Changing Faces
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Changing Faces is an American female R&B duo that was popular in the mid 1990s. The group consisted of members Cassandra Lucas (born in Spanish Harlem
, New York) and Charisse Rose (born in The Bronx
, New York).
at Hunter College
and Rose studying criminal justice
at John Jay
. Although both women were pursuing degrees, they hadn't given up on music and frequently performed as session musicians, singing demos, jingles, and background vocals. Within a few years, the two met again when they were hired as the touring supporting vocalists for R&B singer Sybil
.
during the day while recording demos at night with producer Dinky Bingham
. A local record producer heard the duo singing on the street and signed them to Big Beat Records, a subsidiary
of Atlantic
.
Changing Faces' first two singles --"Stroke You Up" and "Foolin' Around" -- were written and produced by R. Kelly
. The two singles reached the R&B Top Ten in late 1994, with "Stroke You Up" peaking at number three on the pop charts as well. Changing Faces' eponymous debut was released in 1994 and went gold on the strength of the two hits.
Changing Faces returned in 1997 with their second album, All Day All Night. Kelly produced "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.," the first single from the album and their biggest R&B hit to date, reaching number one on the R&B chart, and number eight pop. A track from the album, "All of My Days", also appeared on the soundtrack to Space Jam
. The group also participates in the soundtrack of the Eddie Murphy
movie Dr. Dolittle with the title "Do Little Things" feat Ivan Matias in 1998.
Their third release Visit Me, followed three years later. Visit Me includes the single "That Other Woman", which failed to make a major dent on both the pop and R&B charts. However, it did go to number five on the dance club play, becoming their only entry on that chart.
Spanish Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, is a section of Harlem in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Harlem is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City. It includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem, in which...
, New York) and Charisse Rose (born in The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, New York).
Biography
Lucas and Rose met each other while studying at New York's Music and Art High School. Following their high school graduation, the two went their separate ways, with Lucas studying sociologySociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
and Rose studying criminal justice
Criminal justice
Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...
at John Jay
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice and forensic focus in the United States. The college offers programs in Forensic Science and Forensic...
. Although both women were pursuing degrees, they hadn't given up on music and frequently performed as session musicians, singing demos, jingles, and background vocals. Within a few years, the two met again when they were hired as the touring supporting vocalists for R&B singer Sybil
Sybil Lynch
Sybil Lynch is an American R&B/pop singer, more popularly known as Sybil.-Career:Sybil has been recording since 1986 and is best known for her covers of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By," which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively...
.
Career
Lucas and Rose stayed with Sybil for two years before deciding to team together as Changing Faces. The pair returned to New York, where they worked at a dermatologist's office in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
during the day while recording demos at night with producer Dinky Bingham
Dinky Bingham
Dinky Bingham is an African-American singer, musician, songwriter, producer, and engineer....
. A local record producer heard the duo singing on the street and signed them to Big Beat Records, a subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
.
Changing Faces' first two singles --"Stroke You Up" and "Foolin' Around" -- were written and produced by R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
. The two singles reached the R&B Top Ten in late 1994, with "Stroke You Up" peaking at number three on the pop charts as well. Changing Faces' eponymous debut was released in 1994 and went gold on the strength of the two hits.
Changing Faces returned in 1997 with their second album, All Day All Night. Kelly produced "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.," the first single from the album and their biggest R&B hit to date, reaching number one on the R&B chart, and number eight pop. A track from the album, "All of My Days", also appeared on the soundtrack to Space Jam
Space Jam
Aside from Jordan, a number of NBA players and coaches appeared in the film. Larry Bird portrays a friend of Jordan who joins him for a game of golf. When the Monstars steal the NBA players' talent, they invade a game between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, causing the Knicks' Patrick...
. The group also participates in the soundtrack of the Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
movie Dr. Dolittle with the title "Do Little Things" feat Ivan Matias in 1998.
Their third release Visit Me, followed three years later. Visit Me includes the single "That Other Woman", which failed to make a major dent on both the pop and R&B charts. However, it did go to number five on the dance club play, becoming their only entry on that chart.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | US certifications |
Record label | ||
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1994 | Changing Faces | 25 | 1 | Gold | Big Beat | |
| 1997 | All Day, All Night All Day, All Night All Day, All Night is the second album released by American R&B duo Changing Faces in 1997. The album features the singles "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." and "All of My Days". The album was certified gold in 1997, selling 500,000 copies in the U.S alone.... |
21 | 6 | Gold | ||
| 2000 | Visit Me Visit Me Visit Me is the third album released by American R&B duo Changing Faces in 2000. The album features the singles "That Other Woman" and "Ladies Man".-Track listing:#"Visit Me" #"That Other Woman" #"Come Over" #"Ladies Man"... |
46 | 9 | — | Atlantic Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1994 | "Stroke You Up Stroke You Up "Stroke You Up" is a song by American R&B group Changing Faces which was recorded for their debut album Changing Faces . The song was released as the album's debut single in July 1994.-Track listings:12", 33 RPM, Vinyl... " |
3 | 2 | — | 43 | Changing Faces |
| "Foolin' Around Foolin' Around (Changing Faces song) "Foolin' Around" is a song by American R&B group Changing Faces which was recorded for their debut album Changing Faces . The song was released as the album's second single in November of 1994.-Track listings:12", Vinyl... " |
38 | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Keep It Right There Keep It Right There "Keep It Right There" is a song by American R&B group Changing Faces recorded for their self-titled debut album Changing Faces . The song was released as the third and final single for the album in March 1995.-Track listings:12", Vinyl... " |
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| "We Got It Goin' On" | — | 61 | — | — | White Man's Burden White Man's Burden (soundtrack) - Track listing :# Blues Traveler - "Regarding Steven" - 4:44# Hootie & the Blowfish - "Dream Baby" - 2:59# Changing Faces - "We Got It Goin' On" - 3:04... soundtrack |
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| 1996 | "I Got Somebody Else" | 123 | 49 | — | 42 | High School High soundtrack |
| "All of My Days" (featuring Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... ) |
65 | 38 | — | — | All Day, All Night All Day, All Night All Day, All Night is the second album released by American R&B duo Changing Faces in 1997. The album features the singles "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." and "All of My Days". The album was certified gold in 1997, selling 500,000 copies in the U.S alone.... |
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| 1997 | "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." is a song released by American R&B duo Changing Faces in 1997 from their second album All Day, All Night. The single hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart.... " |
8 | 1 | — | 10 | |
| 1998 | "Time After Time Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song) "Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks... " |
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| "Same Tempo" | — | — | — | 53 | The Players Club The Players Club (soundtrack) The Players Club: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1998 film, The Players Club. It was released on March 17, 1998 through A&M Records and consisted of hip hop and contemporary R&B... soundtrack |
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| 2000 | "That Other Woman" | 64 | 16 | 5 | — | Visit Me Visit Me Visit Me is the third album released by American R&B duo Changing Faces in 2000. The album features the singles "That Other Woman" and "Ladies Man".-Track listing:#"Visit Me" #"That Other Woman" #"Come Over" #"Ladies Man"... |
| "Ladies Man" | — | 67 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | ||||||
Featured singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1995 | "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" | Various Artists | 45 | 18 | Panther Panther (soundtrack) Panther is the soundtrack to the 1995 film, Panther. It was released on May 2, 1995 through Mercury Records and consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music, with production done by some of the genre's biggest names, including Dallas Austin and Teddy Riley... soundtrack |
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| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | |||||||