1.17 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:26 | Boy Meets Girl | Nipper’s Greatest Hits: The 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 9970-2-R |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | All by Myself, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | CCD 23 |
1.1 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:33 | Boy Meets Girl | Discover Chevrolet | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Music | BMG DPCI-0906A |
1.19 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | CDNOW1989 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Rock of the 80's, Volume 10 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Priority Records (US hip hop) | P2 53769 |
2.12 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Lost in Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Starland Music, Warner Special Products | OPCD-4548 |
2.5 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | The 80’s Collection: 1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/09 |
2.5 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | The 80s Collection: 1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/09 |
2.13 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | Drive Time 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD 99 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:24 | Boy Meets Girl | Greatest Love 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Temple (TMPCD catnos) | TMPCD006 |
1.7 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | Kram Rock 2: The Most Beautiful Lovesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 9000063 |
1.4 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:35 | Boy Meets Girl | Do You Love Me? All-Time Best Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 66812-2 |
1.7 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Sounds of the Eighties: The Late ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, BMG Special Products | R988-19, TCD-785 |
1.9 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:27 | Boy Meets Girl | Rockin’ 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | 44542-2 |
1.7 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DRC31790 |
1.13 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | James Rizzi's Night | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola Media GmbH Special Projects & New Business | 74321 49197 2 |
2.16 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:26 | Boy Meets Girl | Living in the 80’s, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Australia (use with caution, be prepared to prove your edit!) | 74321454062 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | The Moody '80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.17 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | The All Time Greatest Movie Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | MOODCD61 |
1.3 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:36 | Boy Meets Girl | Body Talk: Always and Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | R834-19 OPCD-2768 |
1.12 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | Duetter | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Prime (1990s Swedish compilations) | 87535, LSP 985758 2 |
1.15 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:27 | Boy Meets Girl | The Power of Love: 1987–1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL629/13 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | VH1 Hit Wonders | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCI Music | VH1CD 009 |
1.11 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | The 80’s Love Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD241 |
2.12 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | Best of Romantic Rock, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321 70893 2 |
1.4 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Loved Ones | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DPC12357 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Modern Rock: 1988–1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R828-07 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | Whole Lotta... Rock (1988-1989) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Eclipse Music Group (imprint of Eclipse Music Group, Inc.) | 64621-2 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | 80's One Hit Wonders | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD252 |
1.5 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | 80’s Back | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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3.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | Hits Hits Hits of the 80’s & 90’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
1.17 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Ulli Wengers One Hit Wonder, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ganser & Hanke Media | 770 155-2 |
1.3 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | ?:?? | Boy Meets Girl | AOR Light Mellow: BMG Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMGファンハウス | BVCM-31078 |
1.3 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | A Year in Your Life: 1988, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Definitive Records ("A Year in Your Life" series, et al.) | DRC12698 |
4.14 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | The Greatest Eighties Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 33863 2 0 |
2.15 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | The Greatest Movies Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| HMV Easy (owned by EMI) | |
4.9 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:27 | Boy Meets Girl | The Ultimate Jukebox Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Collectables (US reissue label) | COL-CD-0126 |
1.14 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:27 | Boy Meets Girl | Planet Pop 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321-94516-2 |
3.5 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | The Real ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | 75517 47583 2 |
1.4 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:33 | Boy Meets Girl | Greatest Hits of the 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 75517481292 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life (Sonopress USA pressing) | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| BMG Special Products | 75517483612 |
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Reel Life (DADC pressing) | Boy Meets Girl | Album |
| BMG Special Products | 75517483612 |
1.8 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | Love Bites and School Nites: Smooching Classics From Behind the Bike Sheds | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | |
1.16 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:26 | Boy Meets Girl | Absolute Soft Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | ACCD 3016 |
1.16 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:25 | Boy Meets Girl | Absolute Movie Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | ACCD 3018 |
1.17 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | Happy Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 712 |
1.4 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:27 | Boy Meets Girl | One Hit Wonders | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records ANS (Norwegian record company, not for release label use) | EVACD181 |
1.8 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | RCA Camden | ||
