Any Other Way To Go? (also titled as Live at Crystal Skates) is a live album released in 1987 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.[5][6] The album was recorded live at the Crystal Skate in Temple Hills, Maryland. The album consists go-go renditions of classic jazz and swing songs performed with a go-go beat.
| Any Other Way To Go? | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Venue | The Crystal Skate Temple Hills, Maryland | |||
| Studio | Sheffield Studio | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 73:17[1] | |||
| Label | Rhythm Attack Productions | |||
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| Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| ARTISTdirect | [3] |
| musicHound R&B | (4/5)[4] |
The album is especially known for go-go rendition of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's hip-hop song "The Message", and the go-go songs "Be Bumpin' Fresh" and "Go-Go Drug Free" (which featured a cameo rap from the former Mayor of the District of Columbia Marion Barry).[5][7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Don't Have the Go Go Swing)" | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "Midnight Sun" | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Moody's Mood" | 5:07 | |
| 4. | "Woody Woodpecker" |
| 4:46 |
| 5. | "Here We Go Again" | Chuck Brown | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Harlem Nocturne" | Earle H. Hagen | 5:35 |
| 7. | "The Message" | 4:50 | |
| 8. | "Run Joe" |
| 8:11 |
| 9. | "Stormy Monday" | T-Bone Walker | 5:46 |
| 10. | "Family Affair" | Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | 7:25 |
| 11. | "Do That Stuff" | Chuck Brown | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Go-Go Drug Free" | Chuck Brown | 7:01 |
| 13. | "Be Bumpin' Fresh" | Chuck Brown | 8:29 |
| Total length: | 1:13:17 | ||
Personnel
edit- Chuck Brown – lead vocals, electric guitar
- John M. Buchannan – keyboards, trombone
- Leroy Fleming – tenor saxophone, background vocals
- Curtis Johnson – keyboards
- Donald Tillery – trumpet, background vocals
- Ricardo D. Wellman – drums
- Rowland Smith – congas, background vocals
- Glenn Ellis – bass guitar, percussions
References
edit- ^ "Chuck Brown: Any Other Way to Go". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Hanson, Amy. Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers: Any Other Way To Go? > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Chuck Brown Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (1998). "A-Z Guide to R&B Acts: Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers". In Terrell, Tom (ed.). musicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 78. ISBN 1-57859-026-4.
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
- ^ Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Charles C. Jr. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop. Billboard Books. p. 252. ISBN 0-8230-7727-6.
- ^ Schaffer, Michaeel (May 16, 2012). "When Marion Barry Rapped with Chuck Brown". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 26 December 2016.