Face to Face (Evelyn King album)
| Face to Face | ||||
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| Studio album by Evelyn "Champagne" King | ||||
| Released | November 7, 1983 | |||
| Recorded |
1983 at Sunset Sound Factory, Sunter Sound & Devonshire Sound Studio Hollywood, California American Artists Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Genre | R&B, post-disco, new wave | |||
| Length | 62:33 | |||
| Label |
RCA Funky Town Grooves (re-issue) | |||
| Producer |
André Cymone Leon Sylvers III Foster Sylvers Joey Gallo | |||
| Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Face to Face is the sixth album released by R&B singer Evelyn "Champagne" King on the RCA label in 1983. It was produced by André Cymone, Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, and Joey Gallo.
Background
Straying from the post-disco sound prominent in her most commercially successful releases I'm in Love and Get Loose she embarked on a "punk funk" sound,[2] moving towards the musical territory of Prince and the alike. In charge of the album production and musical direction was Leon Sylvers III, SOLAR Records producer known for his work for Shalamar and The Whispers, and Andre Cymone, a former bass player for Prince, replacing Kashif and Paul Lawrence Jones III.
History
The album peaked at #24 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #91 on the Billboard 200. It produced the hit singles "Action", "Shake Down", and "Teenager". The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2011 by Funky Town Grooves Records.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Action" | Leon Sylvers III, Dana Meyers | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Face to Face" | André Cymone | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Shake Down" | Foster Sylvers, Rickey Smith, Pamela Phillips-Oland | 6:20 |
| 4. | "Tell Me Something Good" | Terry Murphy, Pamela Phillips-Oland, Wilmer Raglin | 5:10 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Don't It Feel Good" | André Cymone | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Makin' Me So Proud" | Terry Murphy, Pamela Phillips-Oland | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Givin' You My Love (What Cha Gonna Do With It)" | William Bryant II, Tina Scott, D'Marie Warren, Roberta Stiger, Karon Floyd | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Teenager" | André Cymone | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Let's Get Crazy" | André Cymone | 3:59 |
| 2011 Remastered FunkyTown Grooves Bonus Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Shake Down" (Dub Version) | 6:49 |
| 11. | "Teenager" (12 inch Version) | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Action" (7 inch Version) | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Shake Down" (7 inch Version) | 3:54 |
| 2012 Remastered BBR Bonus Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Shake Down" (12" M & M Dub Mix) | 0:00 |
| 11. | "Teenager" (12 inch Version) | 0:00 |
| 12. | "Action" (Single Version) | 0:00 |
| 13. | "Shake Down" (Single Version) | 0:00 |
| 14. | "Teenager" (Single Version) | 0:00 |
| 15. | "Shake Down" (12" M & M Dance Mix) | 0:00 |
Personnel
- Evelyn "Champagne" King - Lead and Backing Vocals
- Foster Sylvers - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Leon Sylvers III - Keyboards, Percussion
- Joey Gallo, William Bryant II - Keyboards, Synthesizer (Bass
- Marlo Henderson, Micki Free - Guitar
- Ricky Smith - Bass, Keyboards
- Terry Murphy - Keyboards
- Wardell Potts, Jr. - Drums
- Jorge Bermudez, Terrence F. Floyd, Theodore Welch - Percussion
- Dana Meyers, Karon Floyd, Doris Ann Rhodes, Germain Brooks, Sheila Rankin - Backing Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 91 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs | 24 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
US Dance [3] | ||
| 1983 | "Action" | 75 | 16 | 13 |
| 1984 | "Shake Down" | 107 | 12 | 34 |
| "Teenager" | — | 28 | — | |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. Face to Face > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "STARS... BITS & PIECES". Ebony Jr. (Johnson Publishing Company). Mar 1985.
- 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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