Atlantic Starr (album)

Atlantic Starr
Studio album by Atlantic Starr
Released	June 30, 1978
Recorded	February–March 1977
Studio	Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood) A&M (Hollywood)
Genre	R&B, Soul, Disco
Label	A&M
Producer	Bobby Eli
Atlantic Starr chronology
Atlantic Starr (1978) Straight to the Point (1979)

Atlantic Starr is the self-titled debut album by R&B/funk band Atlantic Starr. Produced by Bobby Eli, founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio group MFSB. The nine-piece band had an impressive showing on the Billboard R&B charts with "Stand Up", "Keep It Comin'", "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" and "With Your Love I Come Alive".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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Track listing

All songs written by Bobby Eli and Jeff Prusan; arranged by Bobby Eli, except where noted.

1. "Stand Up" (Wayne Lewis; arranged by Bobby Eli and Atlantic Starr) - 4:29
2. "Keep It Comin'" - 4:35
3. "Visions" - 3:32
4. "Being in Love With You Is So Much Fun" (Wayne Lewis; arranged by Atlantic Starr and Bobby Eli) - 3:57
5. "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" - 3:55
6. "Gimme Your Lovin'" - 4:57 (Wayne Lewis; arranged by Bobby Eli and Atlantic Starr)
7. "With Your Love I Come Alive" - 4:16
8. "We Got It Together" - 3:53
9. "Don't Abuse My Love" (Wayne Lewis, Sharon Bryant, Porter Carroll; arranged by Atlantic Starr and Bobby Eli) - 2:56
10. "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" - 4:23

Personnel

Atlantic Starr

• Wayne Lewis – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 6)
• David Lewis – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
• Clifford Archer – bass
• Porter Carroll, Jr. – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 7)
• Sharon Bryant – percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 8, 9)
• Joseph Phillips – percussion, congas, flute
• Damon Rentie – saxophones, flute
• Jonathan Lewis – trombone, percussion
• William Sudderth III – trumpet

Additional musicians

• Bobby Eli – guitars, sitar, percussion
• Steve Mallory – saxophone
• Don Renaldo and The Philly Strings – strings
• Paul Shure – concertmaster

Production

• Bobby Eli – producer
• Bob Hughes – engineer
• Bob Mockler – additional engineer
• Skip Cottrell – assistant engineer
• Pat Flaherty – assistant engineer
• Doug Graves – assistant engineer
• Bob Higgins – assistant engineer
• Steve Katz – assistant engineer
• Ellis Sorkin – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Roland Young – art direction
• Phil Shima – design
• John Hamagami – illustration
• Mark Hanauer – photography
• Earl Cole, Jr.– management

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1978	Atlantic Starr	67	21

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1978	"Stand Up"	—	16	26
	"Keep It Comin'"	—	49	—

External links

• Atlantic Starr-Atlantic Starr at Discogs
• Atlantic Starr at AllMusic