Planetary Invasion

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

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