''Anywayawanna'' is the debut studio

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by English dance and electronic music group The Beatmasters, released in 1989 on the

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record label. It should not be confused with their 2004 compilation album, ''Anywayawanna – The Best of The Beatmasters'', which features similar artwork.

Singles

The album includes five singles: "

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", featuring the

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( UK No. 5), "Burn It Up", featuring

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(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

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(credited as MC Betty Boop on the album) (UK No. 7), and "Warm Love", featuring Claudia Fontaine (UK No. 51).

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, 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."

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Carter, Manda Glanfield and Richard Walmsley, except where noted. Note *Tracks 11 and 12 appear on CD only.

Personnel

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Musicians

* The Beatmasters – primary artist, producer *

– guest artist, vocals *Chris Ballin – background vocals *

– guest artist, vocals *

– guest artist * Claudia Fontaine – vocals, background vocals *Derek Green – background vocals *Merlin – guest artist *Trevor Russell – vocals *Barbara Snow – trumpet *Luke Tunney – trumpet * Caron Wheeler – background vocals

Production

*The Beatmasters – producer *Geoff Peche – mastering *Martin Rex – engineer *

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– engineer *Stephen Taylor – engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

References

External links

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