How 'Bout Us

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How 'Bout Us
Champaign - How Bout Us album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
Studio Universal Recording Studio (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre R&B
Length35:31
Label Columbia
Producer Leo Graham [1]
Champaign chronology
How 'Bout Us
(1981)
Modern Heart
(1983)
Singles from How 'Bout Us
  1. "How 'Bout Us"
    Released: February 14, 1981
  2. "I'm on Fire"/"Spinnin'"
    Released: 1981
  3. "Can You Find the Time?"/"Whiplash"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
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How 'Bout Us is the debut studio album by American rhythm and blues group Champaign, released in 1981 via Columbia Records. [1] The album peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200; [2] and its single of the same name peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can You Find the Time?"
  • Gary Mackey
  • Danny McLane
4:05
2."Party People"
5:02
3."Whiplash"Michael Day3:37
4."I'm on Fire"
  • Barry Ruff
  • Gene Avaro
  • Renee Ruff
4:19
5."How 'Bout Us"Dana Walden4:35
6."Spinnin'"
3:16
7."Dancin' Together Again" Richard Reicheg 3:15
8."Lighten Up"
  • Pauli Carman
  • Michael Day
3:17
9."If One More Morning"Dana Walden4:05
Total length:35:31

Personnel

Champaign

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] 83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 30
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 38
US Billboard 200 [2] 53

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 24

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ruhlmann, William. How 'Bout Us - Champaign | Songs, Reviews, Credits at AllMusic . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Champaign, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. "Champaign - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Champaign – How 'Bout Us" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  6. "Charts.nz – Champaign – How 'Bout Us". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  7. "Champaign | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  8. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1981". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 15, 2021.