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Maurice Starr

Real Name:
Larry Johnson
Profile:
Brothers with Michael Jonzun, son of Ray V. Johnson Sr., Maurice Starr was originally in the Boston-based family band The Johnsons with his 5 brothers, prior to taking on the Maurice Starr name. He released 2 albums as Maurice Starr prior to making his name as a multi-instrumentalist producer for New Edition, New Kids On The Block, Peter Wolf and many others starting in the early 1980s.

Frequently appears with Michael Jonzun on projects.
Aliases:
Starr's Computer Band
Variations:
All | Maurice Starr | M. Star | M. Starr | Starr
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Discography

Releases:
Bout Time I Funk U (7")   Boston International Records 1978
Bout Time I Funk U / Baby Come On ◄ (2 versions)   RCA Victor ... 1979
Dance To The Funky Groove (12")   RCA Victor 1980
Flaming Starr (LP)   RCA 1980
Jail Bait (12")   Boston International Records 1981
You And Me (12", Promo)   Catawba Records, Boston International Records 1982
Electric Funky Drummer (12")   Arista 1983
Electric Funky Drummer ◄ (2 versions)   Arista 1983
Electric Funky Drummer / Super Rock (7")   Arista 1983
Spacey Lady (12", Promo)   Arista 1983
Spacey Lady (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Arista 1983
Super Rock (7")   Arista 1983
Remixes:
I'll Be Loving You (Forever) (Single) ◄ (6 versions) I'll Be Loving You (Fo... CBS ... 1988
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (Maxi) ◄ (5 versions)   CBS ... 1988
Hangin' Tough (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Hangin' Tough (Tougher... CBS 1989
One More Chance (12") One More Chance (12" V... Columbia 1990
Step By Step (Maxi, Single) ◄ (4 versions) Step By Step (12" Club... CBS 1990
Production:
In The Street (12")   Solid Platinum Records, Boston International Records 1979
Let's Get Nice ◄ (2 versions)   Posse Records 1981
Monster Jam (I Want To Funk With You) (12")   Sugar Hill Records 1981
Workin' Out (12")   Posse Records 1981
Pack Jam (Look Out For The OVC) (Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1982
Pack Jam (Look Out For The OVC) / Space Is The Place (12") Pac Jam (Look Out For ... Tommy Boy Music 1982
This Party's Jam Packed (12", Promo)   Survivor Records (2) 1982
This Party's Jam Packed (12")   Survivor Records (2) 1982
Candy Girl (Maxi) ◄ (9 versions)   London Records ... 1983
Candy Girl (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Streetwise ... 1983
Chart Hits 83 Vol 2 (LP) Candy Girl K-Tel 1983
Computer Rock Control (12")   Survivor Records (2) 1983
Dancemaster Vol. 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Candy Girl London Records ... 1983
Now That's What I Call Music (Comp, Album) ◄ (3 versions) Candy Girl EMI Records ... 1983
Rockin' Radio (12")   Arista 1983
Rockin' Radio (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Rockin' Radio Arista 1983
Space Is The Place (12") Pac Jam (Look Out For ... 21 Records, Polydor 1983
The Perfect Beat (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Pac Jam (Look Out For ... 21 Records ... 1983
Breakdance Sensation '84 (LP)   Ariola 1984
Breakdance Sensation '84 (Club Edition) (LP) Rockin' Radio Ariola, Bertelsmann Club 1984
Essential Electro - The Business (9xLP, Mixed, Comp, Ltd + Box) Pac Jam (Look Out For ... Street Sounds 1984
In The Heat Of The Night (LP, Album)   Arista 1984
Tommy Gun (LP)   Arista 1984
Electric Lady (Album) ◄ (3 versions) I'm Leaving Baby, Circ... Mercury 1985
Loop (12")   Arista 1985
Love Is Not The Answer (12")   Virgin 1985
Not Too Young (To Fall In Love) (12")   Island Records 1985
Put Us Together Again (12") Show Me Your Magic Atlantic 1985
Some Things Never Change (7")   Bellaphon 1985
The Remix (12", W/Lbl)   Virgin 1985
Tommy Boy - Greatest Beats (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Pack Jam (Look Out For... Island Records 1985
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) / New Kids On The Block (Rap) (12")   Columbia 1986
New Kids On The Block (LP)   CBS 1986
She's A Star (12") Rock It All Night Long Mercury 1986
Be My Lady (7")   Solid Platinum Records 1987
Hangin' Tough ◄ (2 versions)   CBS ... 1988
Hangin' Tough (Maxi, Single) ◄ (6 versions)   CBS ... 1988
I'll Be Loving You (Forever) (Single) ◄ (7 versions)   CBS ... 1988
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (Maxi) ◄ (7 versions)   CBS 1988
Clubhits '89 Volume 1 (CD) You Got It (The Right ... Arcade 1989
Hangin' Tough Live (VHS, PAL)   CMV Enterprises 1989
