Changing Faces (Changing Faces album)

Changing Faces is the self-titled debut studio album from American R&B duo Changing Faces, released in 1994 on Atlantic Records.

Changing Faces
Studio album by
Changing Faces
ReleasedAugust 23, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
GenreR&B
Length59:04
LabelBig Beat/Atlantic
ProducerCharnise Carter (exec.), Craig Kallman (exec.), Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay (exec.), Dinky Bingham, Eric Codee, DeVante Swing, Dave Hall, Heavy D & the Boyz, Nevelle Hodge, R. Kelly, Peter Mokran, Martin Stebbing, Darin Whittington, Darryl Young
Changing Faces chronology
Changing Faces
(1994)		 All Day, All Night
(1997)
Singles from Changing Faces
  1. "Stroke You Up"
    Released: July 14, 1994
  2. "Foolin' Around"
    Released: November 29, 1994
  3. "Keep It Right There"
    Released: March 14, 1995

The album peaked at twenty-five on the Billboard 200 chart. By October 1994, it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

The album peaked at twenty-five on the U.S. Billboard 200 and topped the R&B Albums chart.[1] The album was certified gold by October 1994.[2]

Alex Henderson of Allmusic considered the album's songs to be likable though undistinctive, still believing however that the group's debut "let listeners know that Changing Faces had potential."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Stroke You Up"R. Kelly5:50
2."Foolin' Around"Kelly4:27
3."Lovin' Ya Boy"Kornegay, Lucas, Rose4:02
4."One of Those Things"Kornegay, Lucas, Rose3:59
5."Keep It Right There"Swing4:00
6."Am I Wasting My Time"Hall, Lucas, Rose4:07
7."Feeling All This Love"Kornegay, Lucas, Rose3:47
8."Thoughts of You"Lucas, Rose, Whittington5:35
9."Come Closer"Hodge, Lucas, Rose5:16
10."Baby Your Love"Lucas, Myers, Rose4:20
11."Movin' On"Kornegay, Lucas, Rose3:28
12."Good Thing"Bingham, Codee, Lucas, Rose5:33
13."All Is Not Gone"Kelly4:40

Chart history

Album
Chart (1994)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 25
U.S. R&B Albums 1

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions[4]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1994 "Stroke You Up" 3 9 2 2
"Foolin' Around" 38 24 9 23
1995 "Keep It Right There" — — 49 —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[5]

  • 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

See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)

Notes
  1. "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  2. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – August 04, 2010 : Search Results – Changing Faces". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  3. "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  4. "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  5. "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
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