Designer Music

1981 studio album by Lipps Inc.

Designer Music

Studio album by

Lipps Inc.

Released| 1981
Genre| Post-disco, new wave, synthpop
Length| 32:44
Label| Casablanca NBLP 7262
Producer| Steven Greenberg
Lipps Inc. chronology
| Pucker Up
(1980)  | Designer Music
(1981)  | 4
(1983)

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Designer Music is the third album by American disco act Lipps, Inc., and the last featuring Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals. It was released in 1981 on Casablanca Records.

The tracks "Hold Me Down" along with the title track became a hit in 1981 peaking at number eleven on the American dance chart. While the song "Designer Music" failed to catch real attention in American dance charts, it made a lasting imprint in the Mexican and Philippine Disco scenes during the early 1980s as it was a certified disco smash hit and is a staple in discos being held at any part of the country.[1]

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "Designer Music" – 5:40
2. "Hold Me Down" – 5:25
3. "The One" – 3:42
4. "The One After" – 2:10

Side two

1. "Everybody Knows" – 4:36
2. "I Need Some Cash" – 4:57
3. "Background Singer" – 2:23
4. "Things Take Time" – 3:51

## Personnel

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* Cynthia Johnson – lead vocals
* Roger Dumas – synthesizer
* Terry Grant – bass
* Steven Greenberg – synthesizer, bass, drums, keyboards
* Scott Jones – keyboards, vocals
* Ivan Rafowitz – synthesizer, keyboards
* André Cymone – vocals
* Rockie Robbins – vocals
* Melanie Rosales – vocals
* Robert Schnitzer – guitar
* Bobby Vandell – drums

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[2] | Platinum  | 20,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[3] | 3× Platinum  | 750,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 156.
2. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
3. ^ "Platinum Design" (PDF). Billboard. October 16, 1982. p. 76. Retrieved December 13, 2019 - via American Radio History.

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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"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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