Like a star

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Like a star is a 1971 song by Frank Schöbel , one of the most successful pop singers in the GDR . In the same year it was released together with Stop, mein Freund from the record label Amiga on a single and in 1972 in a longer version on the LP of the same name .

With Wie ein Stern , Frank Schöbel hit the charts not only in his own country in 1971. He was also able to assert himself with this hit in Poland , the Soviet Union , Czechoslovakia , Hungary and the Federal Republic of Germany . He came five times at No. 1 in the RIAS telecast hit of the week and entered 1972 with the song in the ARD telecast music from Studio B on. The single Wie ein Stern / Stop, mein Freund was also released by Philips in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The text was written by Dieter Lietz . The setting came from Hans-Georg Schmiedecke . The accompanying music was played by the Walter Bartel Orchestra .

Also in 1971 Peter Orloff published a version of the song in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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