Atlantic Starr (album)
# Atlantic Starr (album)

Atlantic Starr is the self-titled debut album by R&B/funk band Atlantic Starr. Produced by Bobby Eli, founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio group MFSB. The nine-piece band had an impressive showing on the Billboard R&B charts with "Stand Up", "Keep It Comin'", "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" and "With Your Love I Come Alive".

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## Track listing

All songs written by Bobby Eli and Jeff Prusan; arranged by Bobby Eli, except where noted.

* "Stand Up" (Wayne I Lewis; arranged by Bobby Eli and Atlantic Starr) - 4:29
* "Keep It Comin'" - 4:35
* "Visions" - 3:32
* "Being in Love With You Is So Much Fun" (Wayne Lewis; arranged by Atlantic Starr and Bobby Eli) - 3:57
* "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" - 3:55
* "Gimme Your Lovin'" - 4:57 (arranged by Atlantic Starr and Bobby Eli)
* "With Your Love I Come Alive" - 4:16
* "We Got It Together" - 3:53
* "Don't Abuse My Love" (Wayne Lewis, Sharon Bryant, Porter Carroll; arranged by Atlantic Starr and Bobby Eli) - 2:56
* "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" - 4:23

## Personnel

### Atlantic Starr

* Wayne Lewis – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 6)
* David Lewis – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
* Clifford Archer – bass
* Porter Carroll, Jr. – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 7)
* Sharon Bryant – percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 8, 9)
* Joseph Phillips – percussion, congas, flute
* Damon Rentie – saxophones, flute
* Jonathan Lewis – trombone, percussion
* William Sudderth III – trumpet

### Additional musicians

* Bobby Eli – guitars, sitar, percussion
* Steve Mallory – saxophone
* Don Renaldo and The Philly Strings – strings
* Paul Shure – concertmaster

### Production

* Bobby Eli – producer
* Bob Hughes – engineer
* Bob Mockler – additional engineer
* Skip Cottrell – assistant engineer
* Pat Flaherty – assistant engineer
* Doug Graves – assistant engineer
* Bob Higgins – assistant engineer
* Steve Katz – assistant engineer
* Ellis Sorkin – assistant engineer
* Bernie Grundman – mastering
* Roland Young – art direction
* Phil Shima – design
* John Hamagami – illustration
* Mark Hanauer – photography
* Earl Cole, Jr.– management

## Charts

| Year | Album | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Album | US | US R&B |
| 1978 | Atlantic Starr | 67 | 21 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US | US R&B | US Dance |
| 1978 | "Stand Up" | — | 16 | 26 |
| 1978 | "Keep It Comin'" | — | 49 | — |
