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Released
  
November 7, 1983

Face to Face (1983)
  
So Romantic (1984)

Release date
  
7 November 1983

Length
  
62:33

Artist
  
Evelyn "Champagne" King

Label
  
Big Break Records

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Recorded
  
1983 at Sunset Sound Factory, Sunter Sound & Devonshire Sound Studio Hollywood, California American Artists Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Genres
  
Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B, New wave, Post-disco

Producers
  
André Cymone, Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers

Similar
  
Music Box, I'll Keep a Light On, So Romantic, A Long Time Coming, Smooth Talk

Evelyn champagne king face to face


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.

Contents

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, 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.

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

    Singles

    Songs

    1Action5:53
    2Face to Face4:57
    3Shake Down6:21

    References

    Face to Face (Evelyn King album) Wikipedia