Do It Your Way

by Crown Heights Affair

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	03/02/1994
Label:	Unidisc
UPC:	0068381715227
Rank:	119167

Tracks

1. Dancin'
2. Searching for Love
3. Love Me
4. Music Is the World
5. Far Out
6. Sexy Ways
7. French Way
8. Dancin'
9. Dancin'
10. Dreaming a Dream (Goes Dancin')

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Crown Heights Affair   Primary Artist
Bert Reid   Sax (Tenor)
Raymond Rock   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
James Baynard   Vocals,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Raymond Reid   Vocals,Trombone
William Anderson   Guitar,Vocals
Howie Young   Keyboards
Arnold Wilson   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Phillip Thomas   Vocals

Technical Credits

Bertram Reid   Composer
Bert Reid   Composer
Britt Britton   Composer,Producer
Darryl Gibbs   Composer
Raymond Reid   Composer
William Anderson   Composer
Freida Nerangis   Composer,Producer
Arnold Wilson   Composer
Vernon Britton   Composer