All in the Name of Love
All in the Name of Love is the seventh studio album by R&B group Atlantic Starr, released in March 1987 by Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at number 4 on the US Top R&B Albums chart and number 18 on the Billboard 200, and was also certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Critical reception
Ken Tucker of The Philadelphia Inquirer described the album as "a collection of songs that demonstrate Atlantic Starr's skill at creating brisk, funky pop songs." Johnny Loftus of AllMusic wrote, "The album could have used more vocals from the talented Barbara Weathers, but it's still a well-appointed record that offers fans much more than just the Whitney-flavored single."Robert K. Oermann of USA Today ranked the album at No. 33 on his list of 1987's top 50 R&B albums.
Track listing
- All songs written by David and Wayne Lewis, except where noted.
- "One Lover at a Time" - 4:00
- "You Belong with Me" - 4:53
- "Females" - 3:42
- "Don't Take Me for Granted" - 5:04
- "Always" - 4:39
- "Armed and Dangerous" - 4:08 ++
- "Let the Sun In" - 4:04
- "Thankful" - 5:03
- "I'm in Love" - 4:25 ++
- "All in the Name of Love" - 5:26
- "My Mistake" - 5:19
- "Interlude" - 1:13
Personnel
Atlantic Starr- David Lewis – guitars, programming, backing vocals, arrangements, lead vocals
- Wayne Lewis – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, arrangements, lead vocals
- Jonathan Lewis – keyboards, programming
- Joseph Phillips – percussion
- Barbara Weathers – backing vocals, lead vocals
- Rich Aronson – keyboard sweetening
- Richard Feldman – rhythm keyboard programming, bass and drum programming
- Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer programming
- Fritz Cadet – guitar
- David Cochrane – guitar, bass
- Andy Bloch – guitar
- Charles Foster Johnson – guitar
- Marlon McClain – guitar
- Danny Atherton – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Gerald Albright – saxophone solo
- Duke Jones – flugelhorn solo
- Maurice White – arrangements
- Bill Myers – arrangements
- Gene Page – horn and string arrangements, conductor
- David Lewis – producer
- Wayne Lewis – producer
- Jonathan Lewis – associate producer
- Maurice White – producer
- Rory Young – engineer
- Peter Denenberg – additional engineer
- Bino Espinoza – additional engineer, assistant engineer
- Fred Law – additional engineer
- Charles Holman Brown – assistant engineer
- Liz Cluse – assistant engineer
- Michael Dotson – assistant engineer
- Karen Siegel – assistant engineer
- Ralph Sutton – assistant engineer
- Tom Perry – engineer, mixing
- Erik Zobler – mixing
- Tommy Vicari – mixing
- Ray Bardani – mixing
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- George DuBose – cover design, cover photography
- Mixed at Minot Sound Studios ; Hollywood Sound Recorders and Soundcastle.
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.