"Operator" is a 1984 # 1 R&B/dance single by Midnight Star

Midnight Star

Midnight Star is an R&B and electro-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s.-Band history:The group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist...

, produced by then-current bandmember Reggie Calloway. At the dawning of 1984, despite having achieved much success on the R&B chart and an extremely successful album, No Parking on the Dance Floor

No Parking on the Dance Floor

-Reception:Released in 1983 containing the hit singles "Freak-A-Zoid," "Wet My Whistle," "Electricity," and "No Parking ." Also on the album is the classic quiet storm staple, "Slow Jam."-Track listing:...

the previous year, Midnight Star had yet to make a big impression on the pop charts

Billboard Hot 100

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. However, "Operator" finally scored the band a significant pop hit. The single cracked the pop Top 20, peaking at number eighteen, and remains Midnight Star's only top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also their biggest hit on the R&B chart, hitting number one for five weeks in late 1984 and into 1985.