Doin' It Old School Style

Doin' It Old School Style
Live album by Rare Essence
Released	May 8, 2001
Recorded	September 9, 2000
Venue	Club U, Washington, D.C.
Genre	go-go old-school hip hop
Length	2:01:13
Label	Rare One Liaison
Producer	James Thomas (exec.) Andre Johnson
Rare Essence chronology
RE-2000 (1999) Doin' It Old School Style (2001) Live PA #6 (2002)

Doin' It Old School Style (also title as Doin' It Old School Style: Live at Club U) is a double-live album released on May 8, 2001 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was recorded live on September 9, 2000 at Club U, a music venue located on the historic U Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C., and includes the go-go rendition of Sade's song "No Ordinary Love".

The album's cover art is a throwback 80s-styled event poster which includes names of the former go-go clubs from around the Washington metropolitan area (such as Howard Theatre, Celebrity Hall (aka "The Black Hole") and the Coliseum).

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "The 'In' Crowd" (written by Billy Page) – 9:28
2. "Hey Buddy Buddy" (written by Michael Neal, J. Karen Thomas) – 7:43
3. "Get on the Wagon" – 8:01
4. "Cherchez la R.E." (featuring Ms. Kim)– 7:45
5. "Take Me Out to the Go-Go" – 10:06
6. "One on One" – 7:20
7. "Mickey's Solo" – 3:58
8. "Lock It" (written by Michael Neal, J. Karen Thomas) – 15:11
9. "No Ordinary Love" (written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 4:22

Disc 2

1. "Live concert video" – 47:17

Personnel

• James "Jas Funk" Thomas – lead vocals
• Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson – electric guitar, vocals
• Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman – congas, timbales, percussions
• Mike Baker – bass guitar
• Donnell Floyd – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Byron "BJ" Jackson – keyboards, vocals
• Kent Wood – keyboards
• Michael Smith – drums
• Ms. Kim – vocals

External links

• Doin' It Old School Style at Discogs