The Crash Crew

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Crash Crew
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Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded1981–84
StudioSweet Mountain Studios (Englewood, New Jersey)
Genre Hip hop
Label Sugar Hill [1]
Producer Sylvia Robinson
Singles from Crash Crew
  1. "We Want To Rock"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Breaking Bells (Take Me To The Mardi Gras)"
    Released: 1982
  3. "On The Radio"
    Released: 1983
  4. "We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out)"
    Released: 1983
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Crash Crew is the self-titled debut studio album by American hip hop group Crash Crew. [3] It was released in 1984 through Sugar Hill Records. [4] The album was never properly finished due to Sugar Hill's financial difficulties. [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breaking Bells" Paul Simon 7:22
2."On the Radio"
  • George Belton, Jr.
  • Michael Fleming
  • Darryl Calloway
  • Reginald Payne
  • Larry Miller
  • Barry Bailey
5:43
3."We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out)"
  • Belton, Jr.
  • Fleming
  • Calloway
  • Payne
  • Miller
  • Bailey
5:33
4."We Want to Rock"
6:09
5."Scratching"
  • Belton, Jr.
  • Fleming
  • Calloway
  • Payne
  • Miller
  • Bailey
5:37

References

  1. Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (December 19, 2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252072017 via Google Books.
  2. "Crash Crew - Crash Crew | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. Hess, Mickey (November 19, 2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9780313343216 via Google Books.
  4. Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott; Mao, Jeff; Alvarez, Gabe; Rollins, Brent (March 25, 2014). Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN   9781466866973 via Google Books.
  5. "The Crash Crew Say the Bronx Gets All the Credit, But Rap Started in Harlem Too | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018.