This One's For The Children (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   CBS ... 1989
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (7", Ltd, EP) Cover Girl, Didn't I (... CBS 1989
All The Way To Heaven (12") He's So Good To Me Epic 1990
Baby, I Believe In You (CD, Maxi)   Columbia 1990
Body Language ◄ (2 versions)   Parc Records ... 1990
Call It What You Want (Maxi) ◄ (5 versions)   Columbia 1990
Cosmic Love (CD)   Critique 1990
Cover Girl ◄ (2 versions)   CBS 1990
Games (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) ... 1990
Got To Tell Me Something (12", Maxi)   Parc Records, Epic 1990
Knight Rider Hits (CD, Comp) You Got It (The Right ... Ariola, BMG Ariola München GmbH 1990
Let's Try It Again / Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) ◄ (2 versions)   CBS 1990
New Inside (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Tiff's Back, Back In T... MCA Records 1990
No More Games (The Remix Album) (Album, Comp) ◄ (4 versions)   MJM Music ... 1990
One More Chance (12")   Columbia 1990
Seiko (Cass) He's So Good To Me, Th... Columbia 1990
Step By Step (VHS)   CMV Enterprises 1990
Step By Step (CD, Mini)   CBS 1990
The 1990 Medley (Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Promo, Mixed)   Not On Label 1990
The Right Combination (12") The Right Combination,... CBS 1990
The Right Combination (7") The Right Combination CBS 1990
The Right Combination (12", Single) The Right Combination,... Epic 1990
The Right Combination (7") The Right Combination Epic 1990
Tonight ◄ (2 versions)   CBS 1990
H.I.T.S. (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia 1991
Hangin' Tough (In A Funky Way) (CD, Maxi)   Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1991
Hit News 91 (Volume 2) (CD) Games K-Tel International (Switzerland) 1991
If You Go Away (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) ... 1991
Get Wise... (The Dance Sensation Of The Year) (CD) Hangin' Tough (Tougher... B.S.P. 1992
Now That's What I Call Music 1983 (2xCD) Candy Girl EMI Records, Virgin, Polygram 1993
CD Collection 141 (CD, Comp) You Got It (The Right ... DMC 1994
The Mixes 141 (2x12") You Got It (The Right ... DMC 1994
Greatest Hits (CD) Back In The Groove Hip-O Records 1996
Greatest Beats - Volume 4 ◄ (2 versions) Pack Jam (Look Out For... Tommy Boy Music 1998
Tommy Boy's Greatest Beats 1981 - 1996 (5xCD + Box) Pack Jam (Look Out For... Tommy Boy Music 1998
Greatest Hits (CD) Didn't I (Blow Your Mi... Columbia, Legacy 1999
Hip Hop Classics: Players From The Underground (2xLP) Pack Jam (Look Out For... Lil' Joe Records Inc. 2001
Super Hits (CD, Comp) Cover Girl, Didn't I (... Columbia, Columbia, Columbia 2001
Tommy Boy Greatest Hits (3xCD, Comp) Pack Jam (Look Out For... Rhino Entertainment Company 2003
Tommy Boy Greatest Hits (2xCD, Comp) Pack Jam (Look Out For... Rhino Entertainment Company 2003
Old School Nation! 2 (2xCD) Candy Girl (Long Version) Hi-Bias Records Inc. 2005
Toxic (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Electric Funky Drummer Because Music 2005
Essential 80's (3xCD, Comp + DVD, Comp) You've Got It (The Rig... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Mexico) 2007
Tommy Boy Vs Ammo City (CD, Comp, Promo) Pack Jam (Look Out For... HHC Magazine  
Co-production:
Lost In Space (Album) ◄ (9 versions) Space Is The Place, Pa... Tommy Boy Music ... 1983
Space Cowboy ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1983
We Are The Jonzun Crew ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1983
Mix:
Candy Girl (Maxi) ◄ (7 versions)   Streetwise ... 1982
Candy Girl (LP)   Metronome 1983
Computer Rock Control (12", Promo)   Survivor Records (2) 1983
Be My Girl (12")   Critique 1984
Some Things Never Change ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1984
New Kids On The Block (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   CBS 1986
Hangin' Tough ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1988
Merry, Merry Christmas (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   CBS ... 1989
Appears On:
Gang War (LP, Album) In The Streets Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1980
Let's Get Nice ◄ (2 versions)   Posse Records 1981
Workin' Out (12")   Posse Records 1981
Candy Girl (Maxi, Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Streetwise ... 1982
Pack Jam (Look Out For The OVC) ◄ (3 versions)   Metronome ... 1982
Pak Man (Look Out For The OVC) ◄ (2 versions)   Boston International Records 1982
