Start Over (album)

Start Over
Studio album by Cheryl Lynn
Released	February 20, 1987
Length	44:08
Label	Manhattan
Producers	Bernadette Cooper Cheryl Lynn David Paich
Cheryl Lynn chronology
It's Gonna Be Right (1985) Start Over (1987) Whatever It Takes (1989)
Singles from Start Over
"New Dress" Released: March 12, 1987 "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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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."

Track listing

Start Over track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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"	Lynn David Paich	Paich	5:17
4.	"Start Over"	Lynn Johnson	Lynn Cochran	4:46
5.	"No Curfew"	Cochran Johnson	Lynn Cochran	4:43
6.	"If You Were Mine"	Carl Sturken Evan Rogers Robin Smith	Sturken Rogers Smith	5:05
7.	"Just Another Pretty Face"	Amp Fiddler Cooper	Cooper Lynn	4:51
8.	"Everyday"	Lynn George Smith III	Lynn	4:29
9.	"Married Man"	Cooper James Strong Roman Johnson	Cooper Lynn	4:29
Total length:				44:08

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Start Over

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	55