Always (Atlantic Starr song)

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"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.
Songwriters
  • David Lewis
  • Jonathan Lewis
  • Wayne Lewis
Producers
  • 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.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Always"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 66
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[10] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 7
South Africa (Springbook) 6
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 1
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[15] 1
US Cash Box Top 100[16]
1

Year-end charts

1987 year-end chart performance for "Always"
Chart (1987) Rank
Canada (RPM)[17] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 25
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 17
US Cash Box[22] 7
US Crossover Singles (Billboard)[23] 5

Certifications

Certifications for "Always"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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!.[25]

Johnny Mathis recorded the song with Mone't on his album A Night to Remember.[26]

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

The song appeared in That's Entertainment in 1987 for the Metro Manila Film Festival premiered in Ultra on December 27, 1987.

The song also appears in Mii the episode In The Love.

The song appeared in 1987 episodes of the daytime soap operas Another World, General Hospital, and Loving as well as 1988 episodes of All My Children and The Young and the Restless. in 1988, Hong Kong singer George Lam covered this song in Cantonese.

The song in Cantonese version appears as theme song in 1991 Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Fiction Family 《小說家族》series 12 &13「Hey! Brother」named as 情在破滅時 (Break Up Moment) duet by 甄楚倩 (Yolinda Yan) and 杜德偉 (Alex Tao).

The song was covered during the September 1, 1995 episode of The Bold and The Beautiful by Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta following the wedding of their on-screen characters, Macy Alexander and Thorne Forrester.

The song appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Party, and in the 2011 film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.

See also

References

  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.
  7. "Atlantic Starr: Always". imdb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 21. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 11, 1987" (PDF).
  10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1987-06-27. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  11. "OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES". The Official New Zealand Music Chart. 6 September 1987.
  12. "UK Official Singles Chart", UK Official Charts Company
  13. "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  14. "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  15. "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  16. "Cash Box Top 100 6/13/87". 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2016-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. "OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES – END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". The Official New Zealand Music Chart.
  19. "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles". Record Mirror. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 23 January 1988. p. 36.
  20. "Top 100 Hits of 1987/Top 100 Songs of 1987". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  21. "1987 Year-end Charts - Top Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. December 31, 1987. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  22. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1987". Retrieved 2016-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  23. "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Hot Crossover Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-27. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  24. "British single certifications – Atlantic Starr – Always". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 20, 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Always Atlantic Starr in the "Search:" field.
  25. Archived December 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  26. "A Night to Remember". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.