Always (Atlantic Starr song)

"Always"
Single by Atlantic Starr
from the album All in the Name of Love
B-side "I'm In Love"
Released May 1987
Format
Recorded 1986
Genre
Length 4:47 (album version)
3:59 (single version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • David Lewis
  • Jonathan Lewis
  • Wayne Lewis
Producer(s)
  • David Lewis
  • Wayne Lewis
Atlantic Starr singles chronology
"If Your Heart Isn't in It"
(1986)		 "Always"
(1987)		 "One Lover at a Time"
(1987)

"If Your Heart Isn't in It"
(1986)		 "Always"
(1987)		 "One Lover at a Time"
(1987)

"Always" is a ballad by American R&B band Atlantic Starr. The track was the second single from the group's seventh studio album All in the Name of Love. The single peaked at number 1 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in June 1987.[2] The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart.[3] In July, it also topped the Canadian RPM 100 national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks.[4][5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Cover versions and appearances

In 2000, pop act Boyz N Girlz United included a cover version of the song on their self-titled debut album. In 2008, it was revived by Filipina singer-actress Iya Villania as a duet with Jay-R on her album Finally!.[19] Johnny Mathis recorded the song with Mone't on his album A Night to Remember.[20]

MF DOOM sampled "Always" for his song "Dead Bent", from his album Operation: Doomsday.

References

  1. ↑ Johnny, Loftus. "Atlantic Starr - All in the Name of Love". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 37.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 24.
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  5. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  6. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1987-06-27. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  7. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=3266
  8. ↑ {http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html%7Caccessdate=17 January 2018}
  9. ↑ "UK Official Singles Chart", UK Official Charts Company
  10. ↑ "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19870613.html
  14. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062
  15. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3876
  16. ↑ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles". Record Mirror. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 23 January 1988. p. 36.
  17. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  18. ↑ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1987YESP.html
  19. ↑ Archived December 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  20. ↑ "A Night to Remember". amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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