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Refimprove|date=December 2010Infobox musical artist| name = Atlantic Starr| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = White Plains, New York | genre = R& B , Soul Music|Soul , Boogie (genre)|Boogie , Dance-pop , Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary | years_active = 1976& ndash;present| label = A& M Records|A& M , Warner Bros. Records , Arista Records|Arista | associated_acts =| alias = Originally "Newban"| website =| current_members = Porter Carroll Clifford Archer Joseph Phillips David Lewis (singer)|David Lewis Wayne Lewis Jonathan Lewis Barbara Weathers Porscha Martin Rachel Oliver| past_members = Duke Jones (left before initial recordings) Sharon Bryant William Sudderth Damon Rentie Atlantic Starr was a 1980s Rhythm and blues|R& B band (music)|band . Among their biggest hit record|hits were " Always (Atlantic Starr song)|Always " and " Secret Lovers ."
History
The group was started in 1976, in Greenburgh, New York, by trumpeter Duke Jones (who left the band prior to their first recordings),with drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flutist Joseph Phillips, Sheldon TuckerGuitarand three brothers: David Lewis (singer)|David Lewis ( vocals ), Wayne Lewis ( Keyboard instrument|keyboards and vocals ), and Jonathan Lewis ( percussion and trombone ). Other members of the band were lead singer Sharon Bryant (who was later replaced by Barbara Weathers ), trumpeter William Sudderth , and saxophonist Damon Rentie (who was replaced by Koran Daniels). In 1977, the band came to Westwood, California, and performed on the nightclub scene under the name "Newban" which they agreed to change at the request of A& M executive Herb Alpert when they were signed. The word "Atlantic" was chosen because of their east coast roots. The nine-member band were now A& M employees.
Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atlantic Starr scored several hits on the R& B Chart|R& B charts . However, significant crossover success (onto the Billboard Hot 100|pop charts ) did not come until halfway into the 80s, with the release of their As the Band Turns (Atlantic Starr album)|As The Band Turns album, and the single "Secret Lovers." By this time, the band had pared itself down to a quintet, consisting of the three Lewis brothers, Phillips, and Weathers. In 1987, the band solidified their pop success by scoring a #1 Billboard Hot 100|pop (and R& B chart|R& B ) hit with "Always," a slow jam off their album All In The Name Of Love . Following this success, Weathers left for a solo career, and she was replaced by Portia Martin for the band's next album, 1988's '' We're Movin' Up . Although this album was not quite as successful as its predecessor, it did produce another #1 R& B chart|R& B hit with " My First Love (Atlantic Starr song)|My First Love ."
The band would continue to score hits on both the R& B Chart|R& B and Billboard Hot 100|Pop charts into the early 90s. 1991 saw the introduction of yet another new female lead singer, when Martin was replaced by Rachel Oliver for the album, Love Crazy (album)|Love Crazy .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3585|pure_url=yes Atlantic Starr biography @Allmusic.com Retrieved 5-9-2010. This album featured the band's biggest hit of the 90s, with "Masterpiece" reaching #3 on both the Billboard (magazine)|pop and R& B chart|R& B charts in early 1992. The Group toured to Japan in 1992 with yet another lead vocalist at the helm "Crystal Blake" (Studio vocalist for Stevie Wonder, and lead on " Bust A Move" w/ Young M.C.)
Following the release of Love Crazy , Atlantic Starr's relationship with Warner Bros. Records dissolved, and in 1994, the band recorded one album for Arista Records|Arista : Time (Atlantic Starr album)|Time . That album was a commercial disappointment and the single "I'll Remember You" only made it to the fifties on Billboard's R& B chart|R& B and Billboard Hot 100|pop singles charts. Time (which was David Lewis' last album with the band) found a fifth female singer, Aisha Tanner , replacing Oliver. And when 1999's Legacy was distributed by the small, independent Street Solid label, Atlantic Starr unveiled yet another lineup—one that consisted of two Lewis Brothers (Wayne and Jonathan) as well as Oliver (who had returned and replaced Tanner) and a new male singer named DeWayne Woods . Although Legacy received little attention, Atlantic Starr still continues to perform today.
Category:American rhythm and blues musical groups Category:American boogie musicians Category:American soul musical groups Category:A& M Records artists Category:Warner Bros. Records artists Category:Reprise Records artists Category:Arista Records artists Category:Musical groups established in 1976
