Changing Faces (group)
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| Changing Faces | |
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| Origin |  New York CityUnited States |
| Genre(s) | R&B |
| Years active | 1994–2001 |
| Label(s) | Big Beat Records |
| Associated acts | R. Kelly, Jay-Z |
| Members | |
| Cassandra Lucas Charisse Rose |
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Changing Faces is an American female R&B duo that was popular in the mid 1990s. The group consisted of members Cassandra Lucas (born in Spanish Harlem, New York) and Charisse Rose (born in The Bronx, New York).
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[edit] Biography
Lucas and Rose met each other while studying at New York's Music and Art High School. Following their high school graduation, the two went their separate ways, with Lucas studying sociology at Hunter College and Rose studying criminal justice at John Jay. Although both women were pursuing degrees, they hadn't given up on music and frequently performed as session musicians, singing demos, jingles, and background vocals. Within a few years, the two met again when they were hired as the touring supporting vocalists for R&B singer Sybil.
Lucas and Rose stayed with Sybil for two years before deciding to team together as Changing Faces. The pair returned to New York, where they worked at a dermatologist's office in Manhattan during the day while recording demos at night with producer Dinky Bingham. A local record producer heard the duo singing on the street and signed them to Big Beat Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic. Changing Faces' first two singles --"Stroke You Up" and "Foolin' Around" -- were written and produced by R. Kelly, the hottest urban producer of the mid-'90s. The two singles reached the R&B Top Ten in late 1994, with "Stroke You Up" peaking at number three on the pop charts as well. Changing Faces' eponymous debut was released in 1995 and went gold on the strength of the two hits.
Changing Faces returned in 1997 with their second album, All Day All Night. Kelly produced "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.," the first single from the album and their biggest R&B hit to date, reaching number one on that chart and number eight pop. A track from the album, "All of My Days", also appeared on the soundtrack to Space Jam.
Their third release Visit Me, followed three years later. Visit Me includes the single "That Other Woman", which failed to make a major dent on both the pop and R&B charts. However, it did go to number five on the dance club play, becoming their only entry on that chart.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1995: Changing Faces (Gold)
- 1997: All Day, All Night (Gold)
- 2000: Visit Me
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance | Album |
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| 1994 | "Stroke You Up" (featuring R. Kelly) (Platinum) | 3 | 2 | - | Changing Faces |
| 1995 | "Keep It Right There" | - | 49 | - | Changing Faces |
| 1995 | "Foolin' Around" | 38 | 9 | - | Changing Faces |
| 1996 | "We Got It Goin' On" | - | 61 | - | White Man's Burden OST |
| 1996 | "I Got Somebody Else" | - | 49 | - | High School High OST |
| 1997 | "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (Platinum) | 8 | 1 | - | All Day, All Night |
| 1997 | "All of My Days" (featuring Jay-Z) | 65 | 38 | - | All Day, All Night |
| 1998 | "Same Tempo" | - | - | - | How To Be A Player OST |
| 2000 | "That Other Woman" | 64 | 16 | 5 | Visit Me |
| 2001 | "Ladies Man" | - | 67 | - | Visit Me |
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