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Mouth to Mouth
Studio album by Lipps Inc.
Released	November 1, 1979
Studio	Sound 80
Genre	Disco funk
Length	29:49
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
Robert Christgau	C

Mouth to Mouth is the debut studio album by the American disco/funk group Lipps Inc., released in November 1979 by Casablanca Records. It spawned the worldwide platinum hit "Funkytown", which reached #1 in 28 countries. The album was mostly arranged, produced and 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

1. "Funkytown" - 7:50
2. "All Night Dancing" - 8:20

Side B

1. "Rock It" - 5:40
2. "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
• Recorded & mixed by David Rivkin; assisted by Mike Severson
• Mastered by Chris Bellman

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

1. Mouth to Mouth at AllMusic.
2. Consumer Guide Review
3. 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.
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6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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12. "Top 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 34, no. 6. 20 December 1980. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
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16. "Canadian album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth". Music Canada.
17. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved December 13, 2019. (select "Lipps Inc." from drop-down list)
18. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981". IFPI Hong Kong.
19. "Mexico Hot For Lipps, Vice Versa" (PDF). Billboard. February 28, 1981. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
20. "American album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth". Recording Industry Association of America.
21. "New Design". Billboard. 20 September 1980. p. 4.

External links

• Mouth To Mouth at Discogs.com

• 1979 debut albums
• Lipps Inc. albums
• Casablanca Records albums