Mouth to Mouth (Lipps Inc. album) explained

Mouth to Mouth
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lipps Inc.
Cover:	Lippsmouthtomouth.jpg
Released:	November 1979
Studio:	Sound 80
Length:	29:49
Label:	Casablanca
Producer:	Steven Greenberg
Next Title:	Pucker Up
Next Year:	1980

Mouth to Mouth is the debut studio album by the American disco/funk group Lipps Inc., released in November 1979 by Casablanca Records. It spawned the worldwide platinum hit "Funkytown", which reached #1 in 28 countries. The album was mostly arranged, produced and written by Steven Greenberg, who also played multiple instruments on the album.

Track listing

• All songs written by Steven Greenberg, except where noted.

Side A

1. "Funkytown" - 7:50
2. "All Night Dancing" - 8:20

Side B

1. "Rock It" - 5:40
2. "Power" - 7:59 (Sandy Atlas, Steven Greenberg)

Personnel

• Cynthia Johnson - lead vocals, backing vocals, saxophone
• Terry Grant - bass
• Tom Riopelle, David Rivkin - guitars
• Steven Greenberg - keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums, percussion, additional vocals
• Roger Dumas, Ivan Rafowitz - keyboards, synthesizers
• Dana Greenberg - backing vocals
• Joyce Lapinsky - backing vocals
• Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal, Bruce Allard - horns
• Brian Mintz, Karl Nashan, Herman Straka, Bruce Allard, Bob Zelnick - violins

Production

• Arranged & produced by Steven Greenberg
• Recorded & mixed by David Rivkin; assisted by Mike Severson
• Mastered by Chris Bellman

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[2]	63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	69
US Billboard 200^[4]	58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	28

External links

• Mouth To Mouth at Discogs.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 178.
2. Top 100 Albums. RPM. 34. 6. 20 December 1980. 0315-5994. Library and Archives Canada. 3 April 2022.
3. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. 1980. GfK Entertainment Charts. de. 3 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021191905/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1980. 21 October 2021.
4. Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End. Billboard. 3 April 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105211403/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1980/top-billboard-200-albums. 5 November 2021.
5. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End. Billboard. 3 April 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422191658/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1980/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums. 22 April 2021.