Crown Heights Affair ”Sure Shot”

Crown Heights Affair

”Sure Shot”
( LP De-Lite Records, 1980 )
Catalog # DSR-9517

Tracklisting:
A1 You Gave Me Love
Written-By – Ida Reid
A2 I Don’t Want To Change You
Written-By – Raymond Rock
A3 Sure Shot
Written-By – Bert Reid, Raymond Reid, William Anderson
B1 You’ve Been Gone
Written-By – Bert Reid , Raymond Reid , William Anderson
B2 I See The Light
Written-By – Phil Thomas , Skip Boardley
B3 Use Your Body & Soul
Written-By – A. Wilson, B. Reid, R. Reid, R. Rock, W. Anderson
B4 Tell Me You Love Me
Written-By – Phil Thomas, Ray Reid, William Anderson

Personnel & Credits:
Arranged By – Crown Heights Affair
Arranged By [Strings] – Bert Decoteaux
Bass, Vocals – “Muki” Wilson
Drums, Vocals – Raymond Rock
Engineer [Assistant] – Ed Garcia, James McNichols
Engineer [Mixing] – Bill Wittman
Engineer [Recording] – Bill Wittman, David Belafonte, Vern Carlon
Guitar, Vocals – William Anderson
Keyboards – Bernard Wright, Michael Wolf, Thomas Bridwell
Lead Vocals – Phil Thomas , Skip Boardley
Percussion – Edward Fletcher
Producer – Bert Decoteaux
Saxophone [Alt] – Darryl Gibbs
Saxophone [Tenor], Vocals – Bert Reid
Trombone, Vocals – Raymond Reid
Trumpet, Vocals – James “Ajax” Baynard
Vocals [Background] – Jann Harrison

Notes:
Printed in U.S.A.
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980

Review:
Crown Heights Affair had a string of hits beginning with the number five R&B/Top 40 hit “Dreaming a Dream” in the summer of 1975 and also including the Top 20 R&B hits “Every Beat of My Heart,”"Foxy Lady,” — not the Jimi Hendrix classic — and “Dancin.” Though the title track of their 1980 LP Sure Shot managed to chart number 72 in the summer of 1980, it was an album track that garnered the most attention. The radio-aired smooth dance cut “Use Your Body and Soul” embodies both the band’s upbeat sound, elements of Chic, and a get-up-and-dance rap break/interlude.
By Ed Hogan (AMG)

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