Bustin' Loose (Chuck Brown album)

Bustin' Loose
Studio album by Chuck Brown
Released 1979
Studio Sigma Sound Studios
Genre
Length 39:06[1]
Label Source Records
Producer
  • James Purdie
  • Logan H. Westbrooks
Chuck Brown chronology
Salt of the Earth
(1974)
Bustin' Loose
(1979)
Funk Express
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
ARTISTdirect[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
Wilson & Alroy [5]

Bustin' Loose is a studio album released in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.[1] The album includes the charting single and one of the all-time classic "Bustin' Loose", along with remakes of classic Jerry Butler 's soul ballad "Never Gonna Give You Up" from the 1968 album The Ice Man Cometh.[1]

On August 10, 1979, Bustin' Loose was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.[6] The single "Bustin' Loose" was also certified gold by the RIAA on March 14, 1979.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Bustin' Loose"  Chuck Brown 7:39
2. "Never Gonna Give You Up"   5:40
3. "If It Ain'f Funky"  Chuck Brown 6:01
4. "I Gotcha Now"  
  • Chuck Brown
  • John "JB" Buchanan
  • Leroy Fleming
  • Curtis Johnson
  • Donald Tillery
  • Jerry Wilde
5:03
5. "Could It Be Love"  
  • Shirley Chevalier
  • James Purdie
5:19
6. "Games Seven"  
  • Chuck Brown
  • John "JB" Buchanan
  • Leroy Fleming
  • Curtis Johnson
  • Donald Tillery
  • Jerry Wilde
6:13
7. "Berro E Sombaro"  
  • Chuck Brown
  • John "JB" Buchanan
  • Leroy Fleming
  • Curtis Johnson
  • Donald Tillery
  • Jerry Wilde
3:11
Total length:
39:06

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.allmusic.com/album/bustin-loose-mw0000117455
  2. Henderson, Alex. Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers: Bustin' Loose > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Chuck Brown Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Review: Chuck Brown and he Soul Searchers [extended]". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. David, David Bertrand. "Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers". David & Alroy. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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