Headlines (Midnight Star album)

Headlines is an album by the R&B group Midnight Star, released in 1986.^[3] It was the last album to include the Calloway brothers, who left to form Calloway.^[3][4]

Headlines
Studio album by Midnight Star
Released	1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	QCA Recording Studios and Fifth Floor Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio Quadrasonic, New York City, New York
Genre	R&B post-disco dance-pop
Length	45:12
Label	SOLAR Elektra
Producer	Reggie Calloway[1]
Midnight Star chronology
Planetary Invasion (1984) Headlines (1986) Midnight Star (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The album peaked at No. 42 on the UK Albums Chart.^[5]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there isn't enough heavyweight material here ... These kind of 'Headlines' only rate a cursory scan."^[6] The Ottawa Citizen thought that "the sultry voice of Belinda Lipscomb on two slow dancers, 'Searching for Love' and 'Stay Here by My Side', make Headlines a complete and solid effort from Midnight Star."^[7]

Track listing

1. "Headlines" – 7:49 (Belinda Lipscomb, Bill Simmons, Bobby Lovelace, Melvin Gentry, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway)
2. "Midas Touch" – 5:00 (Bo Watson, June Watson-Williams)
3. "Stay Here by My Side" – 4:40 (Simmons)
4. "Close to Midnight" – 4:33 (Watson, M. Gentry, Karen Gentry)
5. "Get Dressed" – 4:58 (Lipscomb, Watson, Watson-Williams, M. Gentry)
6. "Engine No. 9" – 5:23 (Lovelace, K. Gentry, M. Gentry)
7. "Close Encounter" – 4:20 (Lipscomb, Simmons, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
8. "Dead End" – 4:24 (Lipscomb, Watson, R. Calloway, V. Calloway)
9. "Searching for Love" – 5:01 (Lipscomb, Watson)

Personnel

Midnight Star

• Belinda Lipscomb: Vocals
• Bo Watson: Vocals, keyboards, synth programming
• Melvin Gentry: Lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Jeff Cooper: Rhythm guitar, synth programming
• Kenneth Gant: Bass guitar, vocals
• Bill Simmons: Saxophone, keyboards, synth programming
• Reggie Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, flute, vocals
• Vincent Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, trombone, vocoder
• Bobby Lovelace: Drums, drum programming, percussion

Additional personnel

• Marcus Miller: Bass on track 6

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 56 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 34

Singles

Title	Year	Chart positions[11]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
"Headlines"	1986	69	3	34
"Midas Touch"		42	7	—
"Engine No. 9"		—	11	—

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.