| Face to Face | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| Cover: | Facetofacealbum.jpg |
| Released: | November 7, 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1982 - 1983 |
| Studio: | Sunset Sound Factory Sunter Sound Devonshire Sound Studio (Hollywood, California) American Artists Studios (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| Genre: | R&B, post-disco, new wave |
| Length: | 62:33 |
| Label: | RCA Victor Funky Town Grooves (re-issue) |
| Producer: | André Cymone Leon Sylvers III Foster Sylvers Joey Gallo |
| Prev Title: | Get Loose |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | So Romantic |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
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,[1] 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.
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.
| Chart (1983) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 91 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs | 24 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Dance | ||
| 1983 | "Action" | 75 | 16 | 13 |
| 1984 | "Shake Down" | 107 | 12 | 34 |
| "Teenager" | - | 28 | - | |