We're About the Business | ||||
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Released | April 24, 2007 | |||
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Length | 48:29 | |||
Label | Raw Venture | |||
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Source | Rating |
The New York Times | (favorable) [1] |
The Washington Post | (favorable) [2] |
Vibe | (favorable) [3] |
We're About the Business is a studio album released on April 24, 2007 [4] by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go musician Chuck Brown. We're About the Business was Chuck Brown's highest-charting album ever, which peaked on May 12, 2007 at #2 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" and #37 on the "Billboard Pop Albums". [5] [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Chuck Town Intro" (featuring John Pressley) | 1:25 |
2. | "Love Theme" (from The Godfather ) | 3:34 |
3. | "Block Party" (featuring Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman and DJ Kool) | 4:16 |
4. | "Eye Candy" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn) | 5:31 |
5. | "Chuck Baby" (featuring KK) | 3:57 |
6. | "Peacemaker (Interlude)" | 0:39 |
7. | "Jock It In" | 3:25 |
8. | "Feelin' Good" | 2:47 |
9. | "Latin (Interlude)" | 0:12 |
10. | "We Come to Party" | 3:35 |
11. | "If You Had to Pick One (Interlude)" | 0:21 |
12. | "Everyday I Have the Blues" | 5:07 |
13. | "The Party Roll" | 3:59 |
14. | "Love Nationwide" | 4:31 |
15. | "Sound For The Town (Interlude)" | 1:18 |
16. | "Funky Get Down" | 4:00 |
Total length: | 48:29 |
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 2 [6] |
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums | 37 [6] |
Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
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Adult R&B Songs | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | ||||
2007 | "Block Party" | 19 [6] | 60 [6] |
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