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 "Body Snatchers" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry, Bill Simmons, Bo Watson) 6:55 "Scientific Love" (Calloway, Gentry, Kenneth Gant, Belinda Lipscomb, Watson) 6:19 "Let's Celebrate" (Calloway, Jeff Cooper, Gentry, Lipscomb, Bobby Lovelace, Watson) 4:57 "Curious" (Gentry, Lovelace, Watson) 4:19 "Planetary Invasion" (Calloway, Calloway, Lovelace, Simmons, Watson) 6:10 "Operator" (Calloway, Calloway, Lipscomb, Watson) 7:30 "Today My Love" (Calloway, Watson) 4:59 "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
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1984) Peakposition US Billboard 200 32 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 7
Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Billboard 200 89 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 27
Singles Year Single Chart positions US USR&B USDance1984 "Operator" 18 1 151985 "Scientific Love" 80 16 19 "Body Snatchers" — 31 —
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