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1986 studio album by Midnight Star
Headlines
Studio album by Midnight Star
Released1986
Recorded1985–1986
Studio
  • QCA Recording Studios and Fifth Floor Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Quadrasonic, New York City, New York
Genre
Length45:12
Label
ProducerReggie Calloway
Midnight Star chronology
Planetary Invasion
(1984) 		Headlines
(1986) 		Midnight Star
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Headlines is an album by the R&B group Midnight Star, released in 1986. It was the last album to include the Calloway brothers, who left to form Calloway.

The album peaked at No. 42 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there isn't enough heavyweight material here ... These kind of 'Headlines' only rate a cursory scan." The Ottawa Citizen thought that "the sultry voice of Belinda Lipscomb on two slow dancers, 'Searching for Love' and 'Stay Here by My Side', make Headlines a complete and solid effort from Midnight Star."

Track listing

  1. "Headlines" – 7:49 (Belinda Lipscomb, Bill Simmons, Bobby Lovelace, Melvin Gentry, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway)
  2. "Midas Touch" – 5:00 (Bo Watson, June Watson-Williams)
  3. "Stay Here by My Side" – 4:40 (Simmons)
  4. "Close to Midnight" – 4:33 (Watson, M. Gentry, Karen Gentry)
  5. "Get Dressed" – 4:58 (Lipscomb, Watson, Watson-Williams, M. Gentry)
  6. "Engine No. 9" – 5:23 (Lovelace, K. Gentry, M. Gentry)
  7. "Close Encounter" – 4:20 (Lipscomb, Simmons, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
  8. "Dead End" – 4:24 (Lipscomb, Watson, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
  9. "Searching for Love" – 5:01 (Lipscomb, Watson)

Personnel

Midnight Star

  • Belinda Lipscomb: Vocals
  • Bo Watson: Vocals, keyboards, synth programming
  • Melvin Gentry: Lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jeff Cooper: Rhythm guitar, synth programming
  • Kenneth Gant: Bass guitar, vocals
  • Bill Simmons: Saxophone, keyboards, synth programming
  • Reggie Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, flute, vocals
  • Vincent Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, trombone, vocoder
  • Bobby Lovelace: Drums, drum programming, percussion

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 34

Singles

Title Year Chart positions
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
"Headlines" 1986 69 3 34
"Midas Touch" 42 7 —
"Engine No. 9" — 11 —

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Midnight Star Shoots For Supergroup Constellation". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 22, 1986 – via Google Books.
  2. Wynn, Ron. Midnight Star: Headlines > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Midnight Star | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. Thompson, Dave (June 2, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  5. "MIDNIGHT STAR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. Johnson, Connie (27 July 1986). "STAR BORES". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 93.
  7. Abrams, Mike (6 June 1986). "Rock". Ottawa Citizen. p. F5.
  8. "Midnight Star, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. "Midnight Star, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  11. "Midnight Star US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  12. "American album certifications – Midnight Star – Headlines". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

External links

Midnight Star
  • Belinda Lipscomb
  • Melvin Gentry
  • Kenneth Gant
  • Bobby Lovelace
  • Bo Watson
  • Bill Simmons
Studio albums
Singles
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