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With one foot in disco and the other in soul/funk, the Crown Heights Affair had a very recognizable sound that effectively combined grit and gloss. The Brooklyn residents could get funky, but it wasn't the type of hardcore, gutbucket funk that Parliament/Funkadelic, Rick James, the Ohio Players, the Bar-Kays and the Gap Band were known for. And while Crown Heights Affair had plenty of disco appeal, it wasn't the type of Euro-disco that Cerrone, the Silver Convention and Donna Summer gave us. One of the band's best albums was Do It Your Way, which boasted the Top 20 R&B hit "Dancin'." While radio favored "Dancin'," clubs weren't about to play the single exclusively -- club DJs considered the entire album fair game, and they knew that infectious album cuts like "Music Is the World," "Love Me" and "Searching for Your Love" could easily bring a dance floor to life. Thankfully, Unidisc reissued Do It Your Way on CD in 1994.
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Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Composer, Producer - Vernon Britton, Composer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd., under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Producer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Producer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd.
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Darryl Gibbs, Composer - Frieda Nerangis, Composer, Producer - Vernon Britton, Composer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd., under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bertram Reid, Composer - Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Composer, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Producer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company 1976 ℗ 1979 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd., under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Producer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Composer, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Freda Nerangis, Composer - Britt Britton, Composer, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd. under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Composer, Producer - Vernon Britton, Composer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd., under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Producer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd. under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Producer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd. under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Composer, Producer - Vernon Britton, Composer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bertram Reid, Composer - Bert Reid, Tenor Saxophone - Philip Thomas, Lead Vocals - William Anderson, Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Reid, Composer, Trombone, Vocals - Crown Heights Affair, MainArtist - Frieda Nerangis, Producer - James Baynard, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Arnold Wilson, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Raymond Rock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Britt Britton, Producer - Howie Young, Keyboards
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Galaxy Entertainment & Management Ltd., under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
With one foot in disco and the other in soul/funk, the Crown Heights Affair had a very recognizable sound that effectively combined grit and gloss. The Brooklyn residents could get funky, but it wasn't the type of hardcore, gutbucket funk that Parliament/Funkadelic, Rick James, the Ohio Players, the Bar-Kays and the Gap Band were known for. And while Crown Heights Affair had plenty of disco appeal, it wasn't the type of Euro-disco that Cerrone, the Silver Convention and Donna Summer gave us. One of the band's best albums was Do It Your Way, which boasted the Top 20 R&B hit "Dancin'." While radio favored "Dancin'," clubs weren't about to play the single exclusively -- club DJs considered the entire album fair game, and they knew that infectious album cuts like "Music Is the World," "Love Me" and "Searching for Your Love" could easily bring a dance floor to life. Thankfully, Unidisc reissued Do It Your Way on CD in 1994.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:08
- Main artists: Crown Heights Affair
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sanctuary Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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