Face Up (album)

Face Up
Studio album by
Released20 June 2001 (2001-06-20)
Recorded2001
Genre
Length73:54
LabelArista
ProducerIan Devaney
Lisa Stansfield chronology
Swing
(1999)
Face Up
(2001)
Biography: The Greatest Hits
(2003)
Alternative cover
2003 remastered edition
Singles from Face Up
  1. "Let's Just Call It Love"
    Released: 11 June 2001
  2. "8-3-1"
    Released: 17 September 2001

Face Up is the fifth solo studio album by British singer Lisa Stansfield, released by Arista Records on 20 June 2001. It was her first new studio album since 1997's Lisa Stansfield. Stansfield co-wrote songs for the album with her husband Ian Devaney and Richard Darbyshire. Devaney also produced all the tracks. Face Up garnered favorable reviews from music critics who praised the funky and soul songs and also the adventurous usage of 2-step garage beats in the first single, "Let's Just Call It Love". The disco-flavored "8-3-1", selected as the second single, was withdrawn at the last minute. Face Up was released in Europe and Japan, and performed moderately on the charts reaching top forty in the European countries. Face Up was re-released as a deluxe 2CD + DVD set in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2014 and in Europe on 21 November 2014.