Headlines (Midnight Star album)

Headlines
Studio album by Midnight Star
Released	May 5, 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	QCA Recording Studios and Fifth Floor Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio) Quadrasonic (New York City)
Genre	R&B post-disco dance-pop
Length	45:12
Label	SOLAR Elektra
Producer	Reggie Calloway Midnight Star
Midnight Star chronology
Planetary Invasion (1984) Headlines (1986) Midnight Star (1988)
Singles from Headlines
"Headlines" Released: 1986 "Midas Touch" Released: 1986 "Engine No. 9" Released: 1986

Headlines is an album by the R&B group Midnight Star, released in 1986. ^[1] It was the last album to include the Calloway brothers, who left to form Calloway. ^{[1] [2]}

The album peaked at No. 42 on the UK Albums Chart. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there isn't enough heavyweight material here ... These kind of 'Headlines' only rate a cursory scan." ^[5] The Ottawa Citizen thought that "the sultry voice of Belinda Lipscomb on two slow dancers, 'Searching for Love' and 'Stay Here by My Side', make Headlines a complete and solid effort from Midnight Star." ^[6]

Commercial performance

The album was certified gold on August 25, 1986.

Track listing

1. "Headlines" – 7:49 (Belinda Lipscomb, Bill Simmons, Bobby Lovelace, Melvin Gentry, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway)
2. "Midas Touch" – 5:00 (Bo Watson, June Watson-Williams)
3. "Stay Here by My Side" – 4:40 (Simmons)
4. "Close to Midnight" – 4:33 (Watson, M. Gentry, Karen Gentry)
5. "Get Dressed" – 4:58 (Lipscomb, Watson, Watson-Williams, M. Gentry)
6. "Engine No. 9" – 5:23 (Lovelace, K. Gentry, M. Gentry)
7. "Close Encounter" – 4:20 (Lipscomb, Simmons, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
8. "Dead End" – 4:24 (Lipscomb, Watson, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
9. "Searching for Love" – 5:01 (Lipscomb, Watson)

Personnel

Midnight Star

• Belinda Lipscomb: Vocals
• Bo Watson: Vocals, keyboards, synth programming
• Melvin Gentry: Lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Jeff Cooper: Rhythm guitar, synth programming
• Kenneth Gant: Bass guitar, vocals
• Bill Simmons: Saxophone, keyboards, synth programming
• Reggie Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, flute, vocals
• Vincent Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, trombone, vocoder
• Bobby Lovelace: Drums, drum programming, percussion

Additional personnel

• Marcus Miller: Bass on track 6

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position US Billboard 200 [7] 56 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 34

Singles

Title	Year	Chart positions [10]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
"Headlines"	1986	69	3	34
"Midas Touch"		42	7	—
"Engine No. 9"		—	11	—

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Midnight Star | Biography & History". AllMusic.
2. Thompson, Dave (June 2, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
3. "MIDNIGHT STAR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
4. Wynn, Ron. Midnight Star: Headlines > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
5. Johnson, Connie (July 27, 1986). "STAR BORES". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 93.
6. Abrams, Mike (June 6, 1986). "Rock". Ottawa Citizen. p. F5.
7. "Midnight Star, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved February 18, 2021.
8. "Midnight Star, BLP" . Billboard . Retrieved February 18, 2021.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
10. "Midnight Star US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
11. "American album certifications – Midnight Star – Headlines". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 18, 2021.

External links

• Midnight Star-Headlines at Discogs