Get Loose (album)

Get Loose is the fifth studio album from American singer Evelyn King, released by RCA Records in August 1982. It was produced by Morrie Brown, Kashif and Paul Lawrence Jones III.

Get Loose
Studio album by
Evelyn King
ReleasedAugust 11, 1982
Recorded1981–1982
GenreR&B, post-disco, funk[1]
Length64:22
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerMorrie Brown, Kashif, Paul Lawrence Jones III
Evelyn King chronology
I'm in Love
(1981)		 Get Loose
(1982)		 Face to Face
(1983)
Singles from Get Loose
  1. "Love Come Down"
    Released: July 1982
  2. "Betcha She Don't Love You"
    Released: August 1982
  3. "Back to Love"
    Released: November 1982
  4. "Get Loose"
    Released: January 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB- [2]
BBC(positive) [3]
Stereo Review(negative) [4]

History

The album peaked at number-one on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #27 on the Billboard 200. It produced the hit singles "Love Come Down", "Betcha She Don't Love You", "Back to Love", and "Get Loose". The album was certified gold by the RIAA. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records and Sony Music Legacy.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Come Down"Kashif6:08
2."I Can't Stand It"Paul Lawrence Jones III4:05
3."Betcha She Don't Love You"Kashif5:05
4."Get Loose"Paul Lawrence Jones III4:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Back to Love"Kashif5:17
6."Stop That"Paul Lawrence Jones III6:37
7."Get Up off Your Love"Paul Lawrence Jones III, Arthur "Sonny" Moore4:38
8."I'm Just Warmin' Up"Barbara Wyrick4:36
2010 remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Love Come Down" (12" Version)6:15
10."Get Loose" (U.S. 12" Vocal Mix)5:33
11."Betcha She Don't Love You" (U.S. 12" Instrumental Mix)6:19
12."Love Come Down" (12" Instrumental Mix)5:52

Reception

Phyl Garland of Stereo Review complimented the sound quality, calling it "good" but was disenchanted with the album's content and felt its success was "[an] indication of the pitifully limited taste of youngsters addicted to junk music. The heavy beat, underscoring such lyrics as 'Ooh, you make my love come down,' is supposed to incite a desire to dance, but this treatment is about as exciting as an unwashed sock. Both the tunes and lyrics (if you can call them that) sound as if they were written by a computer programmed to churn out mindless cliches. She is good enough to make me almost like the better items here, Betcha She Don't Love You, Stop That, I'm Just Warmin' Up. Otherwise listening to this album is like being trapped inside one of those portable noise machines that culturally stunted kids tote through the streets. Performance: too programmed, recording: Good."[4]

Chart performance
Chart (1982) Peak
[5]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 27
U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[5]		 US
R&B
[5]		 US
Dance
[5]
1982 "Love Come Down" 17 1 1
"Betcha She Don't Love You" 49 2 —
1983 "Get Loose" — 61 —

See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1982 (U.S.)

References
  1. Kantor, Justin. Get Loose > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Get Loose > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  3. Easlea, Daryl. "Get Loose > review". BBC. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  4. G., P. (1983). "Reviews". Stereo Review. CBS Magazines. 48: 176.
  5. "US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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