Object of My Desire

"Object of My Desire"
Single by Starpoint
from the album Restless
Released March 12, 1985
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1984
Genre Boogie, freestyle
Length 5:06
Label

Elektra

  • ED-5073 (US)
  • 96 68910 (Canada)
  • EKR26T (UK)
Songwriter(s) Kayode Adeyemo, Keith Diamond, Ernesto Phillips
Producer(s) Keith Diamond, Lionel Job
Starpoint singles chronology
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(1984)		 "Object of My Desire"
(1985)		 "Emotions"
(1985)

"Am I Still the One"[1]
(1984)		 "Object of My Desire"
(1985)		 "Emotions"
(1985)

"Object of My Desire" is a song by American R&B group Starpoint from their seventh album Restless (1985). The song was released as a single in 1985 by Elektra Records.

The single was a major hit for the group in their native country, becoming their first single to crack the top-ten on the Black Singles chart, reaching number eight,[2] and it also entered the Top 40 on the Pop chart, peaking at number 25. In United Kingdom, the single reached number 96 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2005, American DJ Dana Rayne released a eurotrance cover of the song that proved to be successful in the United Kingdom, charting at number 7 in early January.

Track listing

1985 release

12" vinyl[3]
  • US: Elektra / ED-5073
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Object of My Desire" (Vocal / 12" Version)5:40
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Object of My Desire" (Vocal / Single Version)3:31
2."Object of My Desire" (Instrumental Version)5:07

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position[4]
U.S. Hot 100 25
U.S. Billboard Black Singles 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 12
Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 96

References

  1. ↑ Starpoint- "Am I Still the One" @Discogs.com Retrieved 1-9-2012.
  2. ↑ Starpoint- singles placements on R&B chart @Billboard.com Retrieved 1-9-2012.
  3. ↑ ""Object of My Desire" (Elektra) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Starpoint Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
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