Mouth to Mouth (Lipps Inc. album)
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Mouth to Mouth is the first album by Disco
act Lipps Inc
. It was released in 1979 on Casablanca Records. The album was arranged, produced and mostly written (track 4 was written by Sandy Atlas & Steven Greenberg) by Steven Greenberg himself, who played five instruments on the album: keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, and percussion. It contains the #1 hit "Funkytown
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Side one
Side two
Single
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
act Lipps Inc
Lipps Inc
Lipps Inc. was a studio band that achieved two significant hits, "Funkytown", in 1980 and "Designer Music", in 1981.The group was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Steven Greenberg, who wrote and produced all of the group's music, and who also played several musical instruments...
. It was released in 1979 on Casablanca Records. The album was arranged, produced and mostly written (track 4 was written by Sandy Atlas & Steven Greenberg) by Steven Greenberg himself, who played five instruments on the album: keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, and percussion. It contains the #1 hit "Funkytown
Funkytown
"Funkytown" is a 1980 disco hit song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany,...
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Track listing
- All Songs Written By Steven Greenberg, except where noted.
Side one
- "FunkytownFunkytown"Funkytown" is a 1980 disco hit song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany,...
" 7:50 - "All Night Dancing" 8:20
Side two
- "Rock It" 5:40
- "Power" 8:22 (Sandy Atlas, Steven Greenburg)
Personnel
- Cynthia Johnson: Vocals
- Dana Greenberg: Vocals
- Joyce Lepinsky: Vocals
- Steven Greenberg: Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Percussion
- Terry Grant: Bass
- Tim Riopelle, David Rivkin: Guitars
- Roger Dumas, Ivan Rafowitz: Keyboards, Synthesizers
- Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal: Horns
Production
- Arranged & Produced By Steven Greenberg
- Engineered & Mixed By David Rivkin; Assisted By Mike Severson
- Mastered By Chris Bellman
Charts
AlbumYear | Chart | Position |
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1980 | Norway's album chart | 21 |
Single
Year | Single | Chart | Position (Wks on top) |
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1980 | "Funkytown" | UK's single chart | 2 |
1980 | "Funkytown" | USA Billboard pop chart | 1 (4) |
1980 | "Funkytown" | Norway's single chart | 1 (2) |
External links
- "Mouth To Mouth" at allmusic: [ link]
- "Mouth To Mouth" at discogs: link