Always (Atlantic Starr song) explained

Always
Cover:Atlantic Starr-Always.jpg
Caption:UK LP cover art, also used as the US 7-inch cover art
Type:single
Artist:Atlantic Starr
Album:All in the Name of Love
Released:May 1987
Recorded:1986
Label:Warner Bros.
Prev Title:If Your Heart Isn't in It
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:One Lover at a Time
Next Year:1987

"Always" is a song by American R&B group Atlantic Starr. The track was the second single from the group's seventh studio album All in the Name of Love (1987). The single was the biggest hit for Atlantic Starr; it peaked at number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Black Singles charts in June 1987, being the band's only number one song.[1] The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart.[2] In July, it topped the Canadian RPM 100 national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks.[3] [4] The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it silver.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Always"! Chart (1987)! Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 66
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 7
South Africa (Springbook)6
UK Singles (OCC) 3
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[9] 1
US Cash Box Top 100[10]

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)!scope="col"
Rank
Canada (RPM)[11] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 25
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15] 17
US Cash Box[16] 7
US Crossover Singles (Billboard)[17] 5

Cover versions and appearances

In 1994, Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta included a cover version of the song on their album Bold and Beautiful Duets.

In 2000, pop act Boyz N Girlz United covered the song on their self-titled debut album.

In 2008, it was covered by Filipina singer-actress Iya Villania as a duet with Jay-R on her album Finally!.[18]

Johnny Mathis recorded the song with Mone't on his album A Night to Remember.[19]

MF Doom sampled "Always" for his song "Dead Bent", from his album .

in 1988, Hong Kong singer George Lam covered this song in Cantonese.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 37.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 24.
  3. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-01-04.
  4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-01-04.
  5. Web site: Atlantic Starr: Always . imdb.com . 2023-05-26.
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 21.
  7. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1987-06-27 . 2018-04-08.
  8. Web site: OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES. 6 September 1987. The Official New Zealand Music Chart.
  9. Atlantic Starr Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. May 5, 2021.
  10. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 6/13/87. 3 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150603073353/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19870613.html. 24 April 2021. 2015-06-03.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-08-07 . 2017-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730115617/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 . dead .
  12. Web site: OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES – END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987. The Official New Zealand Music Chart.
  13. Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles . . Spotlight Publications . London, England . 36 . 23 January 1988.
  14. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1987/Top 100 Songs of 1987. Musicoutfitters.com. 24 April 2021.
  15. 1987 Year-end Charts - Top Adult Contemporary Singles . . December 31, 1987 . December 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008123444/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855258 . October 8, 2012 . live . mdy-all .
  16. Web site: Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1987 . 2016-08-07 . https://archive.today/20161024154535/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1987YESP.html . 2016-10-24 . dead .
  17. 1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Hot Crossover Singles . December 26, 1987 . Billboard . 99 . 52 . Y-27. April 8, 2022.
  18. http://www.myxph.com/tabid/333/a/959/Finally-the-album-by-Iya-Villania.aspx
  19. Web site: A Night to Remember. Amazon.com. 2011-12-02.