1983 Evelyn “Champagne” King – Face To Face
Face To Face is the sixth album released by R&B singer Evelyn “Champagne” King on RCA Records in 1983. It was produced by André Cymone, Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, and Joey Gallo.
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.
Tracks
1 Action (Dana Meyers; Leon Sylvers) 05:44
2 Face To Face (Andre Cymone) 04:50
3 Shake Down (Foster Sylvers; Pamela Phillips Oland; Rickey Smith) 06:13
4 Tell Me Something Good (Pamela Phillips Oland; Terry Murphy; Wilmer Raglin) 05:02
5 Don’t It Feel Good (Andre Cymone) 04:02
6 Makin’ Me So Proud (Pamela Phillips Oland; Terry Murphy) 04:10
7 Givin’ You My Love (What Cha Gonna Do With It) (D’Marie Warren; Roberta Stiger; Tina Scott; William Bryant) 04:26
8 Teenager (Andre Cymone) 03:34
9 Let’s Get Crazy (Andre Cymone) 03:57
Biography
Musicians
1 Action
| Bass | Foster Sylvers |
| Drums | Wardell Potts Jr |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | Joey Gallo |
| Keyboards | Leon Sylvers |
| Percussion | Leon Sylvers |
| Percussion | Jorge Bermudez |
| Background Vocals | Dana Meyers |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
2 Face To Face
| Drums | John Morgan |
| Guitar | Andre Cymone |
| Guitar | Bobby Dean |
| Keyboards | Craig Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Sheila Rankin |
| Background Vocals | Germain Brooks |
| Background Vocals | Doris Ann Rhodes |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
3 Shake Down
| Bass | Foster Sylvers |
| Bass | Rickey Smith |
| Drums | Wardell Potts Jr |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Guitar | Micki Free |
| Keyboards | Rickey Smith |
| Percussion | Terrance Floyd |
| Background Vocals | Foster Sylvers |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
4 Tell Me Something Good
| Drums | Wardell Potts Jr |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Guitar | Micki Free |
| Keyboards | Joey Gallo |
| Keyboards | Terry Murphy |
| Background Vocals | Karon Floyd |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
5 Don’t It Feel Good
| Drums | John Morgan |
| Guitar | Andre Cymone |
| Guitar | Bobby Dean |
| Keyboards | Craig Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Sheila Rankin |
| Background Vocals | Germain Brooks |
| Background Vocals | Doris Ann Rhodes |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
6 Makin’ Me So Proud
| Bass (synthesizer) | Joey Gallo |
| Drums | Wardell Potts Jr |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | Terry Murphy |
| Keyboards | Joey Gallo |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
7 Givin’ You My Love (What Cha Gonna Do With It)
| Bass (synthesizer) | William Bryant |
| Drums | Wardell Potts Jr |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Guitar | Micki Free |
| Keyboards | William Bryant |
| Percussion | Theodore Welch |
| Background Vocals | Karon Floyd |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
8 Teenager
| Drums | John Morgan |
| Guitar | Andre Cymone |
| Guitar | Bobby Dean |
| Keyboards | Craig Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Sheila Rankin |
| Background Vocals | Germain Brooks |
| Background Vocals | Doris Ann Rhodes |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
9 Let’s Get Crazy
| Drums | John Morgan |
| Guitar | Andre Cymone |
| Guitar | Bobby Dean |
| Keyboards | Craig Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Sheila Rankin |
| Background Vocals | Germain Brooks |
| Background Vocals | Doris Ann Rhodes |
| Vocals | Evelyn King |
Liner Notes
Producer – Foster Sylvers, Joey Gallo, Leon Sylvers(Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Producer – André Cymone (Tracks 2, 5, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Dana Meyers, Leon Sylvers
Engineer – Peter Martinsen (Tracks 2, 5, 8, 9)
Engineer (Mixing) – Jim Dougherty (Track 2)
Engineer (Mixing) – Les Cooper (Tracks 1, 4, 7)
Engineer (Mixing) – Jim Shifflett (Tracks 3, 7)
Engineer (Mixing Assistant) – Keg Johnson (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Engineer (Recording) – Jim Perkins, Jim Shifflett, Kirk Ferraioli, Les Cooper, Michael Frenke (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Remix – David Todd, Nick Martinelli (Track 1)
Remix – Tony Humphries (Track 3)
Artwork By – J.J. Stelmach
Design – Colin Elliot
Photography – Larry Rocky Williams
Mastered At Capitol Studios
Recorded At American Artists Studios
Recorded At Sunter Sound
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At Devonshire Studios
Phonographic Copyright RCA Victor
Copyright RCA Victor