I'll Keep a Light On

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I'll Keep a Light On
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Studio album by
Released1995
Recorded1995
Genre Funk, soul
Label Expansion Records
Producer Various
Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology
The Girl Next Door
(1989)
I'll Keep a Light On
(1995)
Open Book
(2007)

I'll Keep a Light On is the 11th studio album by singer Evelyn "Champagne" King. The album was released on Expansion Records. [1] It contains the single "I Think About You". Afterwards, King took a break from music until 2007's Open Book.

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Track listing

  1. "Fascinated" - 5:34
  2. "I Think About You" - 5:08
  3. "I'll Keep a Light On" - 5:45
  4. "It Doesn't Really Matter" - 4:23
  5. "When It Comes Down to It" - 4:19
  6. "Sweet Funky Thing" - 4:40
  7. "A Lover I Can Love" - 4:39
  8. "Star Child" - 4:57
  9. "Love Is Love (All Over the World)" - 4:20
  10. "It's Not That Kind Of Party" - 4:48
  11. "In It for Me" - 4:22
  12. "Hold Tight" - 4:26
  13. "Shame '95" - 6:24

Personnel

Singles

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References

  1. "allmusic.com" . Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. Jones, Bob (September 1995). "Evelyn "Champagne" King: I'll Keep A Light On" (PDF). Muzik . No. 4. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.