"Silver Shadow" is a song by American R&B group Atlantic Starr

Atlantic Starr

Atlantic Starr was a 1980s R&B band. Among their biggest hits were "Always" and "Secret Lovers."- History :The group was started in 1976 in White Plains, New York by trumpeter Duke Jones , drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, and three...

, released as the third single from their successful 1985 album As the Band Turns. Lead vocals were performed by Barbara Weathers

Barbara Weathers

Barbara Weathers is an American R&B/soul singer, and former lead singer of R&B vocal group, Atlantic Starr. After leaving her first band, Covacus , Weathers replaced Sharon Bryant, who left the group for a solo career in 1984. Weathers sang on two of Atlantic Starr's biggest hits, "Always" and...

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The song peaked at #13 on the USA Billboard R&B charts, and at #49 on the dance charts, however it failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it was released as the first single off the album and it charted at #41. With the success of "Secret Lovers

Secret Lovers

"Secret Lovers", released in 1985, was the third single from As the Band Turns, the sixth album from R&B group, Atlantic Starr. "Secret Lovers" was Atlantic Starr's true breakthrough hit on the pop charts in both the US and UK, though the group had previously minor pop and R&B hits in both...

", the song was re-released in the UK in 1986, however it fared even worse, peaking at #98.

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	41
USA R&B Chart	13
USA Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	49
Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	98

All Saints 1.9.7.5. version

In 1994, "Silver Shadow" was covered by All Saints 1.9.7.5., which was the band's debut single. The band was formed by Shaznay Lewis

Shaznay Lewis

Shaznay Lewis is a British female singer-songwriter and a former member of All Saints.-Biography:...

, Melanie Blatt

Melanie Blatt

Melanie Ruth Blatt is a singer, actress, television personality and was a member of the multi-million selling girl group All Saints. Following their split she launched a solo career.-Early life:...

 and Simone Rainford. Rainford sang the lead vocals on the song. The single was released in the UK only in February 1995, but with little promotion, it failed to chart.

Rainford left the band soon after the release of the single due to disagreements with the musical direction of the group. Blatt and Lewis later re-grouped and re-named themselves, becoming the famous chart-topping act All Saints

All Saints (group)

All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton...

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Track listing

#	Title	Length
CD
1.	"Silver Shadow" (7" edit)	3:50
2.	"Silver Shadow" (UK Swing One)	5:06
3.	"Silver Shadow" (Club Sax)	6:32
4.	"Silver Shadow" (Jungle Mix)	4:45
5.	"Silver Shadow" (Bogle Dub)	5:09
6.	"Silver Shadow" (Rare Groove)	4:39
12"
1.	"Silver Shadow" (Shadow 94)	5:07
2.	"Silver Shadow" (UK Swing One)	5:06
3.	"Silver Shadow" (Club Sax)	6:32
4.	"Silver Shadow" (Jungle Mix)	4:45
5.	"Silver Shadow" (Underground Mix)	4:53
6.	"Silver Shadow" (Rap Dub)	4:39
7" / cassette
1.	"Silver Shadow" (7" edit)	3:50
2.	"Silver Shadow" (UK Swing One)	5:06

Music video

A simple black and white video was recorded for the song and it was aired at least once (probably the only time) on MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 by Trevor Nelson

Trevor Nelson

Trevor Nelson MBE is an English DJ and presenter.Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Central Foundation Boys' Grammar School in Cowper St, Islington, London EC2 and Westminster Kingsway College...

. The video features Simone singing the vocals and Melanie

Melanie Blatt

Melanie Ruth Blatt is a singer, actress, television personality and was a member of the multi-million selling girl group All Saints. Following their split she launched a solo career.-Early life:...

 and Shaznay

Shaznay Lewis

Shaznay Lewis is a British female singer-songwriter and a former member of All Saints.-Biography:...

 dancing and doing the background vocals.

The video has a Salt-n-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl "Salt" Renee James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, was one of the first all-female rap crews....

-feeling about it and is reminiscent of the early hip-hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

genre. Intermixed in the dancing and singing performance is some footage of rappers which are set in colour unlike the rest of the video.

Remixes

"Silver Shadow"

• 7 inch edit
• B-Bop
• Bogle dub mix
• Club Sax
• Jungle mix
• Rap one
• Rare Groove
• Shadow 94
• UK Swing one
• UK Swing 2
• Underground mix