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Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American R&B, disco and post-disco singer. Some of her best-known songs are "Shame," "Love Come Down," and "I'm in Love."
Biography
Evelyn King was born in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her uncle had played the part of Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess and her father sang back-up for groups at Harlem's Apollo Theater. King was discovered while working with her mother at Philadelphia International Records as a cleaning woman. A producer, Theodore T Life, overheard her singing in a washroom and began coaching her. She was eventually signed to a production deal with Life's Galaxy Productions and a recording contract with RCA Records. [1]
Career
King released her debut album, Smooth Talk, in 1977. The album included the song "Shame", which is her only top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. The song also reached #7 R&B and #8 on the dance chart. The record was eventually certified gold. Another single from that album, "I Don't Know If It's Right", peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 R&B. This would become her second certified gold single. In 1981, the single "I'm in Love" was released from the same-titled album. It reached #1 on the R&B singles chart and dance chart in August of that year. It also peaked at #40 on the pop charts.
In 1982, King released the album, Get Loose. It yielded a top twenty pop and #1 R&B hit with the single, "Love Come Down". The song also peaked at #1 on the dance charts and reached the UK Singles Chart top ten, peaking at #7 for three weeks. The follow-up, "Betcha She Don't Love You," peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #49 on the pop chart. From the mid- to late 1980s, King would continue to chart on the R&B charts, placing eight singles in the R&B top twenty, with three making it to the top ten.
On September 20, 2004, King's "Shame" became one of the first records to be inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York's Spirit club.
Return to music
On August 14, 2007, King released her first studio album in 18 years, Open Book. It featured the single "The Dance," which peaked at #12 on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[2][3] | US certifications [4] |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK[5] | ||||
| 1977 | Smooth Talk | 14 | 8 | — | Platinum | RCA |
| 1979 | Music Box | 35 | 12 | — | Gold | |
| 1980 | Sweet Delight | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Call On Me | 124 | 58 | — | — | |
| 1981 | I'm In Love | 28 | 6 | — | Platinum | |
| 1982 | Get Loose | 27 | 1 | 35 | 2x Platinum | |
| 1983 | Face To Face | 91 | 24 | — | — | |
| 1984 | So Romantic | — | 38 | — | — | |
| 1985 | A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come) | — | 38 | — | — | |
| 1988 | Flirt | 192 | 20 | — | — | EMI Manhattan |
| 1989 | The Girl Next Door | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | I'll Keep a Light On | Unreleased | ||||
| 2007 | Open Book | — | — | — | — | RNB Entertainment |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US R&B | |||
| 1993 | Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King | — | — | RCA |
| 2001 | Greatest Hits | — | — | |
| 2003 | Platinum & Gold Collection | — | — | |
| 2006 | If You Want My Lovin' | — | — | Sony |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart | ||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[2][3] | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
UK[5] | |||
| 1978 | "Shame" | 9 | 7 | 8 | 39 | Smooth Talk |
| "Dancin', Dancin', Dancin'" | — | — | — | |||
| "I Don't Know If It's Right" | 23 | 7 | 25 | 67 | ||
| 1979 | "Music Box" | 75 | 14 | 78 | — | Music Box |
| "Out There" | — | 34 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Let's Get Funky Tonight" | — | 34 | 12 | — | Call on Me |
| 1981 | "I'm in Love" | 40 | 1 | 1 | 27 | I'm in Love |
| "If You Want My Lovin'" | — | — | 43 | |||
| "Don't Hide Our Love" | — | 28 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Spirit of the Dancer" | — | 51 | 54 | — | |
| "Love Come Down" | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Get Loose | |
| "Betcha She Don't Love You" | 49 | 2 | — | — | ||
| "Back to Love" | — | — | — | 40 | ||
| 1983 | "Get Loose" | — | 61 | — | 45 | |
| "Action" | 75 | 16 | 13 | — | Face to Face | |
| 1984 | "Shake Down" | 107 | 12 | 34 | — | |
| "Teenager" | — | 28 | — | — | ||
| "Just for the Night" | 107 | 16 | 45 | — | So Romantic | |
| "I'm So Romantic" | — | — | — | 76 | ||
| 1985 | "Out of Control" | — | 54 | 14 | — | |
| "Give Me One Reason" | — | — | — | 93 | ||
| "Till Midnight" | — | 57 | — | — | ||
| "Give It Up" | — | — | — | — | Fright Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Your Personal Touch" | 86 | 9 | 5 | 37 | A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come) | |
| 1986 | "High Horse" | — | 19 | 12 | 55 | |
| "Slow Down" | — | 81 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Flirt" | — | 3 | — | — | Flirt |
| "Hold on to What You've Got" | — | 8 | 5 | 47 | ||
| "Kisses Don't Lie" | — | 17 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Day to Day" | — | 80 | — | — | Girl Next Door |
| 1992 | "Shame" (Hardcore Mix) (Altern 8 vs Evelyn King) | — | — | — | 74 | Non-album single |
| 2008 | "The Dance" (remix) | — | — | 12 | — | Open Book |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | ||||||
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "Biography". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Evelyn "Champagne" King US chart history". billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11. Cite error: The named reference "billboard" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "Evelyn "Champagne" King US chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11. Cite error: The named reference "allmusic" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Evelyn "Champagne" King US certification history". riaa.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b "Evelyn "Champagne" King UK chart history". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11. Cite error: The named reference "chartstats" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
External links
- Evelyn "Champagne" King official website
- Evelyn "Champagne King Music Videos
- Evelyn "Champagne" King at Allmusic
- Evelyn "Champagne" King discography at Discogs