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Brilliance (Atlantic Starr album)

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Brilliance
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 1982
Recorded1981
Studio
GenreR&B
LabelA&M
ProducerJames Anthony Carmichael
Atlantic Starr chronology
Radiant
(1981)
Brilliance
(1982)
Yours Forever
(1983)
Singles from Brilliance
  1. "Circles"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Brilliance is the fourth studio album by Atlantic Starr. This album featured hit singles "Love Me Down" and "Circles". The album also contained the Sam Dees composition "Your Love Finally Ran Out", which was previously recorded by their then labelmate Les McCann under the title "So Your Love Finally Ran Out For Me" on his 1979 album Tall, Dark & Handsome.

Track listing

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  1. "Love Me Down" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:50
  2. "Sexy Dancer" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:51
  3. "Love Moves" (Wayne Lewis) - 5:00
  4. "Your Love Finally Ran Out" (Sam Dees) - 4:47
  5. "Circles" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:52
  6. "Let's Get Closer" (Harold Johnson) - 5:23
  7. "Perfect Love" (Greg Phillinganes, Allee Willis) - 4:39
  8. "You're the One" (David Cochrane, Deborah Thomas) - 4:12

Personnel

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Atlantic Starr
  • Sharon Bryant – lead vocals (1, 5, 8), backing vocals
  • Wayne Lewis – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 3, 4)
  • David Lewis – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (6, 7)
  • Clifford Archer – bass guitar
  • Porter Carroll, Jr. – drums, backing vocals
  • Joseph Phillips – percussion
  • Koran Daniels – saxophone
  • Damon Rentie – tenor saxophone
  • Jonathan Lewis – trombone
  • Duke Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • William Sudderth III – trumpet
Additional Musicians
Arrangements

Production

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  • James Anthony Carmichael – producer
  • Calvin Harris – engineer, mixing
  • Jane Clark – additional engineer
  • Dan Bates – assistant engineer
  • John Convertino – assistant engineer
  • Fred Law – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Chuck Beeson – art direction
  • Lynn Robb – design
  • Diem Jones – front cover photography
  • Michelle Armitage – front cover photo assistant
  • Mike Shaw – back cover photography
  • Rod Taylor – sleeve photography
  • Earl Cole – management
Studios

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Brilliance at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Atlantic Starr Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.