1979 studio album by Lipps Inc.
Mouth to Mouth is the debut studio album by the American disco /funk group Lipps Inc. , released in November 1979 by Casablanca Records . It spawned the worldwide platinum hit "Funkytown ", which reached #1 in 28 countries. The album was mostly arranged, produced and written by Steven Greenberg , who also played multiple instruments on the album.
Track listing [ edit ] Side A
"Funkytown " - 7:50 "All Night Dancing" - 8:20 Side B
"Rock It " - 5:40 "Power" - 7:59 (Sandy Atlas, Steven Greenberg) Personnel [ edit ] Cynthia Johnson - lead vocals, backing vocals, saxophone Terry Grant - bass Tom Riopelle, David Rivkin - guitars Steven Greenberg - keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums, percussion, additional vocals Roger Dumas, Ivan Rafowitz - keyboards, synthesizers Dana Greenberg - backing vocals Joyce Lapinsky - backing vocals Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal, Bruce Allard - horns Brian Mintz, Karl Nashan, Herman Straka, Bruce Allard, Bob Zelnick - violins Production [ edit ] Arranged & produced by Steven Greenberg Recorded & mixed by David Rivkin; assisted by Mike Severson Mastered by Chris Bellman Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
Sales and certifications [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Mouth to Mouth at AllMusic . ^ Consumer Guide Review ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 . ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0208a" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 1 October 2022. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 3 April 2022. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013. ^ "Lipps Inc. Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 3 April 2022. ^ "Lipps Inc. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 3 April 2022. ^ "Top 100 Albums" . RPM . Vol. 34, no. 6. 20 December 1980. ISSN 0315-5994 . Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada . ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022 . ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022 . ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022 . ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth" . Music Canada . ^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums" . Infodisc.fr. Retrieved December 13, 2019 . (select "Lipps Inc." from drop-down list) ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981" . IFPI Hong Kong. ^ "Mexico Hot For Lipps, Vice Versa" (PDF) . Billboard . February 28, 1981. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2023 . ^ "American album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth" . Recording Industry Association of America . ^ "New Design" . Billboard. 20 September 1980. p. 4. External links [ edit ]