Changing Faces

by Changing Faces

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/1994
Label:	Big Beat Records
UPC:	0075679236920
Rank:	89721

Tracks

1. Stroke You Up
2. Foolin' Around
3. Lovin' Ya Boy
4. One of Those Things
5. Keep It Right There
6. Am I Wasting My Time
7. Feeling All This Love
8. Thoughts of You
9. Come Closer
10. Baby Your Love
11. Movin' On
12. Good Thing
13. All Is Not Gone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Changing Faces   Primary Artist,Vocals
R. Kelly   Guest Artist
Keith Henderson   Guitar
Lafayette Carthon   Piano
Darin Whittington   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Russell Elevado   Engineer
DeVante Swing   Composer,Producer
R. Kelly   Composer,Producer
Nevelle Hodge   Composer,Producer
Martin Stebbing   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Craig Kallman   Executive Producer
Heavy D   Producer
Darin Whittington   Composer,Producer
Dinky Bingham   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Assistant
Peter Mokran   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Jim Caruana   Assistant Engineer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Eric Codee   Composer,Engineer,Producer
C. Rose   Composer
Jonnie Most   Mixing
Gus Garcas   Assistant Engineer
John Schriver   Assistant Engineer
Mario Rodriguez   Engineer
Darryl Young   Producer
Eric Lynch   Engineer
Jeff Stevenson   Mixing,Engineer
Lisa Peardon   Photography
Brian Hall   Engineer
Joshua Shapera   Assistant Engineer
Charnise Carter   Executive Producer
Dave "Jam" Hall   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Charisse Rose   Composer
Cassandra Lucas   Composer
Paul Elliott   Engineer
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Steve George   Engineer