Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King

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Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 1993 (1993-03-23)
Recorded1977–1993
Genre
Length65:22
Label RCA
Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology
The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King
(1990)
Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King
(1993)
Let's Get Funky
(1997)

Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King is a greatest hits album by Evelyn "Champagne" King. It includes the songs "Shame", "I Don't Know If It's Right", "Love Come Down" and "I'm in Love."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Shame" 6:31
  2. "I Don't Know If It's Right" 3:45
  3. "Music Box" 3:22
  4. "I'm in Love" 5:01
  5. "Don't Hide Our Love" 4:10
  6. "Love Come Down" 6:04
  7. "Betcha She Don't Love You" 3:57

Side two

  1. "Get Loose" 4:05
  2. "Action" 3:25
  3. "Shake Down" 3:52
  4. "Teenager" 3:57
  5. "Just for the Night" 4:44
  6. "Give Me One Reason" 3:56
  7. "High Horse" 4:00
  8. "Your Personal Touch" 3:58

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