After Midnight (The Manhattans album)

After Midnight
After Midnight
Studio album by the Manhattans
Released	1980
Recorded	1979-1980
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;
Genre	Soul, R&B
Label	Columbia
Producer	Leo Graham, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Bert deCoteaux, Norman Harris, Manhattan Productions, Inc., Scorpicorn Music, Inc.
The Manhattans chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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[edit]

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[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shining Star"	Leo Graham, Paul Richmond	4:40
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 Mack	5:00
4.	"Cloudy, With a Chance of Tears"	Estelle Levitt, Jerry Ragovoy	4:48
5.	"The Closer You Are"	Kenneth Kelly, Winfred Lovett, Edward Bivins, Gerald Alston	3:19

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"If My Heart Could Speak" / "One Life to Live" (Medley)	Kenneth Kelly, Eddie Jones / Winfred Lovett	5:35
7.	"Just as Long as I Have You"	Winfred Lovett	3:50
8.	"It Couldn't Hurt"	Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter	4:49
9.	"Tired of the Single Life"	Robert Riley Sr.	4:00
10.	"I'll Never Run Away from Love Again"	Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr	3:45

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	4

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1980)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	74
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	20

Singles[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

After Midnight at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Wynn, Ron. After Midnight review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

[RS-2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 446.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Manhattans-3] "The Manhattans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_The_Manhattans-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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v t e The Manhattans
Studio albums	There's No Me Without You That's How Much I Love You The Manhattans It Feels So Good There's No Good in Goodbye Love Talk After Midnight Black Tie Forever by Your Side
Singles	"Hurt" "Kiss and Say Goodbye" "The Way We Were" / "Memories" (medley) "Shining Star" "Crazy" "Forever by Your Side" "You Send Me"
Related articles	Gerald Alston