1992 studio album by Charles & Eddie
Duophonic is the debut album by American vocal duo Charles & Eddie , released in August 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".
Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A, writing, "By laying silky harmonies on top of gritty hip-hop beats, gospel organ fills, and languid guitars, Charles & Eddie’s Duophonic creates an R&B paradise."[ 4] Terry Staunton from NME felt it "turns out to be a most assured debut split fairly neatly between upbeat funk and well-crafted ballads that manage to avoid the usual sentimentality." He concluded, "It's a fine testament to two young men who are set to become one of the most important soul discoveries of the decade."[ 6]
Title Writer(s) 1. "House Is Not a Home" Eddie Chacon , J. Freed4:46 2. "NYC (Can You Believe This City?)" Chacon, Freed 5:45 3. "Would I Lie to You? " Mick Leeson, Peter Vale 4:38 4. "Hurt No More" Chacon, Freed 4:33 5. "I Understand" Charles Pettigrew 1:10 6. "Unconditional" Chacon, Andy Dean, Ben Wolff 4:40 7. "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" Seth Swirsky 4:45 8. "Father to Son" Chacon, Dean, Wolff 5:40 9. "December 2" Chacon 1:53 10. "Be a Little Easy on Me" Diane Warren 5:07 11. "Vowel Song" Chacon, Dean, Wolff 4:15 12. "Where Do We Go from Here?" Chacon 4:13 13. "Shine" (includes untitled hidden track starting from 5:50) Chacon, Freed, Rafael Hernandez 7:00
Charles Pettigrew – lead vocals (1-4, 6-8, 10-13), backing vocals (2-4, 6-8, 10-13), all vocals (5) Eddie Chacon – lead vocals (1-4, 6-8, 10-13), backing vocals (2-4, 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), guitars (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 – guitars (1, 2, 10) Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitars (2, 9) David Fiuczynski – guitars (3, 4, 6-8, 11, 12) Jeff Anderson – bass (1-4, 6-8, 10, 12) Lonnie Hillyer – wah bass (4), guitars (13), bass (13) Yossi Fine – bass (11) Gene Lake – drums (1-4, 6-8, 11, 12) Carla Azar – drums (10) Daniel Sadownick – percussion (1-4, 6, 8, 10-12) 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) 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 Chart (1993) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 17] 36 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 18] 73 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 19] 51 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 20] 40
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