All in the Name of Love
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All In The Name Of Love is a hit album by the R&B band Atlantic Starr
recorded in 1986 and released in early 1987. It featured the band's biggest hit on the pop charts
, "Always
" as well as the top ten R&B follow-up, "One Lover at a Time" and the late-1986 single "Armed and Dangerous," which was also the title track from that year's film, Armed and Dangerous. It was after this album that then-lead singer Barbara Weathers
left the band to begin a solo career. Founding bandmember Duke Jones, who left the band very early on in their career appears on this album, playing flugelhorn
.
Atlantic Starr
Atlantic Starr was a 1980s R&B band. Among their biggest hits were "Always" and "Secret Lovers."- History :The group was started in 1976 in White Plains, New York by trumpeter Duke Jones , drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, and three...
recorded in 1986 and released in early 1987. It featured the band's biggest hit on the pop charts
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, "Always
Always (Atlantic Starr song)
"Always" was the second single from All in the Name of Love, the seventh album from R&B group, Atlantic Starr. The song went to number one on both the Hot Black Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts in June 1987. The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart...
" as well as the top ten R&B follow-up, "One Lover at a Time" and the late-1986 single "Armed and Dangerous," which was also the title track from that year's film, Armed and Dangerous. It was after this album that then-lead singer Barbara Weathers
Barbara Weathers
Barbara Weathers is an American R&B/soul singer, and former lead singer of R&B vocal group, Atlantic Starr. After leaving her first band, Covacus , Weathers replaced Sharon Bryant, who left the group for a solo career in 1984. Weathers sang on two of Atlantic Starr's biggest hits, "Always" and...
left the band to begin a solo career. Founding bandmember Duke Jones, who left the band very early on in their career appears on this album, playing flugelhorn
Flugelhorn
The flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...
.
Track listing
- All Songs Written By David & Wayne Lewis, except where noted.
- One Lover at a Time (Richard Feldman, Jimmy Scott) 4:00
- You Belong With Me 4:53
- Females 3:42
- Don't Take Me for Granted 5:04
- Always (Jonathan, David & Wayne Lewis) 4:39
- Armed and Dangerous (Garry Glen, Martin PageMartin PageMartin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
, Maurice White) 4:08 * - Let the Sun In 4:04
- Thankful 5:03
- I'm in Love 4:25 *
- All in the Name of Love (Sam DeesSam DeesSam Dees is a soul singer, songwriter and producer.Dees was born into a large family and quickly distinguished himself with his voice. At the age of 9, already champion of several singing contests, he founded his own vocal group, the "Bossanovians"...
) 5:26 - My Mistake 5:19
- Interlude 1:13
- Songs with an asterisk (*) appear on CD versions of the album only ,
Atlantic Starr
- Barbara Weathers: Lead Vocals
- Joseph Phillips: Flute, Percussion
- David Lewis: Guitars, Vocals
- Wayne Lewis: Keyboards, Vocals
- Jonathan Lewis: Trombone, Percussion
Additional Personnel
- Danny Atherton, Richard Feldman: Drums
- Gary Coleman, Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
: Percussion - Rich Aronson, Rhett Lawrence: Keyboards, Synthesizers
- Andrew Bloch, Fritz Cadet, David Cochrane, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Marlon McLain: Guitars
- Gerald AlbrightGerald AlbrightGerald Albright is an American jazz saxophonist.Albright has sold over 1,000,000 albums in the U.S. alone. His self-produced music features him on bass guitar, keyboards, flutes, drum programming, and background vocals.- Biography :...
: Saxophone - Duke Jones: Flugelhorn
- Gene Page: String Arrangements & Conducting
Production
- Arranged & Produced By David/Wayne/Jonathan Lewis & Maurice Starr
- Engineers: Peter Denenberg, Bino Espinoza (also assistant engineer), Fred Law, Tom Perry, Rory Young
- Assistant Engineers: Charlie Brown, Liz Cluse, Michael Dotson, Karen Siegel, Ralph Sutton
- Mixing: Ray Bardani, Tom Perry, Erik Zobler
- Mastering: WCI Record Group
External links
- All in the Name of Love on Discogs.com