Lipps, Inc.

𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙨, 𝙄𝙣𝙘.’𝙨 “𝙋𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙐𝙥” 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩-“𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙮𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣” 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚 — 𝙖 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠, 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤-𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮.

Cynthia Johnson’s departure pushed Steven Greenberg to rethink the Lipps, Inc. sound, and “Pucker Up” reflects that shift: brighter synths, tighter basslines, leaner arrangements and a more overt push toward boogie-driven club flow. Tracks glide between polished mid-tempo grooves and high-shine disco propulsion, with Greenberg’s studio precision giving everything a glossy, radio-ready punch.

The highlight for many remains “How Long,” a shimmering cover redesigned with electronic sparkle — a perfect snapshot of early-80s dance-pop redirected through Minneapolis studio wizardry.

“Pucker Up” stands today as a transitional but irresistibly charming chapter in the Lipps, Inc. story, capturing the tail-end of disco’s golden glow as it morphed into the synth-forward pop that would define the decade.