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Planetary Invasion

 
Album Review: Planetary Invasion

  • Artist: Midnight Star
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1984
  • Total Time: 45:12
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

This nine-piece band made their mark with their sci-fi instrumentation and aggressive dance numbers. This album spawned three singles that fall into that loop with the first being "Operator." With its pugnacious rhythm and frigid keyboard hits, this dance number held the number one spot on the Billbaord R&B charts for five weeks. "Scientific Love" was the third single; a techno-funk track seasond with Belinda Lipscomb's intense delivery. It was a top 20 single at number 16. Aside from its horrific title, "Body Snatchers" is all about the dance floor with its has embraceable All three of the aforementioned utilized the wizardry of Vincent "Zino" Calloway on the vocorder. The chart success of this album is credited to the production work of Reggie Calloway, the nucleus of the group, who was concurrently producing and writing songs for the Deele and Klymaxx. He and his brother Zino would go on to write and produce number one hits for Natalie Cole, LeVert, Teddy Pendegrass and Gladys Knight. ~ Craig Lytle, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Body Snatchers Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry, Bo Watson, Bill Simmons Midnight Star (6:55)
Scientific Love Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb, Bo Watson Midnight Star (6:19)
Let's Celebrate Reggie Calloway, Jeff Cooper, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb, Bobby Lovelace, Bo Watson Midnight Star (4:57)
Curious (Lyrics) Melvin Gentry, Bobby Lovelace, Bo Watson Midnight Star (4:19)
Planetary Invasion Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Kenneth Lovelace, Bo Watson, Bill Simmons Midnight Star (6:10)
Operator (Lyrics) Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Belinda Lipscomb, Bo Watson Midnight Star (7:30)
Today My Love Reggie Calloway, Bo Watson Midnight Star (4:59)
Can You Stay with Me Reggie Calloway, Jeff Cooper, Belinda Lipscomb, Bobby Lovelace, Bo Watson, Bill Simmons Midnight Star (4:03)

Credits

Midnight Star (Main Performer), Reggie Calloway (Flute), Reggie Calloway (Percussion), Reggie Calloway (Trumpet), Reggie Calloway (Keyboards), Reggie Calloway (Vocals (Background)), Reggie Calloway (Producer), Vincent Calloway (Flute), Vincent Calloway (Percussion), Vincent Calloway (Trombone), Vincent Calloway (Trumpet), Vincent Calloway (Keyboards), Vincent Calloway (Vocoder), Kenneth Gant (Trombone), Kenneth Gant (Arranger), Kenneth Gant (Bass (Vocal)), Kenneth Gant (Guitar (Bass)), Kenneth Gant (Keyboards), Melvin Gentry (Guitar), Melvin Gentry (Percussion), Melvin Gentry (Drums), Melvin Gentry (Guitar (Bass)), Melvin Gentry (Vocals), Melvin Gentry (Vocals (Background)), Charles Levan (Producer), Belinda Lipscomb (Vocals), Belinda Lipscomb (Vocals (Background)), Bobby Lovelace (Percussion), Bobby Lovelace (Drums), Bobby Lovelace (Vocals (Background)), Terence P. Minogue (Producer), Cheryl Pawelski (Producer), Richard Torres (Liner Notes), Bo Watson (Synthesizer), Bo Watson (Vocals), Bo Watson (Vocals (Background)), Tom Cartwright (Reissue Producer), Jim Greene (Engineer), Ric Probst (Engineer), Ric Probst (Mixing), Marlene Bergman (Design Adaptation), Robin Jennings (Engineer), Dennis Lewis (Art Direction), Zino Zoid (Flute), Zino Zoid (Percussion), Zino Zoid (Trombone), Zino Zoid (Trumpet), Zino Zoid (Keyboards), Zino Zoid (Vocoder), Bernadette Fauver (Production Supervisor), Michelle Azzopardi (Producer), Chance Johnson (Producer), Dave Schultz (Mastering), Kevin Flaherty (Producer), Colleen Graven (Producer), Valerie Skard (Producer), Adam Varon (Producer), Agostina Lombardo (Make-Up), Marc Hauser (Photography), Bill Simmons (Percussion), Bill Simmons (Keyboards), Bill Simmons (Saxophone), Bill Simmons (Vocals (Background))
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