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.
Side A
"Funkytown " - 7:50
"All Night Dancing" - 8:20
Side B
"Rock It " - 5:40
"Power" - 7:59 (Sandy Atlas, Steven Greenberg)
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
Arranged & produced by Steven Greenberg
Recorded & mixed by David Rivkin; assisted by Mike Severson
Mastered by Chris Bellman
Sales and certifications
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^ Mouth to Mouth at AllMusic .
^ Consumer Guide Review
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Austriancharts.at – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0208a" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Lipps Inc. Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Lipps Inc. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Top 100 Albums" . RPM . Vol. 34, no. 6. 20 December 1980. ISSN 0315-5994 . Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada .
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022 .
^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth" . Music Canada .
^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums" . Infodisc.fr. Retrieved December 13, 2019 . (select "Lipps Inc." from drop-down list)
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981" . IFPI Hong Kong.
^ "Mexico Hot For Lipps, Vice Versa" (PDF) . Billboard . February 28, 1981. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2023 .
^ "American album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth" . Recording Industry Association of America .
^ "New Design" . Billboard. 20 September 1980. p. 4.