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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = The Crash Crew
| name = Crash Crew
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Crash Crew]]
| artist = [[Crash Crew]]
| cover = Crashcrew.jpg
| cover = Crashcrew.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1984
| released = 1984
| recorded = 1981–1984
| recorded = 1981–84
| studio = Sweet Mountain Studios <small>([[Englewood, New Jersey]])</small>
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| venue =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length =
| label = [[Sugar Hill Records (hip hop label)|Sugar Hill]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HRmRqtD6oPgC&q=The+Crash+Crew+1984+sugar+hill&pg=PA70|title=Rap Music and Street Consciousness|first=Cheryl Lynette|last=Keyes|date=December 19, 2004|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=9780252072017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
| length =
| label = [[Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill]]
| producer = [[Sylvia Robinson]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| next_title = [[High Powered Rappers]]
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Crash Crew
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| type = studio
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| single1 = We Want To Rock
| single1date = 1981
| single2 = Breaking Bells (Take Me To The Mardi Gras)
| single2date = 1982
| single3 = On The Radio
| single3date = 1983
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| single4 = We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out)
| single4date = 1983
}}
}}
}}
'''''The Crash Crew''''' is the self-titled first [[studio album]] by [[hip hop]] group [[Crash Crew]].<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=XkCncJ7j744C&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=The+Crash+Crew+1984+sugar+hill&source=bl&ots=r8NJMfLBrz&sig=ACfU3U2OHCFzjW4b_zA96TkmMOsEFEoNjw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj23O7wscLmAhWEX80KHTbHAZU4ChDoATAFegQICxAB#v=onepage&q=The%20Crash%20Crew%201984%20sugar%20hill&f=false</ref> It was released in 1984 through [[Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill Records]].<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=sB3SAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA331&lpg=PA331&dq=The+Crash+Crew+1984+sugar+hill&source=bl&ots=Rk5ZxbJc6_&sig=ACfU3U1U49I2Y-QAlI7xyzrSL5t87zg3VA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj23O7wscLmAhWEX80KHTbHAZU4ChDoATAEegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=The%20Crash%20Crew%201984%20sugar%20hill&f=false</ref>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crash Crew - Crash Crew {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/crash-crew-mw0000916096|last=|first=|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>
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'''''Crash Crew''''' is the self-titled debut studio album by American hip hop group [[Crash Crew]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XkCncJ7j744C&q=The+Crash+Crew+1984+sugar+hill&pg=PA44|title=Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide|first=Mickey|last=Hess|date=November 19, 2009|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313343216|via=Google Books}}</ref> It was released in 1984 through [[Sugar Hill Records (hip hop label)|Sugar Hill Records]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sB3SAgAAQBAJ&q=The+Crash+Crew+1984+sugar+hill&pg=PA331|title=Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists|first1=Sacha|last1=Jenkins|first2=Elliott|last2=Wilson|first3=Jeff|last3=Mao|first4=Gabe|last4=Alvarez|first5=Brent|last5=Rollins|date=March 25, 2014|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=9781466866973|via=Google Books}}</ref> The album was never properly finished due to Sugar Hill's financial difficulties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/06/07/the-crash-crew-say-the-bronx-gets-all-the-credit-but-rap-started-in-harlem-too/|title=The Crash Crew Say the Bronx Gets All the Credit, But Rap Started in Harlem Too &#124; The Village Voice|website=www.villagevoice.com}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
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#"Breaking Bells"
| all_writing =
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#"On the Radio"
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| title1 = Breaking Bells
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#"We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Partys Out)"
| writer1 = [[Paul Simon]]
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#"We Want to Rock"
| length1 = 7:22
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#"Scratching"
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| title2 = On the Radio
| writer2 = {{hlist|George Belton, Jr.|Michael Fleming|Darryl Calloway|Reginald Payne|Larry Miller|Barry Bailey}}
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out)
| writer3 = {{hlist|Belton, Jr.|Fleming|Calloway|Payne|Miller|Bailey}}
| length3 = 5:33
| title4 = We Want to Rock
| writer4 = {{hlist|Belton, Jr.|Fleming|Calloway|Payne|Miller|Bailey|[[Sylvia Robinson]]|[[Clifton "Jiggs" Chase|Clifton Chase]]}}
| length4 = 6:09
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| title5 = Scratching
| writer5 = {{hlist|Belton, Jr.|Fleming|Calloway|Payne|Miller|Bailey}}
| length5 = 5:37
| total_length =
}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|565525|Crash Crew}}
* [http://www.discogs.com/Crash-Crew-The-Crash-Crew/release/96004 The Crash Crew at Discogs.com]


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Latest revision as of 20:50, 23 January 2021

Crash Crew
Studio album by
Crash Crew
Released1984
Recorded1981–84
StudioSweet Mountain Studios (Englewood, New Jersey)
GenreHip hop
LabelSugar Hill[1]
ProducerSylvia Robinson
Singles from Crash Crew
  1. "We Want To Rock"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Breaking Bells (Take Me To The Mardi Gras)"
    Released: 1982
  3. "On The Radio"
    Released: 1983
  4. "We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out)"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Crash Crew is the self-titled debut studio album by American hip hop group Crash Crew.[3] It was released in 1984 through Sugar Hill Records.[4] The album was never properly finished due to Sugar Hill's financial difficulties.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breaking Bells"Paul Simon7:22
2."On the Radio"
  • George Belton, Jr.
  • Michael Fleming
  • Darryl Calloway
  • Reginald Payne
  • Larry Miller
  • Barry Bailey
5:43
3."We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out)"
  • Belton, Jr.
  • Fleming
  • Calloway
  • Payne
  • Miller
  • Bailey
5:33
4."We Want to Rock"
6:09
5."Scratching"
  • Belton, Jr.
  • Fleming
  • Calloway
  • Payne
  • Miller
  • Bailey
5:37

References

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  1. ^ Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (December 19, 2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252072017 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Crash Crew - Crash Crew | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Hess, Mickey (November 19, 2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313343216 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott; Mao, Jeff; Alvarez, Gabe; Rollins, Brent (March 25, 2014). Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781466866973 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Crash Crew Say the Bronx Gets All the Credit, But Rap Started in Harlem Too | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com.
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