Mouth to Mouth (Lipps Inc. album)
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Mouth to Mouth | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Sound 80 Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 30:21 | |||
Label | Casablanca Records | |||
Producer | Steven Greenberg | |||
Lipps Inc. chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mouth to Mouth | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C [2] |
Mouth to Mouth is the debut album by American disco act Lipps Inc. with Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals.
The album was released in 1979 on Casablanca Records and contains the double platinum-selling 1980 chart-topping hit "Funkytown", which hit #1 in 28 different countries around the world. The album was arranged, produced and mostly written by Steven Greenberg, who also played multiple instruments on the album.
Track listing
- All songs written by Steven Greenberg, except where noted.
Side one
- "Funkytown" 7:50
- "All Night Dancing" 8:20
Side two
- "Rock It" 5:40
- "Power" 8:22 (Sandy Atlas, Steven Greenberg)
Personnel
- Cynthia Johnson: Lead Vocals, Background 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: Background Vocals
- Joyce Lapinsky: Background Vocals
- Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal, Bruce Allard: Horns
- Brian Mintz, Karl Nashan, Herman Straka, Bruce Allard, Bob Zelnick: Violins
Production
- Arranged & produced by Steven Greenberg
- Engineered & mixed by David Rivkin; assisted by Mike Severson
- Mastered by Chris Bellman
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 7 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 23 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 10 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] | 21 |
Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 100,000* |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[9] | Platinum | 20,000* |
United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 1,500,000[11] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Mouth to Mouth at AllMusic.
- ^ Consumer Guide Review
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "American album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "New Design". Billboard. 20 September 1980. p. 4.