Always (Atlantic Starr song)

"Always"
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)
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	David Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Wayne Lewis
Producer(s)	David Lewis, Wayne Lewis
Atlantic Starr singles chronology
"If Your Heart Isn't in It" (1986) "Always" (1987) "One Lover at a Time" (1987)

"Always" is ballad 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.^[1] The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart.^[2] In July, it also topped the Canadian RPM 100 national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks.^[3][4]

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	3
Canada RPM 100	1
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs	1

Cover versions and appearances

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!.^[5] Johnny Mathis recorded the song with Mone't on his album A Night to Remember.^[6]

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

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

External links

• AMG Allmusic
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 37.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 24.
3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
5. Archived December 30, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. "A Night to Remember". amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.