Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released on August 9, 1988 by Geffen Records. The album went 2× platinum in the United States. "What I Am" was the lead single and big hit from the album, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, "Circle," was about strained relationships. Although described by author Brent Mann as "the perfect follow up single to 'What I Am'" and which "had 'smash' written all over it," it stalled at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and fared slightly better on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, reaching #32. Cash Box said of "Circle" that "The key to this gentle song is Brickell’s breathy intensity. Supported by an acoustic-slanted track, she manages to sell the unusually dark lyric shadings." Another song from the album, "Little Miss S." was inspired by Edie Sedgwick and reached #38 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #14 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Track listing Song notes Excerpted from a "songbook" included with a box set of the "What I Am" single, presumed to be annotated and illustrated by Brickell herself: What I Am "What I Am is a smart-alec's way out of a deep discussion on the universe as it relates to the self." Little Miss S. "Little Miss S. is just another one of those famous dead people." Air of December "People change & affect you just like the weather." The Wheel "Your kind's always gonna be a-round." Love Like We Do "We're broke & we're ugly." Circle "That weird lost feeling can get you even when you're hangin' round with friends." Beat the Time "Time Divides." She "She's just about a homegirl." Nothing "There's something about nothing – but it's nothing I wanna talk about." Now "When your heart occupies your head." Keep Coming Back "Some people get right on your mind & just stay there." I Do "I Do is a song for my cat." Personnel The New Bohemians Edie Brickell – vocals Kenny Withrow – guitars Brad Houser – bass Brandon Aly – drums John Bush – percussion with Paul "Wix" Wickens – keyboards Robbie Blunt – guitars Chris Whitten – drums John Henry – backing vocals Both Chris Whitten and Paul "Wix" Wickens were/are members of Paul McCartney's band; Whitten from 1989 to 1990 and Wickens from 1989-present.