"Always" is a song by American R&B group

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. The track was the second single from the group's seventh studio album '' All in the Name of Love'' (1987). The single was the biggest hit for Atlantic Starr; it peaked at number one on both the US ''Billboard''

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and ''Billboard''

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charts in June 1987, being the band's only number one song. The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. In July, it topped the

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'' national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks. The

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(BPI) certified it silver.

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Cover versions and appearances

In 2000, pop act

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included a

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of the song on their self-titled debut album. In 2008, it was covered by Filipina singer-actress Iya Villania as a duet with

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on her album ''

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''.

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recorded the song with Mone't on his album '' A Night to Remember''.

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sampled "Always" for his song "Dead Bent", from his album '' Operation: Doomsday''. * The song appeared in ''That's Entertainment'' in 1987 for the Metro Manila Film Festival premiered in Ultra on December 27, 1987. * The song also appears in

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the episode In ''The Love''. * The song appeared in 1987 episodes of the daytime soap operas '' Another World'', ''

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'', and '' Loving'' as well as 1988 episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''. * The song in Cantonese version appears as theme song in 1991 Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) ''Fiction Family'' 《小說家族》series 12 &13�
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(Yolinda Yan) and 杜德偉 (Alex Tao). * The song appears in the game ''

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'', and in the 2011 film, '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules''.

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