Changing Faces (Changing Faces album)

Changing Faces is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B duo Changing Faces. It was released by Big Beat and Atlantic Records on August 23, 1994 in the United States. Changing Faces peaked at twenty-five on the US Billboard 200. By October 1994, it was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.

Changing Faces
Studio album by Changing Faces
Released	August 23, 1994
Genre	R&B
Length	59:04
Label	Big Beat Atlantic
Producer	Charnise Carter (exec.) Craig Kallman (exec.) Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay (also exec.) Dinky Bingham Eric Codee DeVante Swing Dave Hall Heavy D Nevelle Hodge R. Kelly Poke Darin Whittington Darryl Young
Changing Faces chronology
Changing Faces (1994) All Day, All Night (1997)
Singles from Changing Faces
"Stroke You Up" Released: July 14, 1994 "Foolin' Around" Released: November 29, 1994 "Keep It Right There" Released: March 14, 1995

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Allmusic editor Alex Henderson called's Changing Faces's debut "a pleasant, if less than spectacular, start [...] In fact, pretty much everything on this CD 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 [...] Even though this slick debut isn't a gem, it let listeners know that Changing Faces had potential."[1]

Chart performance

The album peaked at twenty-five on the US Billboard 200 and topped the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2] Changing Faces was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 1994.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stroke You Up"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	5:50
2.	"Foolin' Around"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:27
3.	"Lovin' Ya Boy"	Kenny Kornegay Cassandra Lucas Charisse Rose	K-Smoove	4:02
4.	"One of Those Things"	Kornegay Lucas Rose	K-Smoove	3:59
5.	"Keep It Right There"	DeVante Swing	Swing	4:00
6.	"Am I Wasting My Time"	Dave Hall Lucas Rose	Hall	4:07
7.	"Feeling All This Love"	Kornegay Lucas Rose	K-Smoove Daryl "88 Fingas" Young (co.)	3:47
8.	"Thoughts of You"	Darin Whittington Lucas Rose	D. Whittington	5:35
9.	"Come Closer"	Nevelle Hodge Lucas Rose	Hodge	5:16
10.	"Baby Your Love"	Dwight Myers Lucas Rose	Heavy D Poke	4:20
11.	"Movin' On"	Kornegay Lucas Rose	K-Smoove	3:28
12.	"Good Thing"	Dinky Bingham Eric Cody Lucas Rose	Bingham CoDee	5:33
13.	"All Is Not Gone"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:40

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[4]

• assistant engineering – Jim Caruana, Gus Garcas, John Schriver, Joshua Shapera
• engineering – Dinky Bingham, Eric Codee, Russell Elevado, Paul Elliott, Steve George, Brian Hall, Dave Hall, Eric Lynch, Peter Mokran, Mario Rodriguez, Martin Stebbing, Jeff Stevenson
• executive production – Charnise Carter, Craig Kallman, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay
• guitar – Keith Henderson
• keyboards – Darin Whittington
• mastering – Tom Coyne
• mixing – Tony Maserati, Peter Mokran, Jonnie Most, Jeff Stevenson
• mixing assistant – Dinky Bingham
• photography – Lisa Peardon
• piano – Lafayette Carthon, Jr.
• production – Dinky Bingham, Eric Codee, DeVante Swing, Dave Hall, Heavy D & the Boyz, Nevelle Hodge, R. Kelly, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, Peter Mokran, Martin Stebbing, Darin Whittington, Darryl Young
• programming – Peter Mokran, Martin Stebbing
• vocals – Changing Faces

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position scope="row" US Billboard 200[5] 25 scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 63

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)

References

1. "Changing Faces". Allmusic. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
2. "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
3. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – August 04, 2010 : Search Results – Changing Faces". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
4. "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
5. "Changing Faces Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
6. "Changing Faces Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
7. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
8. "American album certifications – Changing Faces – Changing Faces". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Changing Faces at AllMusic