Starshine (1971 album)

Starshine is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Starshine. Produced by, and Adam Gellner, it was released on November 14, 1971 by. Gellner and Conrad Carrell met while working at the in, and formed Starshine in 1968. In 1970, a demo tape by the group fell into the hands of RCA Records executives, who signed them.

The album was recorded at the RCA Mid-American Recording Center in and  in  over a three-month period. The album's style, often referred to as the "Starshine sound", was developed by Gellner, Carrell and bassist Eddie Hargrove using many "points of influence" across multiple music genres.

Upon it's 1971 release, the album sold extremely well, turning Starshine from a regionally-popular group into global superstars within the course of a few months. The album has been referred to as a landmark in 1970s rock and has been included on many lists of the greatest debut albums of all time. It has sold 17 million copies in the United States alone and 25 million worldwide.