Love Crazy (album)

Love Crazy is an album by the R&B band Atlantic Starr released in 1991 on the Reprise Records label. It featured three singles: Love Crazy (#75 Pop, #7 R&B), "Masterpiece" (#3 Pop, #3 R&B) and "Unconditional Love" (#38 R&B). The album reached #134 on the Billboard 200 and #25 on the R&B charts.

Love Crazy
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreR&B
Length52:32
LabelReprise
ProducerDavid/Wayne/Jonathan Lewis; Mike "Nice" Chapman, Danny Sembello, Antonina Armato
Atlantic Starr chronology
We're Movin' Up
(1988)
Love Crazy
(1991)
Time
(1994)

Track listing

  1. "I Can't Wait" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis, Mike "Nice" Chapman, Geraldine Sigler, Trent Thomas) - 5:06
  2. "If You Knew What's Good For You" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis, Antonina Armato, Danny Sembello) - 4:37
  3. "Love Crazy" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:46
  4. "Hold On" (Rich Aronson, Jonathan Lewis, David Brian Oliver) - 4:14
  5. "Lookin' for Love Again" (Sam Dees, Wayne Lewis) - 5:01
  6. "Come Lover" (Rich Aronson, Dave Dunn, Jonathan Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:39
  7. "You Hit the Spot" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:20
  8. "Masterpiece" (Kenny Nolan) - 4:55
  9. "Girl, Your Love's So Fine" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 5:15
  10. "My Special Lover" (Garry Brown, Wayne Lewis) - 3:56
  11. "Unconditional Love" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 5:53

Personnel

Atlantic Starr

  • David Lewis – lead vocals (3, 4, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), keyboards (3, 7), programming (3, 4, 7-11), bass (3, 7-11), drums (3, 7-11), percussion (3, 4, 7-11), guitar (5, 8, 9), electric piano (10), grand piano (11), synthesizers (11), strings (11), bells (11)
  • Wayne Lewis – lead vocals (1, 5, 6, 9), backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6, 8-11), percussion (3, 11), keyboards (5, 8), bass (5), drums (5), arrangements (5), programming (8, 9, 10), synthesizers (8, 9), grand piano (10), strings (10), bells (10)
  • Jonathan Lewis – programming (3, 4, 5), percussion (4)
  • Rachel Oliver – lead vocals (2, 7, 11), backing vocals (7, 11)

Additional Musicians

  • Paul Arnold – programming (1, 3, 5, 6, 7)
  • Mike "Nice" Chapman – keyboards (1), drum programming (1), programming (1)
  • Tomi Trent – keyboards (1), programming (1)
  • Danny Sembello – keyboards (2), programming (2)
  • Rich Aronson – strings (2, 9), keyboards (4, 5, 6, 9), bass (4), drums (4), programming (6), synthesizers (8), arrangements (8, 9, 11), horns (9)
  • Sam Dees – electric piano (5)
  • Dave Dunn – programming (6), guitar (6), bass (6), drums (6)
  • Dean Pleasants – guitar (3, 6, 7)
  • Norman Brown – guitar (4, 5, 8)
  • David Cochrane – guitar (4)
  • Doug Grigsby – bass (2)
  • Garry Brown – bass (10)
  • Gimmie Adney – drums (2)
  • Frank Briggs – percussion (3, 11)
  • Koran Davis – alto saxophone (4)
  • Gene Page – arrangements (3, 5, 8, 11)
  • MC Smooth – rap (1)
  • Crystal Blake – backing vocals (2)
  • Steve Weis – backing vocals (2)

Production

  • David Lewis – producer, executive producer
  • Wayne Lewis – producer, executive producer
  • Mike "Nice" Chapman – co-producer (1), recording (1)
  • Tomi Trent – co-producer (1)
  • Antonina Armato – co-producer (2)
  • Danny Sembello – co-producer (2), recording (2)
  • Jonathan Lewis – executive producer
  • Benny Medina – executive producer
  • Paul Arnold – recording (1-11), mixing (1, 6), editing (1, 6, 10)
  • Dave Bianco – mixing (2, 4, 9, 11), editing (4)
  • Jon Gass – mixing (3, 5, 8, 10), editing (5)
  • Keith "K.C." Cohen – mixing (7)
  • Jared Held – editing (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11)
  • Carol Roy – art direction, design
  • Scott Morgan – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at GTR Media (Cleveland, Ohio); Music Production Services (Glendale, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California); Café Al Denté Studios (Santa Monica, California); Sound Castle Recording Studios (Silver Lake, California).
  • Mixed at Encore Studios and Elumba Recording Studios (Burbank, California); Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, California); Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California).
  • Tracks 2, 3 & 7 edited at Encore Studios.

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 134
1991 Top R&B Albums 25
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Love Crazy" The Billboard Hot 100 75
1991 "Love Crazy" Hot R&B Singles 7
1992 "Masterpiece" Hot R&B Singles 3
1992 "Masterpiece" The Billboard Hot 100 3
1992 "Unconditional Love" Hot R&B Singles 38
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