Planetary Invasion

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.

Planetary Invasion
Studio album by Midnight Star
Released	November 11, 1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	QCA Recording Studios and Fifth Floor Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio
Genre	R&B
Length	45:12
Label	SOLAR
Producer	Reggie Calloway
Midnight Star chronology
No Parking on the Dance Floor (1983) Planetary Invasion (1984) Headlines (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

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

• 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^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Billboard 200[5]	89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[7]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1984	"Operator"	18	1	15
1985	"Scientific Love"	80	16	19
	"Body Snatchers"	—	31	—