Doin' It Old School Style
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{{Infobox album
| name = Doin' It Old School Style
| type = live
| artist = Rare Essence
| cover = DoinItOldSchoolStyle album.png
| alt =
| released = May 8, 2001
| recorded = September 9, 2000
| venue = Club U, Washington, D.C.
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist| go-go | old-school hip hop }}
| length = {{Duration|h=2|m=01|s=13}}
| label = {{hlist| Rare One | Liaison }}
| producer = {{hlist| James Thomas (exec.) | Andre Johnson }}
| prev_title = RE-2000
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Live PA #6
| next_year = 2002
}}
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,{{cite web|title=Doin' It Old School Style |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/doin-it-old-school-style-mw0000587286 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 November 2016}} by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was recorded live on September 9, 2000, 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{{cite web|title=What Go-Goes Around... |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2001/06/03/what-go-goes-around/797bfeae-4091-41d5-9021-ab2711af13f8/ |first=Alona |last=Wartofsky|work=The Washington Post |date=June 2, 2001 |accessdate=5 November 2016}} 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).
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
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Rare-Essence-Doin-It-Old-School-Live-At-Club-U/release/7717007 Doin' It Old School Style] at Discogs
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