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
ReleasedNovember 11, 1984
Recorded1984
StudioQCA Recording Studios and Fifth Floor Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio
GenreR&B
Length45:12
LabelSOLAR
ProducerReggie Calloway
Midnight Star chronology
No Parking on the Dance Floor
(1983)		 Planetary Invasion
(1984)		 Headlines
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 7

Year-end charts
Chart (1985) Position
US Billboard 200[4] 89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 27

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[6]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1984 "Operator" 18 1 15
1985 "Scientific Love" 80 16 19
"Body Snatchers" — 31 —

References
  1. Lytle, Craig. Midnight Star: Planetary Invasion > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  2. "Midnight Star, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. "Midnight Star, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  4. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  6. "Midnight Star US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
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