Secret Lovers

"Secret Lovers"
Single by Atlantic Starr
from the album As the Band Turns
Released	1985
Format	7" maxi single
Genre	R&B, Pop
Length	5:30
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	David Lewis, Wayne Lewis
Producer	David Lewis, Wayne Lewis
Atlantic Starr singles chronology
Freak-A-Ristic (1985) Secret Lovers (1985) Silver Shadow (1985)

Secret Lovers, released in 1985, was the third single from As the Band Turns, the sixth album from R&B group, Atlantic Starr. "Secret Lovers" was Atlantic Starr's true breakthrough hit on the pop charts in both the US and UK, though the group had previously minor pop and R&B hits in both countries.

Sung as a duet between Atlantic Starr members Barbara Weathers and David Lewis, "Secret Lovers" is the story of a man and a woman who are having an affair with each other even though they are both married to other people. Although they know their actions are wrong and are forced to keep their relationship secret as a result (hence the title of the song), they love each other too much to let the affair end. They also justify the affair by trying to convince themselves that maybe their spouses have their own "secret lovers" as well.

In 2006, a score intended to resemble this single was included in a T-Mobile commercial called "Busted". The actual music used in the commercial was composed by Stephan Altman.

A new recording of that track has been done by Alexander O'Neal alongside Mica Paris, and will be released as the first single from Alexander O'Neal's forthcoming album "Alex Loves.."

Usher sampled the song in 2008 for his hit single "Love in This Club, Part II", which features Beyonce and Lil Wayne.

On an episode of The Steve Harvey Show, Steve and Regina rehearse "Secret Lovers" to perform for an audience. On the night of the performance, Regina gets stage fright and runs off the stage while Steve sings the male lead. Cedric (who is in the audience) comes up and sings the female lead. He and Steve start to sing the "Secret Lovers" chorus in unison - then realizing that they are two males, promptly cut the song short by singing "oh, no we're not" (instead of the line "that's what we are"), much to the humor of the audience.

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External links

• AMG Allmusic