Changing Faces (Changing Faces album)
Changing Faces is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B duo Changing Faces. It was released by Big Beat and Atlantic Records on August 23, 1994, in the United States. Changing Faces peaked at twenty-five on the US Billboard 200. By October 1994, it was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.
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Released | August 23, 1994 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 59:04 | |||
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Changing Faces chronology | ||||
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Singles from Changing Faces | ||||
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Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Allmusic editor Alex Henderson called's Changing Faces's debut "a pleasant, if less than spectacular, start [...] In fact, pretty much everything on this CD favors a medium tempo – the New York duo doesn't inundate the listener with either ultra-slow ballads or fast, danceable material. Cassandra Lucas and Charisse Rose, collectively Changing Faces, are competent singers and while slow jams like "Thoughts of You," "Movin' On," and "Come Closer" are neither mind-blowing nor distinctive, they're likable enough [...] Even though this slick debut isn't a gem, it let listeners know that Changing Faces had potential."[1]
Chart performance
The album peaked at twenty-five on the US Billboard 200 and topped the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2] Changing Faces was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 1994.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Stroke You Up" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 5:50 |
2. | "Foolin' Around" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 4:27 |
3. | "Lovin' Ya Boy" |
| K-Smoove | 4:02 |
4. | "One of Those Things" |
| K-Smoove | 3:59 |
5. | "Keep It Right There" | DeVante Swing | Swing | 4:00 |
6. | "Am I Wasting My Time" |
| Hall | 4:07 |
7. | "Feeling All This Love" |
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| 3:47 |
8. | "Thoughts of You" |
| D. Whittington | 5:35 |
9. | "Come Closer" |
| Hodge | 5:16 |
10. | "Baby Your Love" |
| 4:20 | |
11. | "Movin' On" |
| K-Smoove | 3:28 |
12. | "Good Thing" |
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| 5:33 |
13. | "All Is Not Gone" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 4:40 |
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[4]
- assistant engineering – Jim Caruana, Gus Garcas, John Schriver, Joshua Shapera
- engineering – Dinky Bingham, Eric Codee, Russell Elevado, Paul Elliott, Steve George, Brian Hall, Dave Hall, Eric Lynch, Peter Mokran, Mario Rodriguez, Martin Stebbing, Jeff Stevenson
- executive production – Charnise Carter, Craig Kallman, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay
- guitar – Keith Henderson
- keyboards – Darin Whittington
- mastering – Tom Coyne
- mixing – Tony Maserati, Peter Mokran, Jonnie Most, Jeff Stevenson
- mixing assistant – Dinky Bingham
- photography – Lisa Peardon
- piano – Lafayette Carthon, Jr.
- production – Dinky Bingham, Eric Codee, DeVante Swing, Dave Hall, Heavy D & the Boyz, Nevelle Hodge, R. Kelly, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, Peter Mokran, Martin Stebbing, Darin Whittington, Darryl Young
- programming – Peter Mokran, Martin Stebbing
- vocals – Changing Faces
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Changing Faces". Allmusic. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – August 04, 2010 : Search Results – Changing Faces". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- "Changing Faces Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "Changing Faces Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Changing Faces – Changing Faces". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2020.