All in the Name of Love
All in the Name of Love is the eighth studio album by R&B band Atlantic Starr released in March 1987 upon Warner Bros. Records.[4] The album rose to nos. 4 & 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Billboard 200 charts.[5][6] All in the Name of Love was also certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.[7]
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| Released | March 31, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Acme Recording Studios, (Mamaroneck, NY); Hitsville Recording Studio, Hollywood Sound Recorders and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA). | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 51:56 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | David Lewis, Wayne Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Maurice White | |||
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| People | (favourable)[3] | 
Track listing
    
- All songs written by David and Wayne Lewis, except where noted.
 
- "One Lover at a Time" (Richard Feldman, Jimmy Scott) - 4:00
 - "You Belong with Me" - 4:53
 - "Females" - 3:42
 - "Don't Take Me for Granted" - 5:04
 - "Always" (Jonathan, David and Wayne Lewis) - 4:39
 - "Armed and Dangerous" (Garry Glenn, Martin Page, Maurice White) - 4:08 ++
 - "Let the Sun In" - 4:04
 - "Thankful" - 5:03
 - "I'm in Love" - 4:25 ++
 - "All in the Name of Love" (Sam Dees) - 5:26
 - "My Mistake" - 5:19
 - "Interlude" - 1:13
 
++ "Armed and Dangerous" and "I'm in Love" only appear on the CD versions of the album
Personnel
    
Atlantic Starr
- David Lewis – guitars, programming, backing vocals, arrangements (1-5, 7-12), lead vocals (3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12)
 - Wayne Lewis – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, arrangements (1-5, 7-12), lead vocals (2, 3, 8, 10)
 - Jonathan Lewis – keyboards, programming
 - Joseph Phillips – percussion
 - Barbara Weathers – backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 4, 5, 9, 10)
 
Additional Musicians
- Rich Aronson – keyboard sweetening (1, 4, 10)
 - Richard Feldman – rhythm keyboard programming (1), bass and drum programming (1)
 - Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer programming (6)
 - Fritz Cadet – guitar (2, 3)
 - David Cochrane – guitar (2, 3, 4), bass (7)
 - Andy Bloch – guitar (5, 8, 9)
 - Charles Foster Johnson – guitar (6)
 - Marlon McClain – guitar (6)
 - Danny Atherton – drums (2, 8)
 - Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-4, 7-11)
 - Gary Coleman – percussion (10, 11)
 - Gerald Albright – saxophone solo (6, 7, 8)
 - Duke Jones – flugelhorn solo (12)
 - Maurice White – arrangements (6)
 - Bill Myers – arrangements (6)
 - Gene Page – horn and string arrangements, conductor
 
Production
    
- David Lewis – producer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Wayne Lewis – producer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Jonathan Lewis – associate producer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Maurice White – producer (6)
 - Rory Young – engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Peter Denenberg – additional engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Bino Espinoza – additional engineer (1-5, 7-12), assistant engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Fred Law – additional engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Charles Holman Brown – assistant engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Liz Cluse – assistant engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Michael Dotson – assistant engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Karen Siegel – assistant engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Ralph Sutton – assistant engineer (1-5, 7-12)
 - Tom Perry – engineer (6), mixing (6)
 - Erik Zobler – mixing (1, 2, 3, 7, 12)
 - Tommy Vicari – mixing (4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
 - Ray Bardani – mixing (9)
 - Brian Gardner – mastering
 - George DuBose – cover design, cover photography
 - Earl Cole, Jr. – management
 
Studios
- Mixed at Minot Sound Studios (White Plains, NY); Hollywood Sound Recorders and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA).
 - Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
 
References
    
- Loftus, Johnny. "Atlantic Starr: All In The Name of Love". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
 - Hochman, Steve (April 5, 1987). "Bubble Gum Soul". Los Angeles Times.
 - "Picks and Pans Review: All in the Name of Love". people.com. People. June 8, 1987.
 - Atlantic Starr: All in the Name of Love. Warner Bros. Records. March 1987.
 - "Atlantic Starr: All In The Name Of Love (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.com.
 - "Atlantic Starr: All In The Name Of Love (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
 - "Atlantic Starr: All In The Name of Love". riaa.com.
 
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