''Brilliance'' is the fourth studio album by

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. This album featured hit singles "Love Me Down" and "Circles". The album also contained the

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composition "Your Love Finally Ran Out", which was previously recorded by their then labelmate

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under the title "So Your Love Finally Ran Out For Me" on his 1979 album ''Tall, Dark & Handsome''.

Track listing

# "Love Me Down" ( David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:50 # "Sexy Dancer" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:51 # "Love Moves" (Wayne Lewis) - 5:00 # "Your Love Finally Ran Out" (Sam Dees) - 4:47 # "

Circles A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is called the radius. The length of a line segment connecting t ...

" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:52 # "Let's Get Closer" (Harold Johnson) - 5:23 # "Perfect Love" (

Greg Phillinganes Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, vocalist, and arranger. A session musician, Phillinganes has contributed to numerous albums over a broad array of artists and genres. He has toured with artists includin ...

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) - 4:39 # "You're the One" (David Cochrane, Deborah Thomas) - 4:12

Personnel

;Atlantic Starr * Sharon Bryant – lead vocals (1, 5, 8), backing vocals * Wayne Lewis – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 3, 4) * David Lewis – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (6, 7) * Clifford Archer – bass guitar * Porter Carroll, Jr. – drums, backing vocals * Joseph Phillips – percussion * Koran Daniels – saxophone * Damon Rentie – tenor saxophone * Jonathan Lewis – trombone * Duke Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn * William Sudderth III – trumpet ;Additional Musicians * David Cochrane – guitars *

–

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(7), Minimoog bass (7) ;Arrangements * James Anthony Carmichael (1–8) * David Lewis (1, 2, 5) * Wayne Lewis (1, 2, 3, 5) * Atlantic Starr (4, 6, 7, 8)

Production

* James Anthony Carmichael – producer *

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– engineer, mixing * Jane Clark – additional engineer * Dan Bates – assistant engineer * John Convertino – assistant engineer * Fred Law – assistant engineer *

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– mastering * Chuck Beeson – art direction * Lynn Robb – design * Diem Jones – front cover photography * Michelle Armitage – front cover photo assistant * Mike Shaw – back cover photography * Rod Taylor – sleeve photography * Earl Cole – management ;Studios * Recorded at

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(Philadelphia, PA); Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA). * Mixed at Motown Recording Studios * Mastered at

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(Hollywood, CA).

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References

Atlantic Starr albums 1982 albums A&M Records albums Albums produced by James Anthony Carmichael {{1980s-R&B-album-stub