Start Over is the seventh studio album by American singer Cheryl Lynn. It was released by Manhattan Records on February 20, 1987, marking her recording debut with the label. The album charted higher than her previous release, but still stalled at #55 on the US R&B chart. Two singles, "New Dress" and "If You Were Mine" were released, and, while the latter single just missed the R&B top ten, neither of them could revive the project. Start Over would be Lynn's only album for Manhattan Records; Lynn would sign with Virgin Records for her next release.

Start Over
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1987
Length44:08
LabelManhattan
Producer
Cheryl Lynn chronology
It's Gonna Be Right
(1985)
Start Over
(1987)
Whatever It Takes
(1989)
Singles from Start Over
  1. "New Dress"
    Released: March 12, 1987
  2. "If You Were Mine"
    Released: May 23, 1987

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

AllMusic editor Ron Wynn rated the album one and a half out of five stars. He found that "the songs on Cheryl Lynn's sole Manhattan release, Start Over, are so bland and inept that the phone book would represent a huge upgrade by comparison – which is a shame, because the woman can sing, even if the gelatinous late-'80s production threatens to swallow her like quicksand. Even "Don't Run Away," a reunion with "Got to Be Real" producer David Paich, entombs Lynn's natural sass and vibrancy in near-impenetrable layers of synths. Yuck."[1]

Track listing

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Start Over track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."New Dress"
  • Bernadette Cooper
  • Roman Johnson
  • Cooper
  • Lynn
5:15
2."Don't Bury Me"
  • Lynn
  • Thurlene Johnson
  • Lynn
  • Todd Cochran
5:12
3."Don't Run Away"Paich5:17
4."Start Over"
  • Lynn
  • Johnson
  • Lynn
  • Cochran
4:46
5."No Curfew"
  • Cochran
  • Johnson
  • Lynn
  • Cochran
4:43
6."If You Were Mine"
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
  • Smith
5:05
7."Just Another Pretty Face"
  • Cooper
  • Lynn
4:51
8."Everyday"
  • Lynn
  • George Smith III
Lynn4:29
9."Married Man"
  • Cooper
  • James Strong
  • Roman Johnson
  • Cooper
  • Lynn
4:29
Total length:44:08

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Start Over
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 55

References

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  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Start Over". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cheryl Lynn Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2024.