''Face to Face'' is the sixth album released by R&B singer

Evelyn "Champagne" King Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her hit disco single "Shame", which was released in 1977 during the height of disco's popularity. King had other hits from ...

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in 1983. It was produced by

André Cymone André Cymone (born Andre Simon Anderson; June 27, 1958) is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer. Cymone was a bass guitarist for Prince's touring band, pre-Revolution. Cymone began a solo career in 1981. His song, "The Dance El ...

Leon Sylvers III Leon Frank Sylvers III (born March 7, 1953, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful pr ...

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, 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

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and the alike. In charge of the album production and musical direction was

, SOLAR Records producer known for his work for

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and

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, 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

- Lead and Backing Vocals *

- Bass, Backing Vocals *

- Keyboards, Percussion *Joey Gallo, William Bryant II - Keyboards, Synthesizer Bass *

Marlo Henderson Marlo Henderson was an American guitarist and saxophonist, who played in mainly blues and R&B genres. As a session musician he played on albums such as '' Off the Wall'' by Michael Jackson, '' Them Changes'' by Buddy Miles, '' Face to Face'' by Ev ...

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- 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

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1983 albums Evelyn "Champagne" King albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Leon Sylvers III Albums produced by André Cymone New wave albums by American artists