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.