All in the Name of Love | ||||
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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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All in the Name of Love is the eighth studio album by R&B band Atlantic Starr released in March 1987 by Warner Bros. Records. [1] The album peaked at number 4 on the US Top R&B Albums chart and number 18 on the Billboard 200. [2] [3] All in the Name of Love was also certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. [4]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
People | (favourable) [7] |
Philadelphia Inquirer | [8] |
Ken Tucker of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave 3 out of 4 star rating, describing the album as " a collection of songs that demonstrate AtlanticStarr's skill at creating brisk, funky pop songs." With a 3 out of 5 star rating 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." [8] [5]
++ "Armed and Dangerous" and "I'm in Love" only appear on the CD versions of the album
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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