Atlantic Starr (album)

Atlantic Starr is the self-titled debut album by R&B/funk band Atlantic Starr. Produced by Bobby Eli, founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio group MFSB. The nine-piece band had an impressive showing on the Billboard R&B charts with "Stand Up", "Keep It Comin'", "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" and "With Your Love I Come Alive".

Track listing
All songs written by Bobby Eli and Jeff Prusan; arranged by Bobby Eli, except where noted.


 * 1) "Stand Up" (Wayne Lewis; arranged by Bobby Eli and Atlantic Starr) - 4:29
 * 2) "Keep It Comin'" - 4:35
 * 3) "Visions" - 3:32
 * 4) "Being in Love With You Is So Much Fun" (Wayne Lewis; arranged by Atlantic Starr and Bobby Eli) - 3:57
 * 5) "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" - 3:55
 * 6) "Gimme Your Lovin'" - 4:57 (Wayne Lewis; arranged by Bobby Eli and Atlantic Starr)
 * 7) "With Your Love I Come Alive" - 4:16
 * 8) "We Got It Together" - 3:53
 * 9) "Don't Abuse My Love" (Wayne Lewis, Sharon Bryant, Porter Carroll; arranged by Atlantic Starr and Bobby Eli) - 2:56
 * 10) "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" - 4:23

Personnel

 * Atlantic Starr
 * Wayne Lewis – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 6)
 * David Lewis – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
 * Clifford Archer – bass
 * Porter Carroll, Jr. – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 7)
 * Sharon Bryant – percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 8, 9)
 * Joseph Phillips – percussion, congas, flute
 * Damon Rentie – saxophones, flute
 * Jonathan Lewis – trombone, percussion
 * William Sudderth III – trumpet


 * Additional musicians
 * Bobby Eli – guitars, sitar, percussion
 * Steve Mallory – saxophone
 * Don Renaldo and The Philly Strings – strings
 * Paul Shure – concertmaster

Production

 * Bobby Eli – producer
 * Bob Hughes – engineer
 * Bob Mockler – additional engineer
 * Skip Cottrell – assistant engineer
 * Pat Flaherty – assistant engineer
 * Doug Graves – assistant engineer
 * Bob Higgins – assistant engineer
 * Steve Katz – assistant engineer
 * Ellis Sorkin – assistant engineer
 * Bernie Grundman – mastering
 * Roland Young – art direction
 * Phil Shima – design
 * John Hamagami – illustration
 * Mark Hanauer – photography
 * Earl Cole, Jr.– management