Face to Face is the sixth studio album by American R&B singer Evelyn "Champagne" King, released on November 7, 1983, by RCA Records. 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, 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
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)PeakU.S. Billboard Top LPs91U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs24
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B USDance1983 "Action" 75 16 131984 "Shake Down" 107 12 34 "Teenager" — 28 —
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