I'm in Love is the fourth album by R&B singer Evelyn "Champagne" King, released on RCA Records in 1981. It was produced by Morrie Brown, Willie Lester, Rodney Brown, Kashif, and Lawrence Jones.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 21, 1981 | |||
| Genre | R&B, post-disco, soul | |||
| Length | 58:31 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor Big Break Records (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Morrie Brown Willie Lester Rodney Brown Kashif Paul Lawrence Jones | |||
| Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology | ||||
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| Singles from I'm in Love | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 7/10[2] |
Background
editBy the time her previous album Call on Me was released, disco music in the United States faced severe backlash across the country pressuring it to move underground. The now infamous so-called "death of disco" propelled artists to look elsewhere for inspiration, one of which was the way of "one-man bands" pioneered by Stevie Wonder. King was one of the previous successful disco artists who followed the new direction in music, "my whole thing was, I was a big believer in making sure others were heard because they had a different sound." Theodore Life (or T. Life) who produced her chart-topping song "Shame" and album Call on Me was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Kashif and songwriters Morrie Brown, and Paul Lawrence Jones III. The songwriting duo Rodney Brown and Willie Lester, who were involved in working with Gayle Adams and Sharon Redd, composed, arranged and produced "Don't Hide Our Love," "What Are You Waiting For," "The Other Side Of Love," "I Can't Take It," and "The Best Is Yet To Come." On her producer change King commented, "I'm not going to say my new producers were a better fit than, say, T. Life. I'm going to just say they were a good match for the time. [...] If you keep staying in the same area, if you sound the same all the time—people can get bored with that. They made sure that Evelyn hit the top spot again! It was just fun."[3]
History
editThe album peaked at number 6 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached number 28 on the Billboard 200. It produced the hit singles "I'm In Love", "If You Want My Lovin'", "Don't Hide Our Love", and "Spirit of the Dancer". The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2011 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm in Love" | Kashif Saleem | 5:01 |
| 2. | "If You Want My Lovin'" | Lawrence Jones, Morrie Brown | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Don't Hide Our Love" | Lawrence Jones, Arthur Moore | 5:22 |
| 4. | "What Are You Waiting For" | Willie Lester, Rodney Brown | 4:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Spirit of the Dancer" | Kashif Saleem, Morrie Brown | 4:50 |
| 6. | "The Other Side of Love" | Willie Lester, Rodney Brown | 4:24 |
| 7. | "I Can't Take It" | Rodney Brown, Willie Lester | 4:07 |
| 8. | "The Best Is Yet to Come" | Willie Lester, Rodney Brown | 5:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "I'm in Love" (Single Version) | 3:51 |
| 10. | "If You Want My Lovin'" (UK Single Version) | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Don't Hide Our Love" (Single Version) | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Spirit of the Dancer" (Single Version) | 3:25 |
| 13. | "I'm in Love" (12" Dance Mix) | 5:52 |
Personnel
edit- Percussion - Bashiri Johnson
- Backing vocals - B.J Nelson
- Lyrics, music by - Kashif Saleem
- Horns, strings - Ralph Schuckett
- Guitar - Ira Siegel
- Drums - Steve Walker
- French horn - Robert Gloff
- Mixed by, recorded by – "Magic Hands", Steve Goldman (If You Want My Lovin'")
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak [4] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 6 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US Dance [4] | ||
| 1981 | "I'm in Love" | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| "Don't Hide Our Love" | — | 28 | — | |
| 1982 | "Spirit of the Dancer" | — | 51 | 54 |
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. I'm in Love > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Hillier, Beverly (6–19 August 1981). "Evelyn King: I'm in Love" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 15. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 27. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Aerna, James (2013). First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers. Penguin. p. 127. ISBN 978-1476603322.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
External links
edit- I'm in Love at Discogs (list of releases)