"Always" | ||||
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Single by Atlantic Starr | ||||
from the album All in the Name of Love | ||||
B-side | "I'm In Love" | |||
Released | May 13, 1987 | |||
Format | 12" maxi single | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | R&B, pop | |||
Length | 4:47 (album version) 3:59 (single version) |
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Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Writer(s) | David Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Wayne Lewis | |||
Producer(s) | David Lewis, Wayne Lewis | |||
Atlantic Starr singles chronology | ||||
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"Always" is a song by American recording R&B band Atlantic Starr. The track was the second single from the group's seventh album All in the Name of Love. The single peaked at number one on both the Hot Black Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts in June 1987. The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. In July, it also topped the Canadian RPM 100 national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks.
In 2000, pop act Boyz N Girlz United included a cover version of the song on their self-titled debut album. In 2008, it was revived 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.