After Midnight
Studio album by
the Manhattans
Released1980
Recorded1979-1980
Studio
  • Universal, Chicago, Illinois
  • Jennifudy, Los Angeles, California
  • Penny Lane, New York City, New York
  • Mediasound, New York City, New York
  • Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelColumbia
ProducerLeo Graham, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Bert deCoteaux, Norman Harris, Manhattan Productions, Inc., Scorpicorn Music, Inc.
The Manhattans chronology
Love Talk
(1979)		 After Midnight
(1980)		 Black Tie
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

After Midnight is the eleventh studio album by American vocal group the Manhattans, released in 1980 through Columbia Records.

Reception

The album peaked at No. 4 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 24 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Shining Star", which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Girl of My Dream", which reached No. 30 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. This album has been Certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shining Star"Leo Graham, Paul Richmond4:40
2."It's Not the Same"Leo Graham, Paul Richmond, Darryl Ellis, Ruben Locke Jr.4:40
3."Girl of My Dream"Leo Graham, James Mack5:00
4."Cloudy, With a Chance of Tears"Estelle Levitt, Jerry Ragovoy4:48
5."The Closer You Are"Kenneth Kelly, Winfred Lovett, Edward Bivins, Gerald Alston3:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."If My Heart Could Speak" / "One Life to Live" (Medley)Kenneth Kelly, Eddie Jones / Winfred Lovett5:35
7."Just as Long as I Have You"Winfred Lovett3:50
8."It Couldn't Hurt"Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter4:49
9."Tired of the Single Life"Robert Riley Sr.4:00
10."I'll Never Run Away from Love Again"Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr3:45

Charts

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US US
R&B		 US
A/C
1980 "Shining Star" 5 4 21
"Girl of My Dream" — 30 —

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. After Midnight review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 446.
  3. ↑ "The Manhattans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Manhattans Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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