Evelyn King (singer) : biography
Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American R&B, disco and post-disco singer. Some of her best-known songs are "Shame", "Love Come Down," and "I’m in Love."
Career
King released her debut album, Smooth Talk, in 1977. The album included the song "Shame", which is her only top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. The song also reached #7 R&B and #8 on the dance chart. The record was eventually certified gold. Another single from that album, "I Don’t Know If It’s Right", peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 R&B. This would become her second certified gold single. In 1981, the single "I’m in Love" was released from the same-titled album. It reached #1 on the R&B singles chart and dance chart in August of that year. It also peaked at #40 on the pop charts.
In 1982, King released the album, Get Loose. It yielded a top twenty pop and #1 R&B hit with the single, "Love Come Down". The song also peaked at #1 on the dance charts and reached the UK Singles Chart top ten, peaking at #7 for three weeks. The follow-up, "Betcha She Don’t Love You," peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #49 on the pop chart. From the mid- to late 1980s, King would continue to chart on the R&B charts, placing eight singles in the R&B top twenty, with three making it to the top ten.
On September 20, 2004, King’s "Shame" became one of the first records to be inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York’s Spirit club.
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||
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1977 | Smooth Talk | 14 | 8 | 24 | — | — |
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1979 | Music Box | 35 | 12 | 45 | — | — |
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1980 | Call on Me | 124 | 58 | — | — | — | ||
1981 | I’m in Love | 28 | 6 | — | — | — |
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1982 | Get Loose | 27 | 1 | — | 45 | 35 |
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1983 | Face to Face | 91 | 24 | — | — | — | ||
1984 | So Romantic | 203 | 38 | — | — | — | ||
1985 | A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come) | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||
1988 | Flirt | 192 | 20 | — | — | — | EMI-Manhattan | |
1989 | The Girl Next Door | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995 | I’ll Keep a Light On | — | — | — | — | — | Expansion | |
2007 | Open Book | — | — | — | — | — | RNB Ent. | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |