The 1984 US Gold certified album, Planetary Invasion was released, with the hits, Curious & the #1 US R&B hit, Operator which also crossed over to #18 in the Billboard hot 100 chart & so far their biggest US hit as a band. At this point the demand for The Calloways work was high as they started writing hits for other artists such as, Klymaxx (Meeting in the Ladies Room), and The Whispers (Contagious.). In 1986 they released their sixth album, Headlines, which was their third album go at least gold in America, but this time their success crossed over to Europe & enjoyed success with, Midas Touch not only reaching the American R&B top 10, but also the Top 10 in the UK & in many other European countries. This was to be Midnight Stars last with the Calloway brothers . The Calloway Brothers continued writing for other musicians, such as Teddy Pendergrass (Joy), Gladys Knight & the Pips (Love Overboard), Natalie Cole (Jump Start), and Levert (Casanova). GARY
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:21:01 +0000
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