when was shining star  released
Shining Star (Earth, Wind & Fire song) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shining Star is a 1975 song by Earth, Wind & Fire from their album That's the Way of the World. The song was written by Maurice White, Larry Dunn and Philip Bailey and produced by White. Shining Star was Earth, Wind & Fire's first major hit, hitting No. 1 on both the U.S. Hot 100 and R&B charts from 1975.