Chronic Breakdown

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Chronic Breakdown
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 12, 1995
Genre Go-go
Length67:06
Label Liaison Records
Producer Roy Battle
Huck-A-Bucks chronology
Chronic Breakdown
(1995)
Live!
(1995)

Chronic Breakdown a studio album released by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band the Huck-A-Bucks on December 12, 1995. [1] [2] [3] [4] This was the band's debut album, and consists of twelve tracks including the song "Sexy Girl" which was sampled by hip-hop recording artist Wale for the 2006 single "Breakdown". [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Send a Shot Out"6:51
2."Get It Up"9:43
3."The Congo Drum Mix"5:20
4."Chronic Breakdown"3:24
5."So You Think We Can't Groove"4:07
6."Let's Rock a While"8:15
7."It's Time"5:17
8."Who's Ready...?"5:16
9."Sexy Girl"4:37
10."Be My Lady"4:49
11."Get It Up" (instrumental)4:45
12."Who's Ready...?" (radio version)4:42
Total length:67:06

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Huck-A-Bucks: Chronic Breakdown". AllMusic . Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Kiviat, Steve (July 4, 1997). "Huck-A-Bucks". Washington City Paper .
  3. Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop . Billboard Books. pp.  40, 56, 162, 163. ISBN   0-8230-7727-6.
  4. Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2009). The Beat! Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 279–280. ISBN   978-1-60473-241-2.
  5. "Chronic Breakdown credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 3 March 2017.