Doin' It Old School Style (also title as Doin' It Old School Style: Live at Club U) is a double-live album released on May 8, 2001, by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was recorded live on September 9, 2000, at Club U, a music venue located on the historic U Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C., and includes the go-go rendition of Sade's song "No Ordinary Love".
The album's cover art is a throwback 80s-styled event poster which includes names of the former go-go clubs from around the Washington metropolitan area (such as Howard Theatre, Celebrity Hall (aka "The Black Hole") and the Coliseum).
Track listing Disc 1 "The 'In' Crowd" (written by Billy Page) – 9:28 "Hey Buddy Buddy" (written by Michael Neal, J. Karen Thomas) – 7:43 "Get on the Wagon" – 8:01 "Cherchez la R.E." (featuring Ms. Kim) – 7:45 "Take Me Out to the Go-Go" – 10:06 "One on One" – 7:20 "Mickey's Solo" – 3:58 "Lock It" (written by Michael Neal, J. Karen Thomas) – 15:11 "No Ordinary Love" (written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 4:22
Disc 2 "Live concert video" – 47:17
Personnel James "Jas Funk" Thomas – lead vocals Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson – electric guitar, vocals Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman – congas, timbales, percussions Mike Baker – bass guitar Donnell Floyd – tenor saxophone, vocals Byron "BJ" Jackson – keyboards, vocals Kent Wood – keyboards Michael Smith – drums Ms. Kim – vocals
References
External links Doin' It Old School Style at Discogs