ARTIST: Chuck Brown
TITLE: The Best of Chuck Brown
LABEL: Raw Venture Records / Full Circle Ent.
GENRE: Funk
BITRATE: 213kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 35min total
RELEASE DATE: 12 Apr 2005
RIP DATE: 15 May 2005

Track List: CD #1/2
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01. Chuck Brown & The Soul          5:25
    Searchers - We The People
02. Chuck Brown & The Soul          3:02
    Searchers - Blow Your Whistle
03. Chuck Brown & The Soul          7:41
    Searchers - Bustin' Loose
04. Chuck Brown - Back It on Up     9:30
    (Sho' Ya Right)
05. Chuck Brown - We Need Some      8:17
    Money
06. Chuck Brown - Day-O             7:06
07. Chuck Brown - Misty             6:06
08. Chuck Brown - Fiesta            4:36

Track List: CD #2/2
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01. Chuck Brown - It Don't Mean A   3:14
    Thing (If It Ain't Got That
    Swing)
02. Chuck Brown - Midnight Sun      3:24
03. Chuck Brown - Moody's Mood For  5:07
    Love
04. Chuck Brown - Woody Woodpecker  2:35
05. Chuck Brown - Stormy Monday     5:46
06. Chuck Brown - Run Joe           8:55
07. Chuck Brown - Playing Your      6:38
    Game, Baby
08. Pastor Luke Mitchell, Jr & The  7:56
    New Olive Workshop Choir
    (Feat. Chuck Brown) - Can't
    Nobody Do Me Like Jesus

Release Notes:

16 classic tracks from the Godfather of Go-Go, including new songs and
previously out of print hits. All tracks on this double disc set have been
remastered.

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Washington, D.C., bandleader, performer, and songwriter Chuck Brown has been a
prominent figure on the city's go-go scene since the late '70s. Brown & the Soul
Searchers have also been one of the rare go-go acts to gain national attention,
even though it was short-lived. The Soul Searchers included
trombonist/keyboardist John "JB" Buchanan, trumpeter Donald Tillery,
saxophonist/flutist Leroy Fleming, bassist Jerry Wilder, percussionist Gregory
Gerran, organist Curtis Johnson, keyboardist Skip Fennell, drummer Ricardo
Wellman, and guitarist LeRon Young. They vaulted into the spotlight with
"Busting Loose," the top R&B single for four consecutive weeks at the end of
1978. Its fabulous arrangement; exuberant horn work; and arresting, terse vocals
made the band momentary celebrities. But the follow-up, "Game Seven," flopped,
and they were soon back on the go-go circuit. They had one more flirtation with
the spotlight in 1984, as the single "We Need Some Money (Bout Money)" reached
number 26 amid predictions that go-go was ready to explode into the mainstream.
It didn't happen, but Brown remained active. He tried again in 1991 with '90s
Goin' Hard for Goff. A documentary on the Washington, D.C., go-go scene appeared
in 2002 and prominently featured Brown and his music.