So Romantic

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So Romantic
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ReleasedOctober 16, 1984
Recorded1984
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Label RCA Victor
Producer Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Hawk, Jimmy Douglass, The System
Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology
Face to Face
(1983)
So Romantic
(1984)
A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come)
(1985)

So Romantic is the seventh studio album by American singer Evelyn "Champagne" King, released on October 16, 1984, by RCA Records. It was produced by Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Hawk, Jimmy Douglass, and the System.

Contents

The album peaked at No. 38 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It featured the hit singles "Just for the Night", "I'm So Romantic", "Out of Control", "Give Me One Reason", and "Till Midnight". The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2014 by Funky Town Grooves Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Justin Kantor wrote of the album, "the overall sound is very solid with an adept mixture of live instrumentation and synthesizers. With King's bold vocals atop them, the songs on So Romantic make it one of her strongest '80s albums." [1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Show Me (Don't Tell Me)" Glen Ballard, Clif Magness 4:42
2."Heartbreaker" Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken 5:00
3."Till Midnight"Keithen Carter, Bruce Gaitsch 5:01
4."Just for the Night"Keithen Carter, Pat Leonard, Bruce Gaitsch4:45
5."Give Me One Reason"Glen Ballard, Clif Magness3:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Out of Control" Jimmy Douglass, Eugene Jackson5:30
7."Talking in My Sleep"Evelyn "Champagne" King, Clarence Robert Brice4:59
8."I'm So Romantic" Mic Murphy, David Frank 5:16
9."So in Love"Mic Murphy, David Frank4:08
2014 Remastered Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Till Midnight" (12 inch Remixed Version)5:21
11."Till Midnight" (Dub Version)6:31
12."Till Midnight" (Acapella)0:55
13."Out of Control" (12 inch Remixed Version)5:49
14."Out of Control" (Vocal Dub Version)6:39
15."Just for the Night" (7 inch Version)3:34
16."Just for the Night" (TV Instrumental)4:44

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 203
U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs 38
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
[2]
US
R&B

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US
Dance

[2]
1984"Just for the Night"1071645
1985"Out of Control"5414
"Till Midnight"57

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References

  1. 1 2 Kantor, Justin. "So Romantic – Evelyn "Champagne" King". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard . Retrieved 2009-08-11.