Anywayawanna is the debut studio album by English dance and electronic music group the Beatmasters. It was released in 1989 on the Rhythm King 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: "Rok da House", featuring the
Cookie Crew (UK No. 5), "Burn It Up", featuring P. P. Arnold (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
Betty Boo (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
AllMusic, Keith Farley described the album as "a kinetic journey through sampledelic
House music" 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
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Tracks 11 and 12 appear on CD only.
Personnel
Musicians
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Beatmasters – primary artist, producer
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P. P. Arnold – guest artist, vocals
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Chris Ballin – background vocals
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Betty Boo – guest artist, vocals
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Cookie Crew – guest artist
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Claudia Fontaine – vocals, background vocals
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Derek Green – background vocals
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Merlin – guest artist
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Trevor Russell – vocals
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Barbara Snow – trumpet
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Luke Tunney – trumpet
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Caron Wheeler – background vocals
Production
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The Beatmasters – producer
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Geoff Peche – mastering
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Martin Rex – engineer
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Spike Stent – engineer
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Stephen Taylor – engineer
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Certifications
External links