Atlantic Starr (album)

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".

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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