''Anything Goes!'' is the second album by the US dance group
C+C Music Factory
C, or c, is the third letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''cee'' (pronounced ), plural ''cees''.
History
"C" ...
. The album's lead single "
Do You Wanna Get Funky"; which featured
Martha Wash
Martha Elaine Wash (born December 28, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as half of the Two Tons O' Fun, who sang backing vocals for the disco si ...
,
Zelma Davis
Zelma Davis (born August 2, 1970) is a Liberian-born American singer-songwriter. She is primarily known for her number-one dance hits "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." and "Just a Touch of Love" with C+C Music Factory. She has won four American ...
, and
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...
, reached number 1 on the Dance/Club Play charts, number 40 on the Hot 100, and number 11 on the R&B Singles chart. The follow-up single, "Take a Toke" reached number 23 on the Dance/Club Play and 48 on the R&B Singles chart.
The album's third single, "I Found Love", features a sample of
Kool & The Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B/soul/funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. ...
's "
Ladies' Night". "Just Wanna Chill" samples
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses.
During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...
's "
Honey Love".
Track listing
# "Let's Get Started" (Interlude I)
# "Bounce to the Beat (Can You Dig It?)"
# "
Do You Wanna Get Funky"
(featuring Martha Wash
Martha Elaine Wash (born December 28, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as half of the Two Tons O' Fun, who sang backing vocals for the disco si ...
, Zelma Davis
Zelma Davis (born August 2, 1970) is a Liberian-born American singer-songwriter. She is primarily known for her number-one dance hits "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." and "Just a Touch of Love" with C+C Music Factory. She has won four American ...
, and Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...
)
# "I Found Love"
(featuring Zelma Davis
Zelma Davis (born August 2, 1970) is a Liberian-born American singer-songwriter. She is primarily known for her number-one dance hits "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." and "Just a Touch of Love" with C+C Music Factory. She has won four American ...
)
# "A Song Is Just a Song" (Interlude II)
# "Takin' Over"
(featuring Martha Wash
Martha Elaine Wash (born December 28, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as half of the Two Tons O' Fun, who sang backing vocals for the disco si ...
)
# "Gonna Love U Over"
# "The Mood" (Interlude III)
# "Just Wanna Chill"
# "Take a Toke"
# "All Damn Night"
# "Share That Beat of Love"
# "Hip Hop Express"
# "Robi-Rob's Boriqua Anthem"
# "C+C Has Left the Building" (Interlude IV)
# "The West" (Interlude V)
# "Good or Bad" (Interlude VI)
# "A Moment of Silence for Larry Levan"
# "A Moment of Silence for
Chep Nunez"
# "Papermaker" feat Mc Charlie Brown (AKA C Brown from L.o.n.s)
Personnel
* April Allen – background vocals
* Karen Anderson – background vocals
* Rodney Ascue – engineer
* Katreese Barnes – background vocals
* C+C Music Factory – primary artist
* Brian Chin – liner notes
* Clivillés & Cole – primary artist
* Robert Clivillés – arranger, backing vocals, composer, editing, mixing, producer, sequencing, vocals
* David Cole – arranger, backing vocals, composer, mixing, producer, vocals
* Deborah Cooper – vocals, backing vocals
* Jorge Corante – composer
* Ricky Crespo – composer, producer
* Stephen Cullo – producer
* Stephan Danelian – photography
* Zelma Davis – backing vocals, vocals
* Angel DeLeón – composer, vocals
* Craig Derry – backing vocals
* Will Downing – backing vocals
* Funkmaster Flex – producer
* El General – guest artist
* Andrea Hicks – backing vocals
* Kenny Hicks – vocal producer
* Chris Joannou – producer, programming
* Acar S. Key – engineer, mixing, producer
* Hal Belknap – assistant engineer
* Joey Kid – vocals
* Nicky Lindeman – art direction
* Paul Logus, Jr. – engineer
* Danny Madden – backing vocals
* Bruce Miller – engineer
* Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
* Julian Peploe – design
* Herb Powers – mastering
* Duran Ramos – composer, producer, vocals
* Bob Rosa – engineer, mixing, producer
* John Seymour – assistant engineer
* Rod Temperton – composer
* Tony Terry – backing vocals
* Trilogy – vocals
* Danny Vargas – composer
* Martha Wash – vocals
* Albert Watson – photography
* Audrey Wheeler – vocals, backing vocals
* Larry Yasgar – executive producer
Charts
References
1994 albums
C+C Music Factory albums
Columbia Records albums
Albums produced by David Cole (record producer)
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