Lipps Inc.

Lipps Inc.
Place of origin	Minneapolis
Genres	disco

Lipps Inc.
Background information
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Disco funk The group originally consisted of lead vocalist Cynthia Johnson and a changing line-up of session musicians including guitarist David Rivkin, guitarist Tom Riopelle and bassist Terry Grant. Steven Greenberg, the creator of the act, wrote and produced most of the group's music. History Lipps Inc. started as a project of Steven Greenberg, at the time a wedding DJ who wanted to try his hand at writing disco songs. He had intended to use the name Lip Sync, but it was already in use by another group, so instead he chose the homophone Lipps, Inc. Greenberg was the sole member of the group until he met Cynthia Johnson while auditioning singers for his song "Rock It". Johnson subsequently joined the project and Lipps Inc. became a duo. Lipps Inc.'s first release was a 1979 single, "Rock It", on Greenberg's own Flight imprint. The act released its debut album Mouth to Mouth in late 1979. The second single from this album, "Funkytown", spent four weeks at #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in the United States. The 7" single sold over two million copies within a few months and was awarded a platinum record within the year of its release. It reached #2 in the United Kingdom ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|AUT ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|CAN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NOR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWE |- | scope="row"|Mouth to Mouth | 1979 |align=center|5 |align=center|5 |align=center|57 |align=center|7 |align=center|12 |align=center|11 |align=center|23 |align=center|21 |align=center|10 |- | scope="row"|Pucker Up | 1980 |align=center|63 |align=center|37 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|40 |align=center|46 |- | scope="row"|Designer Music |1981 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- | scope="row"|4 |1983 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- | colspan="15" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |} Compilation albums Title Album details Funkyworld: The Best of Lipps, Inc. Released: 1992 Label: Island Records Funkytown Released: 2003 Label: Universal Music Enterprises Singles List of singles with year of release and chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications US ITA NLD "Rock It" 1979 64 20 85 — — — — — — — — "Funkytown" 1980 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 BPI: Silver "Designer Music" — 11 — — — — — — — — — "All Night Dancing" 1981 — 1 — — — — — — — — — "How Long" — 4 29 44 42 32 6 30 — 16 — "Jazzy" — — — — — — — — — — — "There They Are" — — — — — — — — — — — "Tight Pair" 1982 — 4 — — — — — — — — — "Addicted to the Night" — 8 78 — — — — — — — — "Hold Me Down" 1983 — 11 70 — — — — — — — — "Choir Practice" — 8 — — — — — — — — — "Hit the Deck" — 32 — — — — — — — — — "Does Anybody Know" 1984 — 32 — — — — — — — — — "Power" 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — "Gossip Song" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. See also List of artists who reached number one in the United States List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart References