We're About the Business

We're About the Business
Studio album by
Chuck Brown
ReleasedApril 24, 2007
Genre
Length48:29
LabelRaw Venture
Producer
  • Tom Goldfogle (exec.)
  • Carl Thompson (exec.)
  • Aaron Phillips
Chuck Brown chronology
Best of Chuck Brown
(2005) 		We're About the Business
(2007) 		We Got This
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 No. 2 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" and No. 37 on the "Billboard Pop Albums".[5][6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2[6]
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums 37[6]

Singles

Year Title Chart positions
Adult R&B Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
2007 "Block Party" 19[6] 60[6]

References

  1. ^ Pareles, Jon (April 21, 2007). "Still Soulful, Still Swinging, Still Ready to Bust Loose". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ Chang, Jeff (April 24, 2007). "Chuck Brown's Business: True-Bluesy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ Murphy, Keith (May 2007). "Chuck Brown: We're About the Business". Vibe. New York City: VIBE Media Group LLC.
  4. ^ "Chuck Brown: We're About the Business". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. ^ Hogan, Marc (May 17, 2012). "The Go-Go Godfather Through the Years". Spin. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Billboard: Chuck Brown". Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.