Evelyn "Champagne" King

Evelyn "Champagne" King (born June 29, 1960, in the Bronx, New York), is an American R&B and disco singer. Born in the Bronx and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, King was originally discovered while working as a cleaning woman in a recording studio. She went on to become one of the most popular R&B and disco singers of the late seventies and early eighties, recording classics such as "Shame" and the groundbreakers "I'm In Love" and "Love Come Down." Image File history File links Evelynchampagne. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... NY redirects here. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Discothèque redirects here. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

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 Magazine 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 classic status and success. King was just 16 years old when Smooth Talk was released. This article is becoming very long. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Music Box(#30 on the Billboard 200), released in 1979 and Call On Me(#12 on the Billboard 200), released in 1980 were a pair of follow-up disco-R&B albums to Smooth Talk, that featured danceable tracks and soul ballads. However, her follow-up albums did not mask the same amount of success as her debut album, simply due to popular music's sudden transition from the disco craze of the late-1970s to the 1980s-dance music scene. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

King hit #1 on the dance chart in 1981 with "I'm In Love" and then topped that chart again in 1982 with "Love Come Down". "I'm In Love" and "Love Come Down" were also her first pair of #1 Billboard R&B Hits. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 20, 2004 King's anthem record "Shame" became among the first records to be inducted into the newly formed Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York's Spirit club. The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2004 by music industry veteran Daniel Glass to honor the creators and innovators of dance music. ...

The single "Shame" has been covered by artists such as Kim Wilde and Zhane. "Love Come Down" was covered by Sweetbox that featured the Evelyn herself. Dance artists such as Alison Limerick and Eve Gallagher also covered "Love Come Down", and Ruff Driverz with "Shame". Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English pop singer, professional gardener, and pop cultural figure. ... Zhané was an American R&B/hip hop soul group, best known for their 1993 hit Hey, Mr. ... Alison Limerick (born c. ...

The single "Shame" was featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and can be heard on the radio station Fever 105. A part of the instrumental background was also played as lead-ins to the half-hour and hour commercial/local news breaks on Bill O'Reilly's Radio Factor show. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (released in October 2002) is the fourth video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto series. ... Fever 105 is a radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. ...

Singles

*-#1 R&B for one week **-#1 R&B for five weeks ***-#2 R&B for three weeks 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Altern-8 is an early 1990s rave group. ... Media:rofl. ...

Albums

US Chart Positions (Courtesy of evelynchampagneking.com)

• Smooth Talk #10 (1977)
• Music Box #30 (1979)
• Call On Me #12 (1980)
• I'm In Love #7 (1981)
• Get Loose #5 (1982)
• Face to Face-- (1983)
• So Romantic-- (1984)
• A Long Time Coming (A Change is Gonna Come)-- (1985)
• Flirt-- (1988)
• Girl Next Door-- (1989)

For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• Official website