1 pop (and R&B) hit with "Always", a love ballad off their album All in the Name of Love. Records), the band solidified their pop success by scoring a No. By this time, the band had pared itself down to a quintet, consisting of the three Lewis brothers, Phillips, and Weathers. However, significant crossover success (onto the pop charts) did not come until halfway into the 1980s, with the release of their album As the Band Turns (their last on A&M Records), and the single "Secret Lovers". Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atlantic Starr scored several hits on the R&B charts. The nine-member band were now A&M employees. Having already agreed to keep the Starr part of an early idea for a new band name, the members decided to add the word Atlantic, because of their East Coast roots. In 1977, the band came to Westwood, California, and performed on the nightclub scene under the name "Newban," which they agreed to change at the request of A&M Records executive Herb Alpert when they were signed. The band's membership eventually stabilized around Carroll, Archer, Phillips, the three Lewis brothers, lead singer Sharon Bryant (who was later replaced by Barbara Weathers), trumpeter William Sudderth III, and saxophonist Damon Rentie (who was later replaced by Koran Daniels). The album Metamorphosis arrived in 2017.Atlantic Starr began in Greenburgh, New York with trumpeter Duke Jones (who left the band prior to their first recordings), drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, Sheldon Tucker ( guitar parted ways with the band before the first recordings), and three brothers: David Lewis ( vocals/guitar), Wayne Lewis ( keyboards and vocals), and Jonathan Lewis ( percussion and trombone). Although their hitmaking days were behind them, Atlantic Starr continued touring into the 21st century.Atlantic Starr notched their third and final Top 10 single with 1992’s “Masterpiece.” By this time, Rachel Oliver, a former Miss Black America, had taken the reins as lead singer.Their 1987 album All in the Name of Love went platinum, thanks to the smooth ballad “Always,” which reached No.The new lineup scored their first pop crossover hit with “Secret Lovers,” from 1985’s gold-selling As the Band Turns album. Original lead singer Sharon Bryant left the group in 1984 and was replaced by Barbara Weathers.The fourth of these, 1982’s Brilliance, reached No. The band signed to A&M Records and found modest success with their first five albums on the label.The nine-member crew comprised musicians from three separate bands at local Woodlands High School. Atlantic Starr was formed in Greenburgh, New York, in the late ’70s.With their roots in disco and funk, the R&B group Atlantic Starr evolved into adult contemporary balladeers throughout the 1980s and notched a No.
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