Planetary Invasion

Planetary Invasion
Studio album by Midnight Star
Released	November 11, 1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	QCA Recording Studios and Fifth Floor Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio
Genre	R&B
Length	45:12
Label	SOLAR
Producer	Reggie Calloway
Midnight Star chronology
No Parking on the Dance Floor (1983) Planetary Invasion (1984) Headlines (1986)
Singles from Planetary Invasion
"Operator" Released: October 13, 1984 "Scientific Love" Released: February 10, 1985 "Body Snatchers/Curious" Released: May 21, 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Planetary Invasion is the fifth album released by R&B group Midnight Star. Released in 1984 and produced by group member Reggie Calloway, this album peaked at number seven on the R&B albums chart led by the number-one R&B single "Operator." This single also scored the group their first (and to date, only) top-20 single on the pop charts, peaking at No. 18 in early 1985.

Track listing

1. "Body Snatchers" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry, Bill Simmons, Bo Watson) 6:55
2. "Scientific Love" (Calloway, Gentry, Kenneth Gant, Belinda Lipscomb, Watson) 6:19
3. "Let's Celebrate" (Calloway, Jeff Cooper, Gentry, Lipscomb, Bobby Lovelace, Watson) 4:57
4. "Curious" (Gentry, Lovelace, Watson) 4:19
5. "Planetary Invasion" (Calloway, Calloway, Lovelace, Simmons, Watson) 6:10
6. "Operator" (Calloway, Calloway, Lipscomb, Watson) 7:30
7. "Today My Love" (Calloway, Watson) 4:59
8. "Can You Stay with Me" (Calloway, Cooper, Lipscomb, Lovelace, Simmons, Watson) 4:03

Personnel

• Belinda Lipscomb — lead and backing vocals
• Melvin Gentry — lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, drums
• Bo Watson — lead and backing vocals, synthesizers
• Reggie Calloway — trumpet, backing vocals, flute, percussion, keyboards
• Vincent Calloway — trombone, trumpet, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocoder
• Jeffery Cooper — guitar, keyboards
• Bill Simmons — keyboards, backing vocals, saxophone, percussion
• Kenneth Gant — bass, bass vocals, keyboards, trombone
• Bobby Lovelace — drums, backing vocals, percussion ^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [4]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Billboard 200 [5]	89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6]	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [7]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1984	"Operator"	18	1	15
1985	"Scientific Love"	80	16	19
	"Body Snatchers"	—	31	—

References

1. Lytle, Craig. Midnight Star: Planetary Invasion > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
2. https://www.discogs.com/it/release/531823-Midnight-Star-Planetary-Invasion
3. "Midnight Star, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved June 7, 2021.
4. "Midnight Star, BLP" . Billboard . Retrieved June 7, 2021.
5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
6. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
7. "Midnight Star US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2011.

External links

• Midnight Star-Planetary Invasion at Discogs