So Romantic Explained

So Romantic
Type:studio
Artist:Evelyn "Champagne" King
Cover:Soromanticalbums.jpeg
Released:October 16, 1984
Recorded:1984
Genre:Pop, dance-pop
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Hawk, Jimmy Douglass, The System
Prev Title:Face to Face
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come)
Next Year:1985

So Romantic is the seventh studio album by American singer Evelyn "Champagne" King, released on October 16, 1984, by RCA Records. It was produced by Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Hawk, Jimmy Douglass, and the System.

The album peaked at No. 38 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It featured the hit singles "Just for the Night", "I'm So Romantic", "Out of Control", "Give Me One Reason", and "Till Midnight". The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2014 by Funky Town Grooves Records.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Justin Kantor wrote of the album, "the overall sound is very solid with an adept mixture of live instrumentation and synthesizers. With King's bold vocals atop them, the songs on So Romantic make it one of her strongest '80s albums."

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
[1]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs203
U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs38
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
US
R&B
US
Dance

1984"Just for the Night"1071645
1985"Out of Control" - 5414
"Till Midnight" - 57 -

Notes and References

  1. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p93992/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King]. Billboard. 2009-08-11.