"
What I Am" was the
lead single and big hit from the album, reaching #7 on the
Billboard Hot 100.[3] The follow-up single, "Circle", was about strained relationships.[4] 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 BillboardMainstream Rock chart, reaching #32.[3][5]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."[6] 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.[3][4]
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.
Production
Pat Moran – producer, engineer
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
Barry Diament – CD mastering at Barry Diament Mastering (New York City, New York)
Gabrielle Raumberger – art coordinator
Terry Robertson – CD design
Edie Brickell – cover illustration
Mark Abrahams – solo photography
Bob Cook – band photography
Tracks 6 & 8 published by Geffen Music-Withrow Publishing-Edie Brickell Songs.[7]
Tracks 11 & 12 published by Geffen Music-Edie Brickell Songs.
All other tracks published by Geffen Music-Strangemind Productions-Enlightened Kitty-Withrow Publishing-Edie Brickell Songs.
Reception
"Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars is almost impossible to be cynical about (I tried)," remarked Time Out, "and the band are so likeable it's almost unreal."[8]