Album: Mouth to Mouth by Lipps, Inc. (1979)
Genre: Disco | Style: Urban/R&B | Mood: Happy
Record Label: Casablanca Records
Format: Album

Description: Mouth to Mouth is the first album by Disco act Lipps Inc. It was released in 1980 on Casablanca Records. The album was arranged, produced and mostly written (track 4 was written by Sandy Atlas & Steven Greenberg) by Steven Greenberg himself, who played five instruments on the album: keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, and percussion. It contains the #1 hit "Funkytown."

Personnel:
    Cynthia Johnson: Vocals
    Dana Greenberg: Vocals
    Joyce Lepinsky: Vocals
    Steven Greenberg: Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Percussion
    Terry Grant: Bass
    Tim Riopelle, David Rivkin: Guitars
    Roger Dumas, Ivan Rafowitz: Keyboards, Synthesizers
    Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal: Horns

Production:
    Arranged & Produced By Steven Greenberg
    Engineered & Mixed By David Rivkin; Assisted By Mike Severson
    Mastered By Chris Bellman


Artist Background: Lipps Inc. (pronounced like "lip sync") was a studio band that achieved two significant hits, "Funkytown", in 1980 and "Designer Music", in 1981. The group was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Steven Greenberg, who wrote and produced all of the group's music, and who also played several musical instruments. The lead singer and saxophonist was Cynthia Johnson, and the rest of the group consisted of a changing group of session musicians, including guitarist David Rivkin. Lipps Inc. released ... Part of the Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Disco movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Music Scene: Part of the Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Disco movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Disco, Urban/R&B, Happy, 1970s, Album, Casablanca Records

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Mouth to Mouth is the first album by Disco act Lipps Inc. It was released in 1980 on Casablanca Records. The album was arranged, produced and mostly written (track 4 was written by Sandy Atlas & Steven Greenberg) by Steven Greenberg himself, who played five instruments on the album: keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, and percussion. It contains the #1 hit "Funkytown."

Personnel:
    Cynthia Johnson: Vocals
    Dana Greenberg: Vocals
    Joyce Lepinsky: Vocals
    Steven Greenberg: Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Percussion
    Terry Grant: Bass
    Tim Riopelle, David Rivkin: Guitars
    Roger Dumas, Ivan Rafowitz: Keyboards, Synthesizers
    Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal: Horns

Production:
    Arranged & Produced By Steven Greenberg
    Engineered & Mixed By David Rivkin; Assisted By Mike Severson
    Mastered By Chris Bellman


Mouth to Mouth

Lipps, Inc.

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