Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Rare Essence album)

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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
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Greatest hits album by
Rare Essence
ReleasedDecember 12, 1995 [1]
StudioSigma Sound Studios,
Bias Studios
Genre
Length54:25 [1]
Label Sounds of the Capital
Producer
  • Jim Robeson
  • Peter Humphreys
Rare Essence chronology
So What You Want?
(1995)		Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1995)		 Get Your Freak On
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Washington Post (favorable) [3]

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (also titled as The Essence of Rare Essence: Greatest Hits Vol. 1) [1] is a greatest hits album by Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was released on December 12, 1995, and consist of a compilation of ten songs from their previously released studio and live albums, including "Work the Walls", "Do the Mickey", "Body Moves", and "Do You Know What Time It Is". [1]

A greatest hits album, sometimes called a "best of" album or a catalog album, is a compilation of songs by a particular artist or band. Most often the track list contains previously released recordings with a high degree of notability. However, to increase the appeal, especially to people who already own the original releases, it is common to include remixes or alternate takes of popular songs; sometimes even new material will function as bonus tracks. At times, a greatest hits compilation is the original album release for songs that have been released as singles and charted successfully.

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Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Body Moves"Rare Essence5:09
2."Back Up Against the Wall"Rare Essence6:20
3."Shoo-Be-Do-Wop"Rare Essence4:05
4."Umm Umm Good" (featuring Chuck Brown)Rare Essence5:36
5."Do You Know What Time It Is?" Moe Dewese 4:58
6."Work the Walls"Derek Floyd4:29
7."Lock It"
  • Micheal Neal
  • J. Karen Thomas
5:52
8."Do the Mickey"Rare Essence5:58
9."One on One"Rare Essence7:35
10."Holy Ghost"
  • James Banks
  • Eddie Marion
  • Henderson Thigpen
4:23
Total length:54:25

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Theakston, Rob. "Rare Essence: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Tognazzini, Anthony. Rare Essence: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Wartofsky, Alona (January 28, 1996). "New Releases: POP". The Washington Post . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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