Evelyn "Champagne" King*Smooth Talk

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Disco, Funk, Soul

Year:

Tracklist

Smooth Talk5:29
I Don't Know If It's Right4:17
Til I Come Off The Road2:38
Dancin', Dancin', Dancin'4:13
Shame4:36
Nobody Knows4:31
We're Going To A Party3:48
The Show Is Over5:40

Credits (34)

Notes

Initially released in 1977 when Evelyn was 17. The album was subsequently reissued twice in 1978 and early 1979, following the single releases of "Shame" and "I Don't Know if Its Right", in each case replacing the album versions with the 12" remix versions. There are three US LP cover variations; one with flowers framing front cover perimeter and encircling Evelyn, another without the flowers (same cover photograph), and a third issued in 1978 with an entirely different cover image. The album was Digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.

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    RCA Victor – PL 12466UK1977UK1977
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    RCA Victor – LPVS-1768Venezuela1977Venezuela1977
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    RCA Victor – PL 12466Italy1977Italy1977
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    RCA Victor – AFL1-2466USA & Canada1977USA & Canada1977
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    RCA – RVP-6319Japan1978Japan1978
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    RCA Victor – LPUS 146Uruguay1978Uruguay1978
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    RCA Victor – PL 12466Italy1978Italy1978
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    RCA Victor – MILS-4371Mexico1978Mexico1978
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    RCA Victor – 104.4121Brazil1978Brazil1978
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    Cover of Conversacion Suave, 1978, VinylConversacion Suave
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    RCA Victor – AVS-4651Argentina1978Argentina1978
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    RCA – APS1-2466Canada1978Canada1978
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    Cover of Smooth Talk, 1999-09-22, CDSmooth Talk
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    RCA – BVCM-35045, BMG – BVCM-35045, RCA – 74321-70137-2Japan1999Japan1999
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    Cover of Smooth Talk, 2010, CDSmooth Talk
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    Big Break Records – CDBBR 0015UK2010UK2010
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    Liming Record – LM-2903TaiwanTaiwan
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    RCA – 710.4121BrazilBrazil
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    Reviews

    • Yemsky's avatar
      Yemsky
      This album pretty much has Instant Funk as the backing band.
      • bertho's avatar
        bertho
        I disagree, the sound is alive and expands very well, engages and encourages. the compressed sound comes from 8 cd boxes, the sound of these is opaque with notes that disappear immediately and therefore does not involve much
        • TomFuzz's avatar
          TomFuzz
          I have a copy that I’m trying to distinguish between this version and the one mentioned in the notes section. Does the label on this copy have “Shame” listed as 4:36 like the other one or does it show the 6 minute length? That seems to be the only way to ID the two. Wish someone would have uploaded a picture of everything to begin with…
          • slimrecordbuyer80's avatar
            Whoever has this in there collection please sell it :-)
            • MusicBoxTW's avatar
              MusicBoxTW
              This is a feel-good album.

              I picked this LP up on a whim in a used bin and I was very surprised by how good it actually is. Yes, there is a disco flavor here but, aside from the obvious single ("Shame") it's more of a solid up-tempo R&B album with some fantastic horns. It would likely feel right at home on mid to late-70's Motown roster.

              Opening track "Smooth Talk" is a corker, though it feels like they maybe should have faded it out about 2 minutes sooner than they did. Other notable tracks include "I Don't Know If It's Right", and the very amusing (and dance-able) ""Til I Come Off The Road". The only slow track on the album is the album closer "The Show Is Over" which has a nice vibe to it, and the only dud (IMHO) is "Dancin', Dancin', Dancin'" which does feel like dated colour-by-numbers disco. Of course, the classic here is "Shame" which still makes you wanna shake your butt.

              I would rate the album 4.5 stars, but there's no option for a half star.... It really is a hidden gem and you should pick it up if you're into Northern Soul, Funky R&B, or even Disco. It got me up and dancing while cleaning the house and singing along even to songs I'd never heard before. Can't say better than that.
              • Edited 8 months ago
                Glad to see I wasn't mistaken. I remember there being multiple versions of this LP when I was a kid. So glad to see it really existed and someone has it, as proof.
                • Glad to see I wasn't mistaken. I remember there being multiple versions of this LP when I was a kid. So glad to see it really existed and someone has it, as proof. This is the one released after I bought the version with the extended mix of "Shame". As a kid, I wasn;t going to rebuy the LP for the new version of "I Don't Know If It's Right". Now I wish I had all the different versions of this LP.
                  • Glad to see I wasn't mistaken. I remember there being multiple versions of this LP when I was a kid. I'm so glad to see it really existed and someone has it, as proof.
                    • RobbieD's avatar
                      RobbieD
                      Edited 11 years ago
                      Nice to have the bonus tracks (especially the 12" mix of I Don't Know If It's Right) but this CD is mastered quite loud and suffers as a result.

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