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"Wishing on the Same Star" is a song originally recorded by American singer Keedy in 1991. It was written by Diane Warren and appears on the album Chase the Clouds. It was released as the second single off the album, following her top 20 hit "Save Some Love". It became her second and last Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at #86.
"Wishing on the Same Star" was covered by Australian pop group Girlfriend. It was released in November 1993 as the second and final single from the group's second studio album, It's Up to You. The song peaked at number 44 on the ARIA Charts.
"Wishing on the Same Star" was covered by Japanese singer Namie Amuro in 2002. It is her 21st solo single under the Avex Trax label. Released on September 11, 2002, the song was meant to be her last before a hiatus that would have seen her transplanting herself from Tokyo, Japan to New York City for the purposes of artist development. As the last of her singles as a pop artist, it is the most commercially successful from the album, Style (2003).
Track listing[]
"Wishing on the Same Star" (Diane Warren, kenko-p) – 4:55
"Did U" (Namie Amuro, A. Mazza, Sundafu K., A. Ramen) – 3:57
"Wishing on the Same Star" (instrumental) (Diane Warren) – 4:56
"Did U (Instrumental)" (A. Mazza, Sundafu K., A. Ramen) – 3:56
Personnel[]
Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals
Kareb James – background vocals
Yuko Kawai – background vocals
Muriyama-Kiriyama Strings – strings
Production[]
Producers – Masaki Iehara, Cobra Endo
Arrangement – Masaki Iehara, Cobra Endo
Strings arrangement – Tatsuya Murayama
Mixing – Koji Morimoto, Rob Chiarelli
Mixing assistant – Sang Park
Instrument programming – David L. Huff, Cobra Endo
Vocal direction – Mayumi Harada
Music video director – Ugichin
Choreographer – Warner
Charts[]
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release
Chart
Peak position
Sales total
September 11, 2002
Oricon Daily Singles Chart
2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
2
97,253
Other versions[]
The song has been covered by several other artists, most notably by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne as "Mi Primer Amor" (1992), which peaked at number 8 on the BillboardHot Latin Tracks.,[4] American dance singer Judy Cheeks (1995), German Eurodance group DJ Company (1997) and by American singer Myra (2001). In 1997, Diane Warren released a promotional compilation of songs written by her titled A Passion For Music. Included on the track list is the original demo of the song, sung by Susie Benson. In Brazil by Sandy & Junior in the portuguese version "A Estrela Que Mais Brilhar".
