Face to Face (GQ album)

Face to Face

Studio album by

Released

October 1981

Genre

R&B, Disco

Length

41:10

Label

Arista

Producer

Jimmy Simpson, GQ

GQ chronology

Two
(1980)

Face to Face
(1981)

Singles from Face to Face

"Shake"/"Face to Face"
Released: May 1981
"Sad Girl""/"Shy Baby"
Released: January 1982

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Face to Face is the third and final album by American soul/disco group GQ, released in 1981 on the Arista label. It peaked at #18 on the R&B chart and #140 on the pop listing. Two singles, "Shake" and "Sad Girl", were released; the latter became the group's third to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #93.

Known as a four-piece band in their heyday, by the release of this album, GQ had been reduced to a trio, with the departure of drummer Paul Service. Service was not officially replaced on this release, and thus, only the remaining three members are featured on the cover. The drum work on the album was performed by session drummers Howard King and Chris Parker.^[2]

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Track listing

"Shake" (Barbara Norris/Richard Sorce) - 5:02
"You Put Some Love in My Life" (Gino Cunico/Harvey Scales/William Harralson) - 3:47
"Shy Baby" (Emanuel Rahiem LeBlanc/Herb Lane/Keith Crier) - 4:04
"Sad Girl" (Jay Wiggins/Lloyd Smith) - 3:05
"I Love (The Skin You're In)" (Kenny Nolan) - 4:47
"Boogie Shoogie Feelin'" (Nolan) - 5:28
"Dark Side of the Sun" (Nolan) - 5:04
"Face to Face" (LeBlanc/Lane/Crier) - 4:43
"You've Got the Floor" (LeBlanc/Lane/Crier) - 5:10

Credits

Produced by: Jimmy Simpson, GQ
Strings Arranged by: Josef Joubert (Track 1), Ray Chew (Tracks 2-3)
Horns and Strings Arranged by: Joubert (Tracks 6-7)
Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals: Emmanuel Rahiem LeBlanc
Bass, Backing Vocals: Keith Crier
Piano: Joubert
Electric Piano, Backing Vocals: Herb Lane
Synthesizer: Ed Walsh (Tracks 4-7, 9)
Drums: Chris Parker (Tracks 2-7), Howard King (Tracks 1, 8-9)
Percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Tracks 3-5), Ralph MacDonald (Tracks 1-2, 5, 7, 9)^[3]

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position	Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Black Albums	18	US Pop	140

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	"Shake"	US R&B	23
1982	"Sad Girl"	US Pop	93
1982	"Sad Girl"	US R&B	39

References

^ Face to Face at AllMusic
^ G.Q.- Face to Face album images @Discogs.com Retrieved 1-14-2012.
^ "GQ, Face to Face Credits". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

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Studio albums	Soul on Your Side Disco Nights Two Face to Face
Singles	"Zone" "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" "Make My Dreams a Reality" "I Do Love You" "Standing Ovation" "Sitting in the Park" "Someday (In Your Life)" "Shake" "Sad Girl" "Try Smurfin'" "You Are the One for Me"

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