We're About the Business

We're About the Business is a studio album released on April 24, 2007[4] by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go musician Chuck Brown. We're About the Business was Chuck Brown's highest-charting album ever, which peaked on May 12, 2007 at #2 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" and #37 on the "Billboard Pop Albums".[5][6]

We're About the Business
Studio album by Chuck Brown
Released	April 24, 2007
Genre	Go-go neo soul jazz-funk hip-hop
Length	48:29
Label	Raw Venture
Producer	Tom Goldfogle (exec.) Carl Thompson (exec.) Aaron Phillips
Chuck Brown chronology
Best of Chuck Brown (2005) We're About the Business (2007) We Got This (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The New York Times	(favorable)[1]
The Washington Post	(favorable)[2]
Vibe	(favorable)[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chuck Town Intro" (featuring John Pressley)	1:25
2.	"Love Theme" (from The Godfather)	3:34
3.	"Block Party" (featuring Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman and DJ Kool)	4:16
4.	"Eye Candy" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)	5:31
5.	"Chuck Baby" (featuring KK)	3:57
6.	"Peacemaker (Interlude)"	0:39
7.	"Jock It In"	3:25
8.	"Feelin' Good"	2:47
9.	"Latin (Interlude)"	0:12
10.	"We Come to Party"	3:35
11.	"If You Had to Pick One (Interlude)"	0:21
12.	"Everyday I Have the Blues"	5:07
13.	"The Party Roll"	3:59
14.	"Love Nationwide"	4:31
15.	"Sound For The Town (Interlude)"	1:18
16.	"Funky Get Down"	4:00
Total length:		48:29

Personnel

• Chuck Brown – lead vocals, electric guitar
• Greg Boyer – trombone
• Brad Clements – trumpet
• DJ Kool – guest vocals
• David Dyson – bass guitar
• Vince Evans – keyboards
• Maurice "Mighty Moe" Hagans – percussion
• Roosevelt Harrell – drums
• Bryan Mills – saxophone
• "Sweet" Cherie Mitchell – keyboards, vocals
• Mark Williams – trombone

Charts

Album

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2[6]
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums	37[6]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
		Adult R&B Songs	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
2007	"Block Party"	19[6]	60[6]

References

1. Pareles, Jon (April 21, 2007). "Still Soulful, Still Swinging, Still Ready to Bust Loose". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
2. Chang, Jeff (April 24, 2007). "Chuck Brown's Business: True-Bluesy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
3. Murphy, Keith (May 2007). "Chuck Brown: We're About the Business". Vibe. New York City: VIBE Media Group LLC.
4. "Chuck Brown: We're About the Business". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
5. Hogan, Marc (May 17, 2012). "The Go-Go Godfather Through the Years". Spin. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
6. "Billboard: Chuck Brown". Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

External links

• We're About the Business at Discogs
• We're About the Business Chuck Brown interview with NPR's All Things Considered