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Changing Faces' recording career was off to a pleasant, if less than spectacular, start with this self-titled debut album. The name Changing Faces alluded to changing trends in 1990s R&B, which was moving away from hard-driving, hard-edged new jack swing and toward a smoother, softer type of medium-tempo groove. In fact, pretty much everything on this CD (which was produced by R. Kelly, Heavy D, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, and Devante Swing, among others), 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. Not surprisingly, "Foolin' Around" and "Stroke You Up" (both written and produced by R. Kelly) became major hits -- Kelly was huge in 1995, and his Isley Brothers-meets-hip-hop approach was very much in-demand. Even though this slick debut isn't a gem, it let listeners know that Changing Faces had potential.
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Peter Mokran, Mixer, Engineer, Programmer - Lafayette Carthon, Piano - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - Rich Davis, Co-ordinator Production - R. Kelly, Producer, All Instruments - Martin Stebbing, Engineer, Programmer - Glenn Orenstein, Co-ordinator Production - Joshua Shapera, AssistantEngineer - Keith Henderson, Guitar - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer - Robert Kelly, Composer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
Peter Mokran, Mixer, Engineer, Programmer - Lafayette Carthon, Piano - Kelly, Composer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - Rich Davis, Co-ordinator Production - R. Kelly, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - Glenn Orenstein, Co-ordinator Production - Joshua Shapera, AssistantEngineer - Keith Henderson, Guitar - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - Stevo George, Engineer, Programmer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
jonnie most, MixingEngineer - Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay, Producer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - JIM CARUANA, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - Darin "Piano Man" Whittington for Untouchables Entertainment, Keyboards - K. KORNEGAY, Writer - Paul "PE" Elliott, Engineer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
jonnie most, MixingEngineer - Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay, Producer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - JIM CARUANA, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - Darin "Piano Man" Whittington for Untouchables Entertainment, Keyboards - K. KORNEGAY, Writer - Paul "PE" Elliott, RecordingEngineer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - Rich Davis, Co-ordinator Production - Mario Rodriguez, RecordingEngineer - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Glenn Orenstein, Co-ordinator Production - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Hall, RecordingEngineer - Gus Garcas, AssistantEngineer - John Schriver, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
Dave Hall, Writer - jonnie most, MixingEngineer - Dave "Jam" Hall, RecordingEngineer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - JIM CARUANA, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - Dave Hall for Untouchables Entertainment, Producer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
jonnie most, MixingEngineer - Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay, Producer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - K. KORNEGAY, Writer - Paul "PE" Elliott, RecordingEngineer - Darryl "88 Fingas" Young for Spoiled Rotten Entertainment, CoProducer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
jonnie most, Engineer - D. Whittington, Writer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - JIM CARUANA, AssistantEngineer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - Darrin "Piano Man" Whittington for Untouchables Entertainment, Producer, All Instruments - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
jonnie most, MixingEngineer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - JIM CARUANA, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - N. Hodge, Writer - Nevelle Hodge for Untouchables Entertainment, Producer - Russ Elevado, Engineer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
D. Meyers, Writer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - TONY MASERATI, Engineer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - Heavy D for Soul On Soul Inc., Producer - Pokee for Track Masterz, CoProducer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
jonnie most, MixingEngineer - Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay, Producer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - Rich Davis, Co-ordinator Production - Glenn Orenstein, Co-ordinator Production - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - K. KORNEGAY, Writer - Paul "PE" Elliott, RecordingEngineer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
Eric Codee, RecordingEngineer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - Rich Davis, Co-ordinator Production - Glenn Orenstein, Co-ordinator Production - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - C Lucas, Writer - C. Rose, Writer - CoDee for Top Ten Entertainment, Producer - D. Bingham, Writer - Dinky Bingham for Top Ten Entertainment, Producer - Donal Bray, AssistantEngineer - E. CoDee, Writer - Jeff Stevenson, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Changing Faces, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer - Dinky Bingham, Vocal Arranger, Assistant Mixing Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Eric Lynch, RecordingEngineer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
Peter Mokran, Mixer, Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Lafayette Carthon, All Instruments - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Tom Coyne, Masterer - Rich Davis, Co-ordinator Production - R. Kelly, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - Glenn Orenstein, Co-ordinator Production - Joshua Shapera, AssistantEngineer - Kenny Kornegay, ExecutiveProducer - Changing Faces, Vocals, MainArtist - Charnise Carter, ExecutiveProducer
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
Album review
Changing Faces' recording career was off to a pleasant, if less than spectacular, start with this self-titled debut album. The name Changing Faces alluded to changing trends in 1990s R&B, which was moving away from hard-driving, hard-edged new jack swing and toward a smoother, softer type of medium-tempo groove. In fact, pretty much everything on this CD (which was produced by R. Kelly, Heavy D, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, and Devante Swing, among others), 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. Not surprisingly, "Foolin' Around" and "Stroke You Up" (both written and produced by R. Kelly) became major hits -- Kelly was huge in 1995, and his Isley Brothers-meets-hip-hop approach was very much in-demand. Even though this slick debut isn't a gem, it let listeners know that Changing Faces had potential.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:06
- Main artists: Changing Faces
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Big Beat Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1994 Big Beat Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Big Beat Records Inc.
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