Anywayawanna | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
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Label | Rhythm King | |||
Producer | The Beatmasters | |||
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Anywayawanna is the debut studio album by English dance and electronic music group The Beatmasters, released in 1989 on the Rhythm King record label. It should not be confused with their 2004 compilation album, Anywayawanna – The Best of The Beatmasters, which features similar artwork.
The album includes five singles: "Rok da House", featuring the Cookie Crew (UK No. 5), "Burn It Up", featuring P. P. Arnold (UK No. 14), "Who's in the House?" (UK No. 8), "Hey DJ/I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing", which features Betty Boo (credited as MC Betty Boop on the album) (UK No. 7), and "Warm Love", featuring Claudia Fontaine (UK No. 51).[1]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
New Musical Express | 6/10[3] |
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Keith Farley gave Anywayawanna four out of five stars, describing it as "a kinetic journey through sampledelic house" and "a great production with none of the wide-open gaps and overly raw grooves that characterize most British house of the day."[2]
All tracks written by Paul Carter, Manda Glanfield and Richard Walmsley, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Who's in the House?" (featuring Merlin) |
| 3:59 |
2. | "Hey DJ/I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing" (featuring MC Betty Boop a.k.a. Betty Boo) |
| 3:31 |
3. | "Burn It Up (On the Groove Tip)" (featuring P. P. Arnold) |
| 4:26 |
4. | "Warm Love" (featuring Claudia Fontaine) | 6:05 | |
5. | "Ska Train" (featuring Jum Jum) | 4:52 | |
6. | "Rok da House (W.E.F.U.N.K.)" (featuring the Cookie Crew) |
| 3:48 |
7. | "Make Me Feel" (featuring P. P. Arnold) | 4:01 | |
8. | "Don't Stop the Beat" (featuring MC Triple O) | 4:17 | |
9. | "Midnight Girl" (featuring Eric Robinson) | 5:11 | |
10. | "Sarayet-Sayam Sembtaé (Pt.1)" | 5:14 | |
11. | "Rok tha House" (7" Original) |
| 3:54 |
12. | "Burn It Up" (7" Original Radio Edit) |
| 3:20 |
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