''Anything Goes!'' is the second album by the US dance group

C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory was an American musical group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés. The group is best known for their five hit singles: " Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", " Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)", " Things ...

. The album's lead single " Do You Wanna Get Funky"; which featured

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, and

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, 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. "Take a Toke" was included in the soundtrack of Brazilian novela ''Quatro Por Quatro'' and was a hit single in the country. The album's third single, "I Found Love", features a sample of

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's " Ladies' Night". "Just Wanna Chill" samples R. Kelly's " Honey Love".

Critical reception

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'' magazine wrote, "Though set isn't as innovative as ''

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'', it does overflow with state-of-the-street grooves, wicked hooks, and vigorous vocals.

and

are back, swapping gleeful vamps on radio-ready hip-hoppers like 'Bounce to the Beat' and the fast-rising first single, ' Do You Wanna Get Funky'.

Freedom Williams Frederick Brandon "Freedom" Williams (born February 13, 1966) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter, who gained fame as the lead rapper on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits. Career Born in Brooklyn in 1966, Williams went to school to becom ...

' rap bravado is replaced by

, a male trio that harmonizes admirably and rhymes with hardcore aggression. Prepare for C+C saturation through the end of '94, as future hits like mellow 'Take A Toke',

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-fied 'Takin' Over', and steamy 'All Damn Night' have their turn at bat."

Track listing

# "Let's Get Started" (Interlude I) # "Bounce to the Beat (Can You Dig It?)" # " Do You Wanna Get Funky" (featuring

, and

) # "I Found Love" (featuring

) # "A Song Is Just a Song" (Interlude II) # "Takin' Over" (featuring

) # "Gonna Love U Over" # "The Mood" (Interlude III) # "Take a Toke" # "Just Wanna Chill" # "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

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" # "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) {{1990s-electronic-album-stub