Restless (Starpoint album)
Restless is the seventh full-length studio release from Maryland-based soul band Starpoint. It was released in 1985 and was produced by the team of Keith Diamond & Lionel Job (Diamond is also credited for writing two and co-writing four more of the eight selections here). It featured their biggest pop chart hit in the song "Object of My Desire," which peaked at number 25 in 1985. Follow-up singles included "What You Been Missin'," which cracked the R&B top ten, and the title track, which nearly became another R&B top ten hit.
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984-1985, Unique Recording Studios, New York City , Sigma Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk, dance | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | Elektra, Asylum | |||
| Producer | Keith Diamond & Lionel Job | |||
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Additional information
Signing with Elektra in the early/mid-1980s, Starpoint veered more toward the pop side of R&B, while still maintaining the funk elements that originally characterized their sound. Their 1985 LP Restless yielded their sole top 40 pop single, "Object of My Desire," and the R&B/Urban singles "Restless" and "What You've Been Missin'." The non-single tracks (as always) were just as strong, with "Emotions" and "One more Night" being the standouts, in addition to a song that had a lot of pop potential, "See the Light".
Track listing
- "Object of My Desire" (Kayode Adeyemo, Ernesto Phillips, Keith Diamond) 5:00
- "One More Night" (Diamond, E. Phillips, Lionel Job) 4:05
- "Emotions" (Orlando Phillips) 4:27
- "See the Light" (Diamond) 4:20
- "Till the End of Time" (Diamond) 5:05
- "Don't Take Your Love Away" (E. Phillips) 4:14
- "Restless" (Diamond, E. Phillips) 3:49
- "What You Been Missin'" (Diamond, Jolyon Skinner) 5:10
Personnel
Starpoint
- Renée Diggs: Female Vocals
- Kayode Adeyemo: Male Vocals
- George Phillips: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Ernesto Phillips: Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Orlando Phillips: Bass, Saxophone, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Gregory Phillips: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Additional Personnel
- Keith Diamond: Fairlight & Synthesizer Programming, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Ned Liben (aka EBN): Additional Fairlight programming
- Lionel Job, Bashiri Johnson: Additional Percussion
- Jeff Smith: Saxophone on "One More Night"
- Cindy Mizelle: Backing Vocals on "One More Night"
- James Woodley: Backing Vocals on "See the Light"
- Barry Eastmond: Keyboards on "Til the End of Time"
- Terry Silverlight: Drums, Percussion
Production
- Produced by Keith Diamond (for Rough Cut Productions, Inc.) and Lionel Job (for Lionel Job, Inc.)
- Recording Engineers: Bob Rosa & Tom Lord-Alge; assisted by Jim Dougherty, Pete Robbins & Steve Peck
- Mix Engineers: Bob Rosa, Keith Diamond, Lionel Job
- Mastered by Ted Jensen