Duophonic (album)

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Duophonic
Charles & Eddie - Duophonic.jpg
Studio album by
Charles & Eddie
ReleasedAugust 31, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
StudioSigma Sound Studios, Electric Lady Studios, RPM Studios, The Magic Shop and The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
GenreR&B
Length56:40
LabelCapitol
ProducerAndy Dean, Josh Deutsch, Ben Wolff
Charles & Eddie chronology
Duophonic
(1992) 		Chocolate Milk
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Duophonic is the debut album by American vocal duo Charles & Eddie, released in 1992. The album has influences of "classic Northern soul of the '60s and '70s",[1] and includes the worldwide smash hit "Would I Lie to You?" along with two further singles: "NYC (Can You Believe This City?)" and "House Is Not a Home".

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."House Is Not a Home"Eddie Chacon, J. Freed4:46
2."NYC (Can You Believe This City?)"Chacon, Freed5:45
3."Would I Lie to You?"Mick Leeson, Peter Vale4:38
4."Hurt No More"Chacon, Freed4:33
5."I Understand"Charles Pettigrew1:10
6."Unconditional"Chacon, Andy Dean, Ben Wolff4:40
7."Love Is a Beautiful Thing"Seth Swirsky4:45
8."Father to Son"Chacon, Dean, Wolff5:40
9."December 2"Chacon1:53
10."Be a Little Easy on Me"Diane Warren5:07
11."Vowel Song"Chacon, Dean, Wolff4:15
12."Where Do We Go from Here?"Chacon4:13
13."Shine" (includes untitled hidden track starting from 5:50)Chacon, Freed, Rafeal Hernandez7:00

Personnel[]

  • Charles Pettigrew – lead vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10-13), backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10-13), all vocals (5)
  • Eddie Chacon – lead vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10-13), backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 7, 10-13), all vocals (9), percussion (13)
  • Amp Fiddler – organ (1-4, 8, 12), acoustic piano (1, 3), Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 8), clavinet (2, 4, 12), Rhodes (2, 3, 5, 6)
  • Garry Hughes – strings (1, 3, 7, 8, 12), loops (2), programming (2, 3, 8, 11), sampling (5), keyboard programming (5), percussion (7), clavinet (8), Rhodes (8, 11), keyboards (11)
  • Josh Deutsch – loops (2), programming (2), guitar (12)
  • Ed Tuton – loops (2), programming (2)
  • Greg Smith – additional programming (3)
  • Paul Gordon – keyboards (10), organ (10)
  • Paul Griffin – organ (10, 13)
  • Chris Bruce – guitar (1, 2, 10)
  • Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar (2, 9)
  • David Fiuczynski – guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
  • Jeff Anderson – bass (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12)
  • Lonnie Hillyer – wah bass (4), bass (13), guitar (13)
  • Yossi Fine – bass (11)
  • Gene Lake – drums (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
  • Carla Azar – drums (10)
  • Daniel Sadownick – percussion (1-4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12)
  • Andy Snitzer – saxophone (5, 12)
  • Michael Davis – trombone (5, 12)
  • Kent Smith – trumpet (5, 12)
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals (2, 11)
  • Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (2, 3, 11)
  • Andrew Wyatt – backing vocals (2, 3, 11)
  • Barry Carl – backing vocals (3)

Production[]

  • Producer – Josh Deutsch
  • Additional Track Production on Tracks 6, 8 & 11 – Andy Dean and Ben Wolff
  • Production Assistance and Technician – Artie Smith
  • Engineers – Michael Christopher and Ed Tuton
  • Additional Engineer – Bradshaw Leigh
  • Assistant Engineers – Shannon Carr, Suzanne Dyer, Phil Klum and Joe Warda.
  • Mixing – Femi Jiya and Ed Tuton
  • Mixed at The Hit Factory, Electric Lady Studios and Sound On Sound Recording Studio (New York, NY).
  • Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Project Coordination – Janice Prendergast
  • Art Direction and Design – Icon (21)
  • Photography – Richard Lohr
  • Styling – Cathy Casterine
  • Management – Tony Smith and Patty Spinks at Hit & Run America.

Samples[]

Charts[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Charles & Eddie's 'N.Y.C.' sample of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth'". WhoSampled. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Charles & Eddie, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1993". austriancharts.at. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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  15. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993". hitparade.ch. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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