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Planetary Invasion
Studio album by
Midnight Star
ReleasedNovember 11, 1984
Recorded1984
StudiosQCA Recording Studios and Fifth Floor Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio
GenreR&B
Length45:12
LabelSOLAR
ProducerReggie Calloway
Midnight Star chronology
No Parking on the Dance Floor
(1983)		 Planetary Invasion
(1984)		 Headlines
(1986)
Singles from Planetary Invasion
  1. "Operator"
    Released: October 13, 1984
  2. "Scientific Love"
    Released: February 10, 1985
  3. "Body Snatchers/Curious"
    Released: May 21, 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]

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

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  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

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  • 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

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 7

Year-end charts

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Chart (1985) Position
US Billboard 200[4] 89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 27

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[6]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1984 "Operator" 18 1 15
1985 "Scientific Love" 80 16 19
"Body Snatchers" — 31 —

References

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  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. Midnight Star: Planetary Invasion > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Midnight Star, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Midnight Star, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Midnight Star US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
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