Always (Atlantic Starr song)

"Always"
UK LP cover art, also used as the US 7-inch cover art
Single by Atlantic Starr
from the album All in the Name of Love
B-side
  • "Always" (instrumental)
  • "I'm in Love" (LP single only)
ReleasedMay 1987
Recorded1986
StudioAcme Recording Studios (Mamaroneck, New York), Mixed at Minot Sound Studios in White Plains, New York
Genre
Length
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 3:59 (single version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • David Lewis
  • Jonathan Lewis
  • Wayne Lewis
Producer(s)
  • David Lewis
  • Wayne Lewis
Atlantic Starr singles chronology
"If Your Heart Isn't in It"
(1986) 		"Always"
(1987) 		"One Lover at a Time"
(1987)
Music video
"Always" on YouTube

"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.[3] The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart.[4] In July, it topped the Canadian RPM 100 national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks.[5][6] The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it silver.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 22, 2021). "The Number Ones: Atlantic Starr's "Always". Stereogum. Retrieved October 8, 2023. We'll see a whole lot more R&B ballads, but they won't take quite the same form as "Always
  2. ^ Johnny, Loftus. "Atlantic Starr - All in the Name of Love". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 37.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 24.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-04.