We Come To Jam ◄ (2 versions)   Posse Records 1982
16 Top Hits - Aus Den Hitparaden September / Oktober 1983 (LP, Comp) Candy Girl Top 13 Music-Club 1983
Computer Rock Control (12", Promo)   Survivor Records (2) 1983
Crusin' / Rockin' Radio (12") Rockin' Radio Arista 1983
Dancemaster Vol. 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Candy Girl London Records ... 1983
Electro Boogie Encounter / Pack Jam (Remix) ◄ (3 versions) Pack Jam (Remix) Tommy Boy Music 1983
Lost In Space (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1983
Louco Amor - Internacional (LP) Candy Girl Som Livre, Sigla 1983
One More Chance (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Arista 1983
Popcorn Love / Jealous Girl ◄ (4 versions)   Streetwise ... 1983
Rockin' Radio (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Arista 1983
Rockin' Radio (LP, Album) Rockin' Radio Arista 1983
She Gives Me A Bang (12")   Barclay 1983
Space Cowboy (7")   21 Records 1983
Space Cowboy ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1983
The Perfect Beat (LP) Pac Jam (Look Out For ... 21 Records 1983
We Are The Jonzun Crew ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1983
Breakdance Sensation '84 (LP) Electric Funky Drummer... Ariola 1984
Breakdance Sensation '84 (Club Edition) (LP) Electric Funky Drummer... Ariola, Bertelsmann Club 1984
Down To Earth (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Time Is Running Out Tommy Boy Music 1984
Give A Little Love (12")   Streetwise 1984
In The Heat Of The Night (LP, Album) In The Heat Of The Night Arista 1984
Lovin' / Time Is Running Out (7")   Tommy Boy Music 1984
Some Things Never Change ◄ (2 versions) Some Things Never Chan... Virgin ... 1984
Time Is Running Out ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1984
Tina B (LP) Ooh Baby Elektra 1984
Tommy Gun ◄ (3 versions)   Arista 1984
Zulu Break (Vinyl, MiniAlbum) Pack Jam 21 Records, Polydor 1984
Bad Habits (Single) ◄ (4 versions) Let's Get Back To Love Atlantic 1985
Electric Lady (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Rock It All Night, Roc... Mercury 1985
Jenny Burton (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Let's Get Back To Love... Atlantic 1985
Not Too Young (To Fall In Love) ◄ (2 versions)   Prism Records 1985
Polygram's "Surprize" That'll Make You "Smile" (LP, Smplr, Promo) Sweet Surrender Polygram, Polydor 1985
Redd Hott Mama (12", Promo) Wizard Of Space A&M Records 1985
Smile (LP) Sweet Surrender Polydor 1985
Street Sounds Edition 14 (LP, Comp) Sweet Surrender Street Sounds 1985
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) / New Kids On The Block (Rap) (12") New Kids On The Block ... Columbia 1986
New Kids On The Block (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   CBS 1986
Stop It Girl (12")   Columbia 1986
Next Time (12")   Injection Disco Dance Label 1987
Shock! (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Lonely Tears Atlantic 1987
Cover Girl (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1988
Funkin' For Jamaica / Rockin' Radio (12") Rockin' Radio Old Gold (2) 1988
Hangin' Tough (Album) ◄ (12 versions)   CBS ... 1988
Hangin' Tough (Single) ◄ (7 versions) Hangin' Tough (7" Remix) CBS ... 1988
I'll Be Loving You (Forever) (Single) ◄ (8 versions)   CBS ... 1988
Please Don't Go Girl / Whatcha Gonna Do About It ◄ (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1988
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (Maxi) ◄ (8 versions)   Columbia ... 1988
Hangin' Tough (VHS)   CMV Enterprises 1989
Hangin' Tough Flexi-Sampler (Flexi, 7", Smplr, Promo)   CBS 1989
Merry, Merry Christmas (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   CBS ... 1989
This One's For The Children (Single) ◄ (2 versions) This One's For The Chi... CBS 1989
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (7", Ltd, EP) You Got It (The Right ... CBS 1989
100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties ◄ (2 versions) Candy Girl Connoisseur Collection 1990
Call It What You Want ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia 1990
Dance On The Wild Side (Cass, Comp) You Got It (The Right ... Discos CBS 1990
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) / Let's Try It Again ◄ (2 versions) Let's Try It Again CBS 1990
Feira Popular (LP, Album) Cantar (Tonight) CBS (Portugal), CBS 1990
Games (The Kids Get Hard Mix) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia 1990
Homework (Cass, Album)   Epic 1990
