Brilliance (Atlantic Starr album)
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- Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Motown, Los Angeles, California
- Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
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| Released | March 4, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | James Anthony Carmichael | |||
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Brilliance is the fourth studio album by Atlantic Starr, released in March 1982 on A&M Records.[1] This album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 18 on the US Top LPs and Tape chart.[2][3]
This album featured hit singles "Love Me Down" and "Circles". The album also contained the Sam Dees composition "Your Love Finally Ran Out", which was previously recorded by their then labelmate Les McCann under the title "So Your Love Finally Ran Out For Me" on his 1979 album Tall, Dark & Handsome.
Critical reception
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AllMusic's Alex Henderson remarked, "Released in 1982, Brilliance was the second of three albums that Carmichael produced for Atlantic Starr -- and it is also one of the band's finest and most essential releases. There is nothing not to like about this LP."[4]
Track listing
- "Love Me Down" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:50
- "Sexy Dancer" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:51
- "Love Moves" (Wayne Lewis) - 5:00
- "Your Love Finally Ran Out" (Sam Dees) - 4:47
- "Circles" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:52
- "Let's Get Closer" (Harold Johnson) - 5:23
- "Perfect Love" (Greg Phillinganes, Allee Willis) - 4:39
- "You're the One" (David Cochrane, Deborah Thomas) - 4:12
