Evelyn Champagne King – Shame

Evelyn “Champagne” King (born July 1, 1960) is an American R&B, disco and post-disco singer. Some of her best-known songs are “Shame,” “Love Come Down,” and “I’m in Love.” Evelyn King was born in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her uncle had played the part of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess and her father sang back-up for groups at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. King was discovered while working with her mother at Philadelphia International Records as a cleaning woman. A producer, Theodore T Life, overheard her singing in a washroom and began coaching her. She was eventually signed to a production deal with Life’s Galaxy Productions and a recording contract with RCA Records. King released her debut album, Smooth Talk, in 1977. The album included the song “Shame”, which is her only top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. The song also reached #7 R&B and #8 on the dance chart. The record was eventually certified gold. Another single from that album, “I Don’t Know If It’s Right”, peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 R&B. This would become her second certified gold single. In 1981, the single “I’m in Love” was released from the same-titled album. It reached #1 on the R&B singles chart and dance chart in August of that year. It also peaked at #40 on the pop charts. In 1982, King released the album, Get Loose. It yielded a top twenty pop and #1 R&B hit with the single, “Love Come Down”. The song also peaked at #1 on the dance charts …

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