Knight Rider Hits (CD, Comp) You Got It (The Right ... Ariola, BMG Ariola München GmbH 1990
Let's Try It Again / Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) (12") Let's Try It Again, Pl... CBS 1990
Let's Try It Again / Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) (7") Let's Try It Again CBS 1990
Maxi Hit Sensation - Doppel-Dosis Maxi Power (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) You Got It (The Right ... Ariola ... 1990
No More Games (The Remix Album) (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   CBS ... 1990
Ooh La La (I Can't Get Over You) (12", Maxi)   CBS, CBS 1990
Rated PG (Cass, Album)   Columbia 1990
Ronny's Pop Show 15 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Hangin' Tough (Tougher... CBS 1990
Ronny's Pop Show 16 (2xLP, Comp) Tonight CBS 1990
Step By Step (Album) ◄ (9 versions)   CBS ... 1990
Step By Step (VHS, PAL) Tonight, This One's Fo... CMV Enterprises 1990
Step By Step (Single, Maxi) ◄ (10 versions)   CBS ... 1990
The 1990 Medley (Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Promo, Mixed)   Not On Label 1990
Tonight / Hold On ◄ (4 versions)   CBS 1990
Baby, I Believe In You (The Love Mix) (7")   Columbia 1991
Call It What You Want (12")   Columbia 1991
Favorite Spanish Dishes (CD, Maxi) Step By Step Atlantic 1991
H.I.T.S. (CD, Comp)   Columbia 1991
If You Go Away (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Please Don't Go Girl, ... Columbia 1991
Live At The Brixton Academy (Album) ◄ (3 versions) We Care A Lot Slash Records ... 1991
Patience And Prudence (12") Step By Step Atlantic, WEA International Inc. 1991
Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Sister Act (CD) If My Sister's In Trouble Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1992
Sister Act: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Cass, Comp) If My Sister's In Trouble Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1992
Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 2 (CD, Comp) Pack Jam (Look Out For... Rhino Records (2), Skanless Records 1992
The Very Best Of Christmas Pop (2xCD) Merry, Merry Christmas... Columbia 1994
Sounds Of The Eighties - 1989 (CD) I'll Be Loving You (Fo... Time Life Music, CEMA Special Markets 1995
Sounds Of The Eighties - The Late '80s: Take Two (CD, Comp) Hangin' Tough Time Life Music, Sony Music Special Products 1996
XXL - Maxis & Mixes (3xCD, Comp) Step By Step (The C Vo... Columbia, Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1996
Ninety 90's Volume 3 (2xCD, Comp) Call It What You Want Sounds Direct, Warner Music UK Ltd. 1997
Step By Step (CD, Maxi)   BMG 1997
The Best Of Boypower (CD, Comp) Step By Step (Radio Edit) Rough Trade Germany 1997
Viva Dance Volume 7 (2xCD, Comp) Step By Step Warner Special Marketing GmbH 1997
Electric City Of Music Instructor (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Pack Jam Fuel Records 1998
Greatest Hits ◄ (2 versions) Step By Step, Step By ... Columbia ... 1999
Super Hits (CD, Comp) Cover Girl, Cover Girl... Columbia, Columbia, Columbia 2001
Bionic Breaks (2xCD) Pack Jam, Rockin' Radi... Kontor Records 2004
The Original 80's-Groove Selection (2xCD, Comp) Candy Girl Original Selection Records 2005
Toxic (CD, Comp) Electric Funky Drummer Because Music 2005
Step By Step (CD, Maxi)   disco:wax, Wea 2006
Toxic (12") Electric Funky Drummer... Because Music 2006
Non Plus Ultra - Pop 90er (5xCD, Comp, Box) Step By Step Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2007
The Original Multiplayer Soundsystem© (CD, Mixed, Comp + 2xCD, Comp) Candy Girl (Long Version) EMI Music (Belgium) 2007
Tonight (CD, Single) Tonight ARS Productions 2008
I've Got My Eyes On You (12", Promo)   Downtown Records & Filmworks  
I've Got My Eyes On You (12")   Downtown Records & Filmworks  
Last Vegas After Dark / Burning Fire (7")   Handsum Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Breakdance Sensation '84 (LP) Electric Funky Drummer Ariola 1984
Breakdance Sensation '84 (Club Edition) (LP) Electric Funky Drummer Ariola, Bertelsmann Club 1984
Street Sounds Edition 14 (Cass, Comp) Sweet Surrender Street Sounds 1985
Toxic (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Electric Funky Drummer Because Music 2005
Toxic (12") Electric Funky Drummer... Because Music 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Panther Mix (12", Mixed) Dance To The Funky Groove RPM Records (9) 1981
Live At The Brixton Academy (Cass, Album) We Care A Lot MG Records (2)  
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