Headlines is an album by the R&B group Midnight Star, released in 1986. It was the last album to include the Calloway brothers, who left to form Calloway.
The album peaked at No. 42 on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there isn't enough heavyweight material here ... These kind of 'Headlines' only rate a cursory scan." 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."
Commercial performance
The album was certified gold on August 25, 1986.
Track listing
- "Headlines" â 7:49 (Belinda Lipscomb, Bill Simmons, Bobby Lovelace, Melvin Gentry, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway)
- "Midas Touch" â 5:00 (Bo Watson, June Watson-Williams)
- "Stay Here by My Side" â 4:40 (Simmons)
- "Close to Midnight" â 4:33 (Watson, M. Gentry, Karen Gentry)
- "Get Dressed" â 4:58 (Lipscomb, Watson, Watson-Williams, M. Gentry)
- "Engine No. 9" â 5:23 (Lovelace, K. Gentry, M. Gentry)
- "Close Encounter" â 4:20 (Lipscomb, Simmons, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
- "Dead End" â 4:24 (Lipscomb, Watson, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
- "Searching for Love" â 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
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
References
External links