Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Rare Essence album)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (also titled as The Essence of Rare Essence: Greatest Hits Vol. 1)[1] is a greatest hits album by Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was released on December 12, 1995, and consist of a compilation of ten songs from their previously released studio and live albums, including "Work the Walls", "Do the Mickey", "Body Moves", and "Do You Know What Time It Is".[1]

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedDecember 12, 1995[1]
StudioSigma Sound Studios,
Bias Studios
Genre
Length54:25[1]
LabelSounds of the Capital
Producer
  • Jim Robeson
  • Peter Humphreys
Rare Essence chronology
So What You Want?
(1995)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1995)
Get Your Freak On
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Washington Post(favorable)[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Body Moves"Rare Essence5:09
2."Back Up Against the Wall"Rare Essence6:20
3."Shoo-Be-Do-Wop"Rare Essence4:05
4."Umm Umm Good" (featuring Chuck Brown)Rare Essence5:36
5."Do You Know What Time It Is?"Moe Dewese4:58
6."Work the Walls"Derek Floyd4:29
7."Lock It"
  • Micheal Neal
  • J. Karen Thomas
5:52
8."Do the Mickey"Rare Essence5:58
9."One on One"Rare Essence7:35
10."Holy Ghost"
  • James Banks
  • Eddie Marion
  • Henderson Thigpen
4:23
Total length:54:25

Personnel

References

  1. Theakston, Rob. "Rare Essence: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. Tognazzini, Anthony. Rare Essence: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. Wartofsky, Alona (January 28, 1996). "New Releases: POP". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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