We Got This (Chuck Brown album)

We Got This is a triple-studio album[3][6] released by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go musician Chuck Brown.[4] The triple-album consists of one audio CD containing five new songs, one 22-track audio CD from Chuck Brown's live concert at the 9:30 Club, and one video DVD of the same show. The 22-track songs are presented as one continuous medley, including many of his well-known songs. We Got This consists of collaborations with Jill Scott, Ledisi, and Marcus Miller.[6] The album was dedicated to the memories of Little Benny.

We Got This
Studio album by
Chuck Brown
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2010
Venue9:30 Club
Washington, D.C.
Genre
Length1:34:17
LabelRaw Venture
Producer
  • Tom Goldfogle (exec.)
  • Cutter Hodierne
  • Lorenzo Johnson
  • Carl Thompson
Chuck Brown chronology
We're About the Business
(2007)		 We Got This
(2010)		 Beautiful Life
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
ARTISTdirect[2]
Blurt[3]
The Wall Street Journal(favorable)[4]
Washington City Paper(favorable)[5]

The single "LOVE" received a Grammy nomination for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals".[7] However, the song lost the award to "Soldier of Love" by Sade at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[7]

Track listing
Disc 1: The Studio
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All for You" (featuring Marcus Miller)
  • Kevin Blackmon
  • Chuck Brown
  • Carl "Chucky" Thompson
3:39
2."Funky Stuff" (featuring Ledisi)
  • Chuck Brown
  • Lorenzo Johnson
  • Ledisi
4:41
3."Jingle Jangle"
  • Kevin Blackmon
  • Chuck Brown
  • Brian Craig
  • Carl "Chucky" Thompson
4:22
4."LOVE" (featuring Jill Scott and Marcus Miller)
  • Kevin Blackmon
  • Chuck Brown
  • Carl "Chucky" Thompson
4:01
5."Senorita"
  • Kevin Blackmon
  • Chuck Brown
  • Diana Linda
  • Carl "Chucky" Thompson
3:54
Disc 2: Live at the 9:30 Club (audio CD version)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wind Me Up!"Chuck Brown3:12
2."Rappaz R. N. Dainja (Instrumental)"
4:20
3."We the People"
  • Chuck Brown
  • John "JB" Buchanan
1:04
4."Funky Beat"Chuck Brown2:20
5."I'm Your Man"
  • Mel London
  • Ellas McDaniel
  • McKinley Morganfield
6:58
6."It Don't Mean a Thing"
4:38
7."Midnight Sun"
3:12
8."Moody's Mood for Love"
6:03
9."Woody Woodpecker"
2:55
10."Give the Bass Player Some"Chuck Brown1:37
11."Harlem Nocturne"Earle Hagen7:21
12."Ego" (featuring Cherie Mitchell)
3:42
13."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (featuring Cherie Mitchell)
2:43
14."Run Joe"
4:04
15."Give It Up for Little Benny"Chuck Brown3:12
16."Do You Know What Time it Is?" (featuring Little Benny and Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson)Mohandes Dewese3:10
17."Cat In the Hat" (featuring Little Benny)
2:22
18."Freak-A-Deek"Chuck Brown0:41
19."One on One" (featuring Little Benny)James "Jas Funk" Thomas1:35
20."Lock It" (featuring Little Benny)
  • Micheal Neal
  • J. Karen Thomas
1:07
21."Chuck Baby" (featuring K.K.)
  • Kevin Blackmon
  • Carl Thompson
5:13
22."Bustin' Loose"Chuck Brown2:11
Disc 3: Live at the 9:30 Club (video DVD version)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wind Me Up!"Chuck Brown3:12
2."Rappaz R. N. Dainja (Instrumental)"
4:20
3."We the People"
  • Chuck Brown
  • John "JB" Buchanan
1:04
4."Funky Beat"Chuck Brown2:20
5."I'm Your Man"
  • Mel London
  • Ellas McDaniel
  • McKinley Morganfield
6:58
6."It Don't Mean a Thing"
4:38
7."Midnight Sun"
3:12
8."Moody's Mood for Love"
6:03
9."Woody Woodpecker"
2:55
10."Give the Bass Player Some"Chuck Brown1:37
11."Harlem Nocturne"Earle Hagen7:21
12."Ego" (featuring Cherie Mitchell)
3:42
13."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (featuring Cherie Mitchell)
2:43
14."Run Joe"
4:04
15."Give It Up for Little Benny"Chuck Brown3:12
16."Do You Know What Time it Is?" (featuring Little Benny and Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson)Mohandes Dewese3:10
17."Cat In the Hat" (featuring Little Benny)
2:22
18."Freak-A-Deek"Chuck Brown0:41
19."One on One" (featuring Little Benny)James "Jas Funk" Thomas1:35
20."Lock It" (featuring Little Benny)
  • Micheal Neal
  • J. Karen Thomas
1:07
21."Chuck Baby" (featuring K.K.)
  • Kevin Blackmon
  • Carl Thompson
5:13
22."Bustin' Loose"Chuck Brown2:11
23."Block Party" (music video)
4:15
24."The Party Roll" (music video)
  • Chuck Brown
  • Carl Thompson
4:00

Personnel
gollark: Roman numerals are an entirely valid system to represent numbers, but fine.
gollark: Fine. I will add numbers to each paragraph.
gollark: You can quote from them, if you like.
gollark: Well, I've stopped saying things now, so you can respond to them in whatever weird form you'd prefer.
gollark: 1. I have 27000 comment karma and I do not need more.2. The tree-ish threading thing is often annoying.3. You can type at the same speed here.

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Chuck Brown: We Got This > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. "Chuck Brown Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. Staff Writer (October 25, 2010). "Chuck Brown - We Got This". Blurt. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. Fusilli, Jim (September 29, 2010). "The Godfather of Go-Go". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. Himes, Geoffrey (September 24, 2010). "We Got This by Chuck Brown, Reviewed". WashingtonCityPapter.com. Washington City Paper. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. Maza, Erik (June 23, 2011). "Chuck Brown just keeps on going". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. Schaben, Allen (February 14, 2011). "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.