Changing Faces (Changing Faces album)

Changing Faces is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B duo Changing Faces. It was released by Big Beat and Atlantic Records on August 23, 1994, in the United States. Changing Faces peaked at twenty-five on the US Billboard 200. By October 1994, it was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.

Changing Faces
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 1994
GenreR&B
Length59:04
Label
Producer
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

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic     [1]

Allmusic editor Alex Henderson called's Changing Faces's debut "a pleasant, if less than spectacular, start [...] In fact, pretty much everything on this CD favors a medium tempo – the New York duo doesn't inundate the listener with either ultra-slow ballads or fast, danceable material. Cassandra Lucas and Charisse Rose, collectively Changing Faces, are competent singers and while slow jams like "Thoughts of You," "Movin' On," and "Come Closer" are neither mind-blowing nor distinctive, they're likable enough [...] Even though this slick debut isn't a gem, it let listeners know that Changing Faces had potential."[1]

Chart performance

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The album peaked at twenty-five on the US Billboard 200 and topped the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2] Changing Faces was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 1994.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stroke You Up"R. KellyR. Kelly5:50
2."Foolin' Around"R. KellyR. Kelly4:27
3."Lovin' Ya Boy"
  • Kenny Kornegay
  • Cassandra Lucas
  • Charisse Rose
K-Smoove4:02
4."One of Those Things"
  • Kornegay
  • Lucas
  • Rose
K-Smoove3:59
5."Keep It Right There"DeVante SwingSwing4:00
6."Am I Wasting My Time"
Hall4:07
7."Feeling All This Love"
  • Kornegay
  • Lucas
  • Rose
  • K-Smoove
  • Daryl "88 Fingas" Young (co.)
3:47
8."Thoughts of You"
  • Darin Whittington
  • Lucas
  • Rose
D. Whittington5:35
9."Come Closer"
  • Nevelle Hodge
  • Lucas
  • Rose
Hodge5:16
10."Baby Your Love"
4:20
11."Movin' On"
  • Kornegay
  • Lucas
  • Rose
K-Smoove3:28
12."Good Thing"
  • Bingham
  • CoDee
5:33
13."All Is Not Gone"R. KellyR. Kelly4:40

Personnel

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Information taken from Allmusic.[4]

  • 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

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Changing Faces". Allmusic. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  3. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – August 04, 2010 : Search Results – Changing Faces". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  5. ^ "Changing Faces Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Changing Faces Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Changing Faces – Changing Faces". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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