Restless (Starpoint album)

Restless is the seventh full-length studio release from Maryland-based soul band Starpoint. It was released in 1985 and was produced by the team of Keith Diamond and Lionel Job (Diamond is also credited for writing two and co-writing four more of the eight selections here). It featured their biggest pop chart hit in the song "Object of My Desire", which peaked at number 25 in 1985. Follow-up singles included "What You Been Missin'", which cracked the R&B top ten, and the title track, which nearly became another R&B top-ten hit.

Restless
Studio album by
Starpoint
Released1985
Recorded1984–1985
StudioUnique, New York City; Sigma Sound
GenreSoul, funk, dance
Length36:24
LabelElektra, Asylum
ProducerKeith Diamond & Lionel Job
Starpoint chronology
It's All Yours
(1984)		 Restless
(1985)		 Sensational
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Additional information

Signing with Elektra in the early/mid-1980s, Starpoint veered more toward the pop side of R&B, while still maintaining the funk elements that originally characterized their sound. Their 1985 LP Restless yielded their sole top 40 pop single, "Object of My Desire", and the R&B/Urban singles "Restless" and "What You've Been Missin'". The non-single tracks (as always) were just as strong, with "Emotions" and "One More Night" being the standouts, in addition to a song that had a lot of pop potential, "See the Light".

Track listing
  1. "Object of My Desire" (Kayode Adeyemo, Ernesto Phillips, Keith Diamond) – 5:00
  2. "One More Night" (Diamond, E. Phillips, Lionel Job) – 4:05
  3. "Emotions" (Orlando Phillips) – 4:27
  4. "See the Light" (Diamond) – 4:20
  5. "Till the End of Time" (Diamond) – 5:05
  6. "Don't Take Your Love Away" (E. Phillips) – 4:14
  7. "Restless" (Diamond, E. Phillips) – 3:49
  8. "What You Been Missin'" (Diamond, Jolyon Skinner) – 5:10

Personnel

Starpoint
  • Renée Diggs: female vocals
  • Kayode Adeyemo: male vocals
  • George Phillips: keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ernesto Phillips: guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Orlando Phillips: bass, saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Gregory Phillips: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel
  • Keith Diamond: Fairlight and synthesizer programming, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ned Liben (aka EBN): additional Fairlight programming
  • Lionel Job, Bashiri Johnson: additional percussion
  • Jeff Smith: saxophone on "One More Night"
  • Cindy Mizelle: backing vocals on "One More Night"
  • James Woodley: backing vocals on "See the Light"
  • Barry Eastmond: keyboards on "Til the End of Time"
  • Terry Silverlight: drums, percussion

Production

Charts

References
  1. Restless at AllMusic
  2. "Starpoint, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. "Starpoint, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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