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Mouth to Mouth is the debut album by American disco act Lipps Inc. with Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals.

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Mouth to Mouth

Studio album by

Lipps Inc.

Released

November 1979

Recorded

1979

Studio

Sound 80 Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Genre

Disco

Length

29:30

Label

Casablanca

Producer

Steven Greenberg

Lipps Inc. chronology

Mouth to Mouth
(1979)

Pucker Up
(1980)

Singles from Mouth to Mouth

"Rock It"
Released: 1979
"Funkytown"
Released: March 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C [2]

The album was released in 1979 on Casablanca Records and contains the 1980 double platinum-selling hit "Funkytown", which hit #1 in 28 different countries. The album was arranged, produced and mostly written by Steven Greenberg, who also played multiple instruments on the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Steven Greenberg, except where noted.

Side A

"Funkytown" - 7:50
"All Night Dancing" - 8:20

Side B

"Rock It" - 5:40
"Power" - 7:59 (Sandy Atlas, Steven Greenberg)

Personnel

Cynthia Johnson - lead vocals, backing vocals, saxophone
Terry Grant - bass
Tom Riopelle, David Rivkin - guitars
Steven Greenberg - keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums, percussion, additional vocals
Roger Dumas, Ivan Rafowitz - keyboards, synthesizers
Dana Greenberg - backing vocals
Joyce Lapinsky - backing vocals
Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal, Bruce Allard - horns
Brian Mintz, Karl Nashan, Herman Straka, Bruce Allard, Bob Zelnick - violins

Production

Arranged & produced by Steven Greenberg
Engineered & mixed by David Rivkin; assisted by Mike Severson
Mastered by Chris Bellman

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3]	57
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	7
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5]	12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	10
US Billboard 200[10]	5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12]	63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	69
US Billboard 200[14]	58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15]	28

Sales and certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	Gold	50,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[17]	Gold	100,000^*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[18]	Platinum	20,000^*
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide	—	1,500,000[20]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Mouth to Mouth at AllMusic.
Consumer Guide Review
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Austriancharts.at – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0208a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
"Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
"Lipps Inc. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Lipps Inc. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Top 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 34, no. 6. 20 December 1980. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Canadian album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth". Music Canada.
"Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved December 13, 2019. (select "Lipps Inc." from drop-down list)
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981". IFPI Hong Kong.
"American album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth". Recording Industry Association of America.
"New Design". Billboard. 20 September 1980. p. 4.

External links

Mouth To Mouth at Discogs.com

v t e Lipps Inc.
Steven Greenberg Cynthia Johnson Melanie Rosales Margie Cox Tom Riopelle Terry Grant David Z
Studio albums	Mouth to Mouth (1979) Pucker Up (1980) Designer Music (1981)
Singles	"Rock It" "Funkytown" "How Long" "Addicted to the Night"

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Mouth to Mouth — дебютный студийный альбом американской группы Lipps Inc., выпущенный в 1979 году на лейбле Casablanca Records. Большинство песен на альбоме написал и спродюсировал Стивен Гринберг.

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