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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Start Over
| name = Start Over
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Cheryl Lynn]]
| artist = [[Cheryl Lynn]]
| Cover =
| cover = Start Over (album).jpg
| Released = 1987
| alt =
| Recorded = 1986-87
| released = February 20, 1987
| Genre = [[R&B music|R&B]]
| recorded =
| Length = 44:08
| venue =
| Label = [[Manhattan Records]]
| studio =
| Producer =
| genre =
| length = 44:08

| label = [[Manhattan Records|Manhattan]]
| Last album = ''[[It's Gonna Be Right]]''<br />(1985)
| producer =
| This album = '''''Start Over'''''<br>(1987)
*Bernadette Cooper
| Next album = ''Whatever It Takes'' (1989)
*Cheryl Lynn
| Misc = {{Singles
*[[David Paich]]
| Name = Start Over
| prev_title = [[It's Gonna Be Right]]
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = New Dress
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = [[Whatever It Takes (Cheryl Lynn album)|Whatever It Takes]]
| Single 1 date = 1987
| next_year = 1989
| Single 2 = If You Were Mine
| Single 2 date = 1987 }}
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Start Over
| type = studio
| single1 = New Dress
| single1date = March 12, 1987
| single2 = If You Were Mine
| single2date = May 23, 1987
}}
}}
}}


'''Start Over''' is an album released by R&B artist [[Cheryl Lynn]] in 1987. This album also marks Lynn's recording debut on [[Manhattan Records]], as well as her final album for the same label, as well. This album charted higher than her previous release, but still stalled at #55 on the US R&B chart. Two singles, "New Dress" and "If You Were Mine" were released, but did not revive the project. Cheryl Lynn signed with [[Virgin Records]] for her next release. This album is currently out of print.
'''''Start Over''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by American singer [[Cheryl Lynn]]. It was released by [[Manhattan Records]] on February 20, 1987, marking her recording debut with the label. The album charted higher than her previous release, but still stalled at #55 on the US R&B chart. Two singles, "New Dress" and "If You Were Mine" were released, and, while the latter single just missed the R&B top ten, neither of them could revive the project. ''Start Over'' would be Lynn's only album for Manhattan Records; Lynn would sign with [[Virgin Records]] for her next release.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/start-over-mw0000190757|title=Start Over|first=Jason |last=Ankeny|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 23, 2024}}</ref>
}}
[[AllMusic]] editor Ron Wynn rated the album one and a half out of five stars. He found that "the songs on Cheryl Lynn's sole Manhattan release, ''Start Over'', are so bland and inept that the phone book would represent a huge upgrade by comparison – which is a shame, because the woman can sing, even if the gelatinous late-'80s production threatens to swallow her like quicksand. Even "Don't Run Away," a reunion with "[[Got to Be Real]]" producer [[David Paich]], entombs Lynn's natural sass and vibrancy in near-impenetrable layers of synths. Yuck."<ref name="AllMusic"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
# "New Dress" - 5:15
|headline = ''Start Over'' track listing
# "Don't Bury Me" - 5:12
| extra_column = Producer(s)
# "Don't Run Away" - 5:17
| total_length = 44:08
# "Start Over" - 4:46

# "No Curfew" - 4:43
|title1= New Dress
# "If You Were Mine" - 5:05
|writer1= {{hlist|Bernadette Cooper|Roman Johnson}}
# "Just Another Pretty Face" - 4:51
|extra1= {{hlist|Cooper|Lynn}}
# "Everyday" - 4:29
|length1= 5:15
# "Married Man" - 4:29

|title2= Don't Bury Me
|writer2= {{hlist|Lynn|Thurlene Johnson}}
|extra2= {{hlist|Lynn|Todd Cochran}}
|length2= 5:12

|title3= Don't Run Away
|writer3= {{hlist|Lynn|[[David Paich]]}}
|extra3= Paich
|length3= 5:17

|title4= Start Over
|writer4= {{hlist|Lynn|Johnson}}
|extra4= {{hlist|Lynn|Cochran}}
|length4= 4:46

|title5= No Curfew
|writer5= {{hlist|Cochran|Johnson}}
|extra5= {{hlist|Lynn|Cochran}}
|length5= 4:43

|title6= If You Were Mine
|writer6= {{hlist|[[Carl Sturken]]|[[Evan Rogers]]|Robin Smith}}
|extra6= {{hlist|Sturken|Rogers|Smith}}
|length6= 5:05

|title7= Just Another Pretty Face
|writer7= {{hlist|[[Amp Fiddler]]|Cooper}}
|extra7= {{hlist|Cooper|Lynn}}
|length7= 4:51

|title8= Everyday
|writer8= {{hlist|Lynn|George Smith III}}
|extra8= Lynn
|length8= 4:29

|title9= Married Man
|writer9= {{hlist|Cooper|James Strong|Roman Johnson}}
|extra9= {{hlist|Cooper|Lynn}}
|length9= 4:29
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Start Over''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row" {{Album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|55|artist=Cheryl Lynn|refname=BBRBHH|accessdate=July 22, 2024}}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

* http://www.allmusic.com/album/start-over-r74438
{{Cheryl Lynn}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1987 albums]]
[[Category:1987 albums]]

Latest revision as of 09:11, 29 July 2024

Start Over
Studio album by
Cheryl Lynn
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1987
Length44:08
LabelManhattan
Producer
Cheryl Lynn chronology
It's Gonna Be Right
(1985) 		Start Over
(1987) 		Whatever It Takes
(1989)
Singles from Start Over
  1. "New Dress"
    Released: March 12, 1987
  2. "If You Were Mine"
    Released: May 23, 1987

Start Over is the seventh studio album by American singer Cheryl Lynn. It was released by Manhattan Records on February 20, 1987, marking her recording debut with the label. The album charted higher than her previous release, but still stalled at #55 on the US R&B chart. Two singles, "New Dress" and "If You Were Mine" were released, and, while the latter single just missed the R&B top ten, neither of them could revive the project. Start Over would be Lynn's only album for Manhattan Records; Lynn would sign with Virgin Records for her next release.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic editor Ron Wynn rated the album one and a half out of five stars. He found that "the songs on Cheryl Lynn's sole Manhattan release, Start Over, are so bland and inept that the phone book would represent a huge upgrade by comparison – which is a shame, because the woman can sing, even if the gelatinous late-'80s production threatens to swallow her like quicksand. Even "Don't Run Away," a reunion with "Got to Be Real" producer David Paich, entombs Lynn's natural sass and vibrancy in near-impenetrable layers of synths. Yuck."[1]

Track listing

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Start Over track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."New Dress"
  • Bernadette Cooper
  • Roman Johnson
  • Cooper
  • Lynn
5:15
2."Don't Bury Me"
  • Lynn
  • Thurlene Johnson
  • Lynn
  • Todd Cochran
5:12
3."Don't Run Away"
Paich5:17
4."Start Over"
  • Lynn
  • Johnson
  • Lynn
  • Cochran
4:46
5."No Curfew"
  • Cochran
  • Johnson
  • Lynn
  • Cochran
4:43
6."If You Were Mine"
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
  • Smith
5:05
7."Just Another Pretty Face"
  • Cooper
  • Lynn
4:51
8."Everyday"
  • Lynn
  • George Smith III
Lynn4:29
9."Married Man"
  • Cooper
  • James Strong
  • Roman Johnson
  • Cooper
  • Lynn
4:29
Total length:44:08

Charts

[edit]
Weekly chart performance for Start Over
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 55

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Start Over". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cheryl Lynn Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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