Duophonic is the debut album by American vocal duo Charles & Eddie, released in August 1992. The album has influences of "classic Northern soul of the '60s and '70s", and includes the worldwide smash hit "Would I Lie to You?" along with two further singles: "NYC (Can You Believe This City?)" and "House Is Not a Home".
Critical reception Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A, writing, "By laying silky harmonies on top of gritty hip-hop beats, gospel organ fills, and languid guitars, Charles & Eddie’s Duophonic creates an R&B paradise." Terry Staunton from NME felt it "turns out to be a most assured debut split fairly neatly between upbeat funk and well-crafted ballads that manage to avoid the usual sentimentality." He concluded, "It's a fine testament to two young men who are set to become one of the most important soul discoveries of the decade."
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
Charles Pettigrew – lead vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10–13), backing vocals (2–4, 6–8, 10–13), all vocals (5) Eddie Chacon – lead vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10–13), backing vocals (2–4, 7, 10–13), all vocals (9), percussion (13) Amp Fiddler – organ (1–4, 8, 12), acoustic piano (1, 3), Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 8), clavinet (2, 4, 12), Rhodes electric piano (2, 3, 5, 6) Garry Hughes – strings (1, 3, 7, 8, 12), loops (2), programming (2, 3, 8, 11), sampling (5), keyboard programming (5), percussion (7), clavinet (8), Rhodes electric piano (8, 11), keyboards (11) Josh Deutsch – loops (2), programming (2), guitars (12) Ed Tuton – loops (2), programming (2) Greg Smith – additional programming (3) Paul Gordon – keyboards (10), organ (10) Paul Griffin – organ (10, 13) Chris Bruce – guitars (1, 2, 10) Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitars (2, 9) David Fiuczynski – guitars (3, 4, 6–8, 11, 12) Jeff Anderson – bass (1–4, 6–8, 10, 12) Lonnie Hillyer – wah bass (4), guitars (13), bass (13) Yossi Fine – bass (11) Gene Lake – drums (1–4, 6–8, 11, 12) Carla Azar – drums (10) Daniel Sadownick – percussion (1–4, 6, 8, 10–12) Andy Snitzer – saxophones (5, 12) Michael Davis – trombone (5, 12) Kent Smith – trumpet (5, 12) Lani Groves – backing vocals (2, 11) Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (2, 3, 11) Andrew Wyatt – backing vocals (2, 3, 11) Barry Carl – backing vocals (3)
Production Josh Deutsch – producer Andy Dean – additional track production (6, 8, 11) Ben Wolff – additional track production (6, 8, 11) Michael Christopher – basic track recording (1–9, 11–13) Ed Tuton – overdub recording, mixing (4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13), basic track recording (10) Femi Jiya – mixing (1–3, 6, 8, 12) Bradshaw Leigh – additional engineer Suzanne Dyer – basic track assistant (1–9, 11–13), overdub assistant Shannon Carr – basic track assistant (10) Phil Klum – overdub assistant Joe Warda – overdub assistant Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Artie Smith – production assistance, instrument technician and maintenance Janice Prendergast – project coordinator Wendy Dougan – art production (US release) Tommy Steele – art direction (US release) Stephen Walker – design (US release) Icon – art direction, design (UK release) Moshe Brakha – photography (US release) Richard Lohr – photography ((UK release) Cathy Casterine – styling Tony Smith and Paddy Sparks for Hit & Run America – management
Samples "NYC (Can You Believe This City?)" samples "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1992–93) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.83scope="row"scope="row"Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)22French Albums (SNEP) Select "Charles & Eddy" from the drop-down menu and click "OK". 21scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row" US Billboard 200153
Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)36 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)73 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)51 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)40
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