Start Over (album)
1987 studio album by Cheryl Lynn
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Start Over is the seventh studio album by American singer Cheryl Lynn. It was released by Manhattan Records on February 20, 1987, marking her recording debut with the label. The album charted higher than her previous release, but still stalled at #55 on the US R&B chart. Two singles, "New Dress" and "If You Were Mine" were released, and, while the latter single just missed the R&B top ten, neither of them could revive the project. Start Over would be Lynn's only album for Manhattan Records; Lynn would sign with Virgin Records for her next release.
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| Released | February 20, 1987 | |||
| Length | 44:08 | |||
| Label | Manhattan | |||
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Critical reception
AllMusic editor Ron Wynn rated the album one and a half out of five stars. He found that "the songs on Cheryl Lynn's sole Manhattan release, Start Over, are so bland and inept that the phone book would represent a huge upgrade by comparison – which is a shame, because the woman can sing, even if the gelatinous late-'80s production threatens to swallow her like quicksand. Even "Don't Run Away," a reunion with "Got to Be Real" producer David Paich, entombs Lynn's natural sass and vibrancy in near-impenetrable layers of synths. Yuck."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "New Dress" |
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| 5:15 |
| 2. | "Don't Bury Me" |
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| 5:12 |
| 3. | "Don't Run Away" |
| Paich | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Start Over" |
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| 4:46 |
| 5. | "No Curfew" |
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| 4:43 |
| 6. | "If You Were Mine" |
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| 5:05 |
| 7. | "Just Another Pretty Face" |
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| 4:51 |
| 8. | "Everyday" |
| Lynn | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Married Man" |
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| 4:29 |
| Total length: | 44:08 | |||
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 55 |