Face to Face (Evelyn King album)

Face to Face

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

Get Loose
(1982)

Face to Face
(1983)

So Romantic
(1984)

Professional ratings
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
Year	Single	US ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	US Dance ^[3]
1983	"Action"	75	16	13
1984	"Shake Down"	107	12	34
1984	"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.

External links

Face to Face at Discogs

Evelyn "Champagne" King
Studio albums	Smooth Talk (1977) Music Box (1979) Call on Me (1980) I'm in Love (1981) Get Loose (1982) Face to Face (1983) So Romantic (1984) A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come) (1985) Flirt (1988) The Girl Next Door (1989) I'll Keep a Light On (1995)
Singles	"Shame" "I Don't Know If It's Right" "I'm in Love" "If You Want My Lovin'" "Love Come Down" "Betcha She Don't Love You" "Your Personal Touch"
Related articles	Kashif
Book:Evelyn "Champagne" King

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