Straight from the Basement

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Straight from the Basement
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1994
Genre Go-go
Length1:16:54
Label
  • Future
  • Liaison
Producer Reo Edwards
Northeast Groovers chronology
Straight from the Basement
(1994)
Jams
(1995)

Straight from the Basement (also titled as Straight from the Northeast) [1] is a studio album released in 1994 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Northeast Groovers. [2] The consist of thirteen tracks, including the singles "Booty Call", "The Twenty Minute Workout", "Van Damme", and "The Water" (which samples "Aqua Boogie" by Parliament). [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Straight from the Basement" – 5:57
  2. "Hey Ho (Live at Rick's)" – 10:38
  3. "The Water" – 5:58
  4. "Booty Call" – 7:66
  5. "Come Here" – 4:42
  6. "The Twenty Minute Workout" – 5:43
  7. "Takin My Time" – 4:34
  8. "24-7-365" – 4:07
  9. "We Came to Party" – 7:09
  10. "Ding A Ling Swing" – 5:03
  11. "Mystery" – 5:35
  12. "Van Damme" – 4:21
  13. "Bounce to This" – 5:01

Personnel

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References

  1. "Northeast Groovers: Straight from the Northwest". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop . Billboard Books. pp.  48, 51, 58, 71. ISBN   0-8230-7727-6.