Secret Lovers

Infobox Single
Name = Secret Lovers


Artist = Atlantic Starr
from Album = As the Band Turns
B-side =
Released = 1985
Format = 7" maxi single
Recorded =
Genre = R&B, Pop
Length = 5:30
Label = A&M
Writer = David Lewis, Wayne Lewis
Producer = David Lewis, Wayne Lewis
Certification =
Chart position = *3 (U.S. Pop)
*4 (US R&B)
*1 (US AC)
*10 (UK)
Last single = Freak-A-Ristic
(1985)
This single = Secret Lovers
(1985)
Next single = Silver Shadow
(1985)
Misc =

Secret Lovers was the third single from "As the Band Turns", the sixth album from R&B group, Atlantic Starr. The song was an American Top 10 success, reaching #3 on the Billboard pop chart and #1 on the adult contemporary chart. The song also reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart during 1986. "Secret Lovers" was Atlantic Starr's true breakthrough hit on the pop charts in both the US and UK, though the group had previously had minor pop and R&B hits in both countries.

Sung as a duet between Atlantic Starr members Barbara Weathers and David Lewis, "Secret Lovers" is the story of a man and a woman who are having an affair with each other even though they are both married to other people. Although they know their actions are wrong and are forced to keep their relationship secret as a result (hence the title of the song), they love each other too much to let the affair end. They also justify the affair by trying to convince themselves that maybe their spouses have their own "secret lovers" as well.

In 2006, a score intended to resemble this single was included in a T-Mobile commercial called "Busted". The actual music used in the commercial was composed by Stephan Altman.

A new recording of that track has been done by Alexander O'Neal alongside Mica Paris, and will be released as the first single from Alexander O'Neal's forthcoming album "Alex Loves.."

Usher sampled the song in 2008 for his hit single "Love in This Club, Part II", which features Beyonce and Lil Wayne.

On an episode of "The Steve Harvey Show", Steve and Regina rehearse "Secret Lovers" to perform for an audience. On the night of the performance, Regina gets stage fright and runs off the stage while Steve sings the male lead. Cedric (who is in the audience) comes up and sings the female lead. He and Steve start to sing the "Secret Lovers" chorus in unison - then realizing that they are two males, promptly cut the song short by singing "oh, no we're not" (instead of the line "that's what we are"), much to the humor of the audience.

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:0bdyyv4jxppb AMG All Music Guide]