1.1 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:26 | Boy Meets Girl | Absolute One Hit Wonders II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden), Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | EVACD 4048 |
2.16 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:25 | Boy Meets Girl | The Essential Eighties: 1985–1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876747602 |
1.6 | Waiting For A Star To Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Hairbrush Divas Party! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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2.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:27 | Boy Meets Girl | The Best of Absolute Music, Volume 1: 1986–1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4057 |
2.12 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:24 | Boy Meets Girl | Guilty Pleasures: Shameless Blameless Fun | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697020602 |
1.8 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | 80s Forever: The Greatest Pop Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola Express | 88697 02741 2 |
2.6 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:27 | Boy Meets Girl | Remember the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.12 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | Greatest Ever! Movie Hits: The Definitive Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD016 |
1.14 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | 100 Hits: 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 003 |
1.14 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | Absolute Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD640 |
2.3 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:24 | Boy Meets Girl | Housework Songs (EMI Music Australia not Virgin) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) | 0946030694760204 |
3.8 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | Top of the Pops: The 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD903 |
2.5 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Soft Rock 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment Commercial Music Group | |
3.4 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | Gold: The 80’s Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Cleveland International Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697283022 |
4.5 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | Top of the Pop Hits: The 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Collectables (US reissue label) | COL-CD-0381 |
2.15 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | 100 80’er Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697344682 |
1.5 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | The Ultimate Collection: Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | ULTIMBX002 |
4.18 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | Ultimate Collection: 80s School Days | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | |
1.3 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:25 | Boy Meets Girl | 100 Hits: 80s Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 040 |
1.9 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | 100 Movie Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
1.4 | Waiting For a Star to Fall | 4:31 | Boy Meets Girl | Best of 80's Hits: Collections | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697-52305-2 |
1.9 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | Elokuvien 100 suosituinta | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697638002 |
1.15 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:30 | Boy Meets Girl | The Pop Years: 1988–1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Records (IPC... (cat. no)) | CRIMPOP805 |
2.9 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:26 | Boy Meets Girl | The Ultimate 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697562282 |
3.1 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | Ultimate 80s: 60 Classic Tracks of the Decade | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | MCCDULT003 |
2.20 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:33 | Boy Meets Girl | Essential: 80s Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 64526 2 |
1.9 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | Elokuvien 100 suosituinta | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
1.65 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:26 | Boy Meets Girl | 80s 100 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | |
1.65 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:26 | Boy Meets Girl | 100 Hits of the ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
1.11 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | The Essential 1980s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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2.15 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | Big Tunes: Back 2 the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88697655342 |
Promotion | |||||||||
1.2 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Waiting for a Star to Fall | Boy Meets Girl | Single |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 8705-2-RDJ |
1.15 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Winston’s Summer’s Best Music Collection: 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), RCA Special Products | DPC1-1041W |
1.7 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:32 | Boy Meets Girl | Music on the Radio! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | DPC1-1158A |
2.1 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:33 | Boy Meets Girl | The Best of.. Movie Tunes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Mirror, Trinity Mirror, Sunday Mirror (British newspaper) | DMB0CD02, SMB0CD02 |
1.10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:29 | Boy Meets Girl | Classic Cuts: Most Wanted | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | BX045 |
1.12 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:28 | Boy Meets Girl | Holiday 40 Hot Hits for the Bar and Beach | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | WMTV021 |
Bootleg | |||||||||
1.24 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | 4:34 | Boy Meets Girl | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City: Vice City FM (content ripped from game CD) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) |
Relationships
drum machine programming: | George Merrill |
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producer: | Arif Mardin |
assistant mixer: | Jim Dineen |
mixer: | David Leonard (US producer and engineer) |
alto saxophone: | Andy Snitzer |
bass guitar, piano and synthesizer: | George Merrill |
drums (drum set): | Denny Fongheiser Michael Jochum |
guitar: | John Goux |
synthesizer [Crowning touch]: | Joe Mardin |
additional vocals: | Susan Boyd |
vocals: | George Merrill Shannon Rubicam |
phonographic copyright (℗) by: | BMG Music (in 1988) |
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mixed at: | The Grey Room in Hollywood, United States |
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recording of: | Waiting for a Star to Fall |
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Related works
Waiting for a Star to Fall
writer: | George Merrill Shannon Rubicam |
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publisher: | ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 Boy Meets Girl Music (from 1987 to present) Irving Music (BMI) (from 1987 to present) |
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