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.

Restless
Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1984-1985, Unique Recording Studios, New York City , Sigma Sound Studios
GenreSoul, funk, dance
Length36:24
LabelElektra, Asylum
ProducerKeith Diamond & Lionel Job
Starpoint chronology
It's All Yours
(1984)
Restless
(1985)
Sensational
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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

  1. "Object of My Desire" (Kayode Adeyemo, Ernesto Phillips, Keith Diamond) 5:00
  2. "One More Night" (Diamond, E. Phillips, Lionel Job) 4:05
  3. "Emotions" (Orlando Phillips) 4:27
  4. "See the Light" (Diamond) 4:20
  5. "Till the End of Time" (Diamond) 5:05
  6. "Don't Take Your Love Away" (E. Phillips) 4:14
  7. "Restless" (Diamond, E. Phillips) 3:49
  8. "What You Been Missin'" (Diamond, Jolyon Skinner) 5:10

Personnel

Starpoint

  • RenĂ©e 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

References

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