Smooth Talk (album)

Smooth Talk

Studio album by Evelyn "Champagne" King

Released

August 17, 1977

Recorded

1977 at RCA Studios, New York City, New City
Alpha International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Genre

Soul Disco

Length

41:11 (based on vinyl release with only 12" mixes of singles)

Label

RCA
Big Break Records

Producer

Theodore Life

Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology

Smooth Talk
(1977)

Music Box
(1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Smooth Talk is the debut album released by R&B singer Evelyn "Champagne" King on the RCA label in 1977. It was produced by Theodore Life.

History

The album peaked at #8 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #14 on the Billboard 200. It produced the hit singles "Shame" and "I Don't Know If It's Right." The album certified platinum by the RIAA. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records. The original vinyl disc was reissued twice following the single releases of Shame and I Don't Know if Its Right, in each case replacing the LP track version with the 12" remix version.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Smooth Talk"	Theodore Life, Mike Holden, William Kimes	5:29
2.	"I Don't Know If It's Right (original LP version)"	Theodore Life, John H. Fitch, Jr.	4:17
3.	"Til I Come Off the Road"	Mike Holden, John H. Fitch, Jr., Theodore Life	2:38
4.	"Dancin', Dancin', Dancin'"	Theodore Life, Teddy Pendergrass	4:13

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Shame (original LP version)"	John H. Fitch, Jr., Reuben Cross	4:38
6.	"Nobody Knows"	John H. Fitch, Jr., Reuben Cross, Theodore Life	4:31
7.	"We're Going to a Party"	Theodore Life, Aubrey Gravatt, Joe Freeman	3:48
8.	"The Show Is Over"	Theodore Life, Dexter Wansel	5:40

2010 remastered bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Shame" (12" Disco Mix)	6:33
10.	"I Don't Know If It's Right" (12" Disco Mix)	8:19
11.	"Shame" (Single Version)	2:54
12.	"I Don't Know If It's Right" (Single Version)	3:46

Personnel

Raymond Earl – bass
John H. Fitch, Jr., Ronnie James, Theodore Life, Kim Miller – guitars
Jerald Hill, Dennis Richardson – keyboards
Jimmy Sigler – organ
Dexter Wansel – electric piano
Sam Peaks – organ, electric piano, Clavinet
Lee Fuller, Larry Strickland – congas
Scott Miller – drums
Johnny McCants – congas, percussion
Don Renaldo and his Swinging Horns – horns
Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Mikki Farrow, Joe Freeman, Lani Groves, Barbara Ingram, Theodore Life, M. Roberts, Bunny Sigler, Annie Sutton – background vocals

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak ^[2]
Billboard Top LPs	14
Billboard Top Soul LPs	8

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[2]	US R&B ^[2]	US Dance ^[2]
1978	"Shame"	9	7	8
1979	"I Don't Know If It's Right"	23	7	25

References

↑ Kantor, Justin. Smooth Talk > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
1 2 3 4 "US Albums Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

External links

Smooth Talk at Discogs

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Studio albums	Smooth Talk (1977) Music Box (1979) Call on Me (1980) I'm in Love (1981) Get Loose (1982) Face to Face (1983) So Romantic (1984) A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come) (1985) Flirt (1988) The Girl Next Door (1989) I'll Keep a Light On (1995)

Singles	"Shame" "I Don't Know If It's Right" "I'm in Love" "If You Want My Lovin'" "Love Come Down" "Betcha She Don't Love You" "Your Personal Touch"

Related articles	Kashif

Book:Evelyn "Champagne" King

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