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Chaka Khan – Shining Star (2007) | Track profile | Dork

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Chaka Khan
Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth Wind & Fire
Shining Star

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Shining Star

Release date: 2007

From Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth Wind & Fire

About This Track

"Shining Star" is a track by Chaka Khan, from the album Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth Wind & Fire, released 2007. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan

Lyrics

Shining Star

When you wish upon a star

Your dreams will take you very far

But when you wish upon a dream

Life ain't always what it seems

What'd you see on a night so clear

In the sky so very dear

You're a shining star

No matter who you are

Shining bright to see

What you could truly be (what you could truly be)

Shining star come in to view

Shine its watchful light on you

Give you strength to carry on

Make your body big and strong

Born a man child of the sun

Saw my work had just begun

Found I had to stand alone

Bless it now I've got my own

So, if you find yourself in need

Why don't you listen to these words of heed

Be a giant grain of sand

Words of wisdom, yes I can

You're a shining star

No matter who you are

Shining bright to see

What you could truly be

You're a shining star

No matter who you are

Shining bright to see

What you could truly be

You're a shining star

No matter who you are

Shining bright to see

What you could truly be

Shinning star for you to see

What your life can truly be

Shinning star for you to see

What your life can truly be

Shinning star for you to see

What your life can truly be

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Track details

From Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth Wind & Fire

2007

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Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth Wind & Fire

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Release year

2007

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Writer: Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Producer: Ira Schickman
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Drums: Adam Deitch
Guitar: Eric Krasno
Keyboards: Neal Evans
Saxophone: Ryan Zoidis
Talk Box: Ira Schickman
Trumpet: Rashawn Ross