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.

"What I Am" was the lead single and big hit from the album, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[1][3] 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.

[1][2] "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.