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)
Released May 1987
Recorded 1986
Studio Acme 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)
Label Warner 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. The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. In July, it topped the Canadian RPM 100 national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it silver.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson.

Charts

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!.

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

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

See also