Artist
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Evelyn "Champagne" King is a funk artist from Philadelphia formed in 1976. 20 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · Philadelphia · Best funk albums
- 20
- Releases
- 1977–2024
- Active years
- 1976
- Formed
Artist
Evelyn "Champagne" King is a funk artist from Philadelphia formed in 1976. 20 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · Philadelphia · Best funk albums
Most popular
Get Loose
1982 · 8 tracks
I'm in Love
1981
Smooth Talk
1977
Flirt
1988
The Girl Next Door
1989
A Long Time Coming
1985
Music Box
1979
Face to Face
2012
Let's Get Funky
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I'll Keep a Light On
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The Essential Evelyn "Champagne" King
2015
So Romantic
2014
Call on Me
2014
Legends
2005
Platinum & Gold Collection
2003
Greatest Hits
2001
Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King
1993
The Best Of
1990
The Best Of Evelyn "Champagne" King
1990
Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer. She went on to become one of the most popular R&B and disco singers of the late seventies and early eighties. Some of her best known songs include Shame", and the groundbreaking use of synthesizers on the songs: "I'm in Love" and "Love Come Down." Credit for the use of synthesizers must go to producer-singer-songwriter Kashif and his production team. Born in the Bronx and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, King was discovered while working as an office cleaner at "Philadelphia International Records." Of King's many R&B and pop hits, she is best known for the disco classic "Shame", which is her only Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 (#9 in 1978) (it also hit #8 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart). The record eventually became gold that same year, and she followed the single with another classic, 1979's "I Don't Know If It's Right" (which also went gold). Both "Shame" and "I Don't Know If It's Right" elevated her 1977 debut album Smooth Talk to gold status and success. King was just 16 years old when Smooth Talk was released. Music Box (#35 on the Billboard 200), released in 1979 and Call On Me (#124 on the B…
