Doin' It Old School Style
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Released | May 8, 2001 | |||
Recorded | September 9, 2000 | |||
Venue | Club U, Washington, D.C. | |||
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Length | 2:01:13 | |||
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Doin' It Old School Style (also title as Doin' It Old School Style: Live at Club U) is a double-live album released on May 8, 2001[1] by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was recorded live on September 9, 2000[1] at Club U, a music venue located on the historic U Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C., and includes the go-go rendition of Sade's song "No Ordinary Love".
The album's cover art is a throwback 80s-styled event poster[2] which includes names of the former go-go clubs from around the Washington metropolitan area (such as Howard Theatre, Celebrity Hall (aka "The Black Hole") and the Coliseum).[2]
Track listing[]
- Disc 1
- "The 'In' Crowd" (written by Billy Page) – 9:28
- "Hey Buddy Buddy" (written by Michael Neal, J. Karen Thomas) – 7:43
- "Get on the Wagon" – 8:01
- "Cherchez la R.E." (featuring Ms. Kim)– 7:45
- "Take Me Out to the Go-Go" – 10:06
- "One on One" – 7:20
- "Mickey's Solo" – 3:58
- "Lock It" (written by Michael Neal, J. Karen Thomas) – 15:11
- "No Ordinary Love" (written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 4:22
- Disc 2
- "Live concert video" – 47:17
Personnel[]
- James "Jas Funk" Thomas – lead vocals
- Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson – electric guitar, vocals
- Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman – congas, timbales, percussions
- Mike Baker – bass guitar
- Donnell Floyd – tenor saxophone, vocals
- Byron "BJ" Jackson – keyboards, vocals
- Kent Wood – keyboards
- Michael Smith – drums
- Ms. Kim – vocals
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Doin' It Old School Style". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wartofsky, Alona (June 2, 2001). "What Go-Goes Around..." The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2001 live albums
- Rare Essence albums