How 'Bout Us

Infobox single
Name = How 'Bout Us
Artist = Champaign
from Album = How 'Bout Us
Released = Start date|1981|7|18
Genre = Soft rock, pop, and ballad
Label = Columbia
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This single = How 'Bout Us
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How 'Bout Us is a 1981 hit single recorded by R&B music group Champaign and composed by band keyboardist Dana Walden. Originally released on the band's debut album of the same name, "How 'Bout Us" (the song) peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and of the seven charting singles Champaign conceived, the song remains the group's most successful track.

ong Information

"How 'Bout Us" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, remaining on the chart for 23 weeks. The title track of Champaign's debut album and their first single, the tune combines instrumentals, traditional background vocals repeated multiple times, and poetic verses performed by Champaign's lead vocalist Pauli Carman to create a sound similar to other ballads released during the time.

Reception

Both the song and the album it debuted on where acclaimed by All Music Guide who called it " [a] smooth, well-crafted pop-R&B topped by the creamy vocals of Pauli Carman and Rena Jones. This debut is a pop hybrid that sounds very promising, although the group never followed through adequately."

Charts

Cover Version

A cover version of this song was recorded in the late 1980's as a duet between established blue-eyed soul singer/musician Grayson Hugh and noted R&B superstar, Betty Wright.

References

*http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?keyword=how+%27bout+us+champaign&x=0&y=0&exposeNavigation=true&applicationName=bbcom&matchType=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&rangePropertyName=FORMATTED_DATE&rangeFilterType=BTWN
*http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=4264&aid=595444#review
*http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=4264&aid=595444
*http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=4264&aid=3980#review