''Get Loose'' is the fifth studio album from American singer Evelyn King, released by

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in August 1982. It was produced by Morrie Brown with

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and Paul Lawrence Jones III as assistant producers.

History

The album peaked at number-one on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It produced the hit singles "

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", " Betcha She Don't Love You", "Back to Love", and "Get Loose". The album was certified gold by the

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. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records and Sony Music Legacy.

Reception

Phyl Garland of ''

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'' complimented the sound quality, calling it "good" but was disenchanted with the album's content and felt its success was " nindication of the pitifully limited taste of youngsters addicted to junk music. The heavy beat, underscoring such lyrics as 'Ooh, you make my love come down,' is supposed to incite a desire to dance, but this treatment is about as exciting as an unwashed sock. Both the tunes and lyrics (if you can call them that) sound as if they were written by a computer programmed to churn out mindless cliches. She is good enough to make me almost like the better items here, Betcha She Don't Love You, Stop That, I'm Just Warmin' Up. Otherwise listening to this album is like being trapped inside one of those portable noise machines that culturally stunted kids tote through the streets. Performance: too programmed, recording: Good."

Track listing

Chart performance

;Singles

References

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