Go-Go Crankin'
1985 compilation album by Various Artists
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Compilation album by Various Artists | |
Released | 1985 |
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Length | 49:06 |
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Robert Christgau | A−[1] |
musicHound R&B | (4.5/5)[2] |
The New York Times | (favorable)[3] |
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Go-Go Crankin' (also titled as Go-Go Crankin': Paint the White House Black) is a compilation album originally released in 1985.[6][7] The compilation consist of ten original songs by prominent Washington, D.C.-based go-go bands of that time period. The music is heavily influenced by the popularity of go-go in the mid-80s in Washington, D.C., and throughout the Northeast. The album has been considered to be influential to the growing popularity of hip hop and go-go music in the 1980s.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Good to Go" | Slim | 4:48 |
2. | "Movin' and Groovin" | Redds and the Boys | 3:59 |
3. | "Let's Get Small" | Trouble Funk | 5:36 |
4. | "We Need Some Money (Bout Money)" | Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers | 4:32 |
5. | "Ooh La La La" | E.U. | 5:11 |
6. | "Drop the Bomb" | Trouble Funk | 5:18 |
7. | "It's In the Mix" | Slim | 4:23 |
8. | "Somebody's Ringing That Doorbell (Express Yourself)" | E.U. | 4:39 |
9. | "Say What" | Trouble Funk | 5:18 |
10. | "Happy Feet" | Mass Extension | 5:15 |
Total length: | 49:06 |
See also
- Go Go Live at the Capital Centre, 1987 go-go concert
- The Go Go Posse, 1988 compilation album
- The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop, 2001 compilation album
- Meet Me at the Go-Go, 2003 compilation album
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Go Go Crankin". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (1998). "A-Z Guide to R&B Acts: Trouble Funk". In Change, Jeff "DJ Zen" (ed.). musicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 574–575. ISBN 1-57859-026-4.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (June 9, 1985). "Go-Go Music Brings a Fresh Beat to Summer Dancing". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Novak, Ralph (July 29, 1985). "Picks and Pans Review: Go-Go Crankin'". People. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Soults, Franklin, ed. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 915. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Go-Go Music Brings a Fresh Beat to Summer Dancing". The New York Times. July 6, 1985.
- ^ David Toop, Rap Attack, 3rd. ed., London: Serpent's Tail, 2000. (p. 213) ISBN 978-1-85242-627-9
External links
- Go-Go Crankin' at Discogs.com
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