Get Loose (album)

Get Loose
Studio album by Evelyn "Champagne" King
Released August 11, 1982
Recorded 1981-1982
Genre Post-disco[1]
Length 64:22
Label RCA
Big Break Records
Producer Morrie Brown
Kashif
Paul Lawrence Jones III
Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology

I'm in Love
(1981)		 Get Loose
(1982)		 Face to Face
(1983)
Singles from Get Loose
  1. "Love Come Down"
    Released: July 1982
  2. "Betcha She Don't Love You"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Back to Love"
    Released: 1982
  4. "Get Loose"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Robert Christgau B- [3]
BBC (positive) [4]

Get Loose is the fifth album released by R&B singer Evelyn King on the RCA label in 1982. It was produced by Morrie Brown, Kashif, and Paul Lawrence Jones III.

History

The album peaked at number-one on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #27 on the Billboard 200. It produced the hit singles "Love Come Down", "Betcha She Don't Love You", "Back to Love", and "Get Loose". The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records and Sony Music Legacy.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Love Come Down"  Kashif 6:08
2. "I Can't Stand It"  Paul Lawrence Jones III 4:05
3. "Betcha She Don't Love You"  Kashif 5:05
4. "Get Loose"  Paul Lawrence Jones III 4:51
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Back to Love"  Kashif 5:17
6. "Stop That"  Paul Lawrence Jones III 6:37
7. "Get Up off Your Love"  Paul Lawrence Jones III, Arthur "Sonny" Moore 4:38
8. "I'm Just Warmin' Up"  Barbara Wyrick 4:36

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
[5]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 27
U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[5]		 US
R&B
[5]		 US
Dance
[5]
1982 "Love Come Down" 17 1 1
"Betcha She Don't Love You" 49 2 —
1983 "Get Loose" — 61 —

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lindsay, Matthew (13 June 2013). "Lucky Star: Madonna's Debut Album, 30 Years On". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 October 2014. Madonna's first album (...) sits happily alongside the post disco crème de la crème: the same year's Evelyn 'Champagne' King album Get Loose
  2. ↑ Kantor, Justin. Get Loose > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Get Loose > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  4. ↑ Easlea, Daryl. "Get Loose > review". BBC. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

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