''Duophonic'' is the debut album by

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vocal duo

Charles & Eddie Charles & Eddie were an American soul music duo composed of Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon. Their single " Would I Lie to You?", taken from their 1992 debut album, ''Duophonic'', won Ivor Novello Awards in 1993 in the Best Contemporary Song, ...

, released in 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 ''

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'' gave the album an A, writing, "By laying silky harmonies on top of gritty hip-hop beats,

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organ fills, and languid guitars, Charles & Eddie’s ''Duophonic'' creates an R&B paradise." Terry Staunton from ''

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'' felt it "turns out to be a most assured debut split fairly neatly between upbeat

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and well-crafted

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s 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

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discoveries of the decade."

Track listing

Personnel

Charles Pettigrew Charles & Eddie were an American soul music duo composed of Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon. Their single " Would I Lie to You?", taken from their 1992 debut album, ''Duophonic'', won Ivor Novello Awards in 1993 in the Best Contemporary Song, ...

– lead vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10-13), backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10-13), all vocals (5) *

Eddie Chacon Charles & Eddie were an American soul music duo composed of Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon. Their single " Would I Lie to You?", taken from their 1992 debut album, ''Duophonic'', won Ivor Novello Awards in 1993 in the Best Contemporary Song, ...

– lead vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10-13), backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 7, 10-13), all vocals (9), percussion (13) *

Amp Fiddler Joseph Anthony "Amp" Fiddler is an American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the ba ...

–

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(1-4, 8, 12), acoustic piano (1, 3),

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(1, 8),

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(2, 4, 12),

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(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 (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 Jean-Paul Etienne Bourelly (born November 23, 1960) is an American guitarist whose music crosses the boundaries of jazz fusion and rock. Bourelly was born in Chicago, Illinois, to parents from Haiti. His grandmother taught him Yoruba music. When ...

– guitars (2, 9) *

David Fiuczynski David Fiuczynski (born March 5, 1964) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave. He has played on more than 95 albums as a ...

– guitars (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12) * Jeff Anderson – bass (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12) * Lonnie Hillyer – wah bass (4), guitars (13), bass (13) *

Yossi Fine Joseph Thomas Fine (born December 7, 1964), known professionally as Yossi Fine, is an Israeli bassist and producer. fronted the world music/reggae/funk band Ex-Centric Sound System. Biography Personal life Fine was born in Paris, France, to a We ...

– bass (11) * Gene Lake – drums (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12) *

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– drums (10) * Daniel Sadownick – percussion (1-4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12) * Andy Snitzer – saxophone (5, 12) * Michael Davis – trombone (5, 12) * Kent Smith – trumpet (5, 12) * Lani Groves – backing vocals (2, 11) *

Vaneese Thomas Vaneese Yseult Thomas (born August 24, 1952) is an American R&B, jazz and soul blues singer, best known for her 1987 US ''Billboard'' R&B chart hit single, "Let's Talk It Over". In addition, in more recent times, she has supplied backing vocal ...

– backing vocals (2, 3, 11) * Andrew Wyatt – backing vocals (2, 3, 11) * Barry Carl – backing vocals (3)

Production

* Producer – Josh Deutsch * Additional Track Production on Tracks 6, 8 & 11 – Andy Dean and Ben Wolff * Production Assistance and Technician – Artie Smith * Engineers – Michael Christopher and Ed Tuton * Additional Engineer –

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* Assistant Engineers – Shannon Carr, Suzanne Dyer, Phil Klum and Joe Warda. * Mixing – Femi Jiya and Ed Tuton * Mixed at

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and Sound On Sound Recording Studio (New York, NY). * Mastered by

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(New York, NY). * Project Coordination – Janice Prendergast * Art Direction and Design – Icon (21) * Photography – Richard Lohr * Styling – Cathy Casterine * Management – Tony Smith and Patty Spinks at Hit & Run America.

Samples

* "NYC (Can You Believe This City?)" samples "

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" by

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References

{{Authority control 1992 debut albums Capitol Records albums Charles & Eddie albums