Get Loose is the fifth studio album from American singer Evelyn King, released by RCA Records in August 1982. It was produced by Morrie Brown with Kashif and Paul Lawrence Jones III as assistant producers.
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| Released | August 11, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Genre | R&B, post-disco | |||
| Length | 40:35 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Morrie Brown | |||
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| Singles from Get Loose | ||||
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History
editThe album peaked at number-one on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #27 on the Billboard 200. It produced the hit singles "Love Come Down", "Betcha She Don't Love You", "Back to Love", and "Get Loose". The album was certified gold by the RIAA. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records and Sony Music Legacy.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| BBC | (positive)[3] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[4] |
Phyl Garland of Stereo Review complimented the sound quality, calling it "good" but was disenchanted with the album's content and felt its success was "[an] indication of the pitifully limited taste of youngsters addicted to junk music. The heavy beat, underscoring such lyrics as 'Ooh, you make my love come down,' is supposed to incite a desire to dance, but this treatment is about as exciting as an unwashed sock. Both the tunes and lyrics (if you can call them that) sound as if they were written by a computer programmed to churn out mindless cliches. She is good enough to make me almost like the better items here, Betcha She Don't Love You, Stop That, I'm Just Warmin' Up. Otherwise listening to this album is like being trapped inside one of those portable noise machines that culturally stunted kids tote through the streets. Performance: too programmed, recording: Good."[5]
In The Boston Phoenix, Mike Freedberg said that "Get Loose is King’s most assured album, because she sustains a teased, tweety soprano that fends off rather than swings the rhythm, that spurns vibrato and sophistication. This is not to say that she sings plain emotions plainly. Her audience wouldn’t stand for that — it demands that she hide her emotions, adeptly, behind some sort of cool. Her cool’s a voice mask, and what a mask."[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Come Down" | Kashif | 6:08 |
| 2. | "I Can't Stand It" | Paul Lawrence Jones III | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Betcha She Don't Love You" | Kashif | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Get Loose" | Paul Lawrence Jones III | 4:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Back to Love" | Kashif | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Stop That" | Paul Lawrence Jones III | 6:37 |
| 7. | "Get Up off Your Love" | Paul Lawrence Jones III, Arthur "Sonny" Moore | 4:38 |
| 8. | "I'm Just Warmin' Up" | Barbara Wyrick | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Love Come Down" (12" Version) | 6:15 |
| 10. | "Get Loose" (U.S. 12" Vocal Mix) | 5:33 |
| 11. | "Betcha She Don't Love You" (U.S. 12" Instrumental Mix) | 6:19 |
| 12. | "Love Come Down" (12" Instrumental Mix) | 5:52 |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak [7] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs | 1 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US R&B [7] |
US Dance [7] | ||
| 1982 | "Love Come Down" | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| "Betcha She Don't Love You" | 49 | 2 | — | |
| 1983 | "Get Loose" | — | 61 | — |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kantor, Justin. Get Loose > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Get Loose > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl. "Get Loose > review". BBC. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ Nelson, Ivy (24 November 2024). "Evelyn "Champagne" King: Get Loose Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ G., P. (1983). "Reviews". Stereo Review. 48. CBS Magazines: 176.
- ^ Freedberg, Mike (1982-11-02). "Princess of strut: Evelyn King works with you". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.