Anywayawanna

Anywayawanna is the debut studio album by English dance and electronic music group the Beatmasters.^[1] 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.

Anywayawanna
Studio album by the Beatmasters
Released	1989
Genre	House hip house
Label	Rhythm King
Producer	The Beatmasters
The Beatmasters chronology
Anywayawanna (1989) Life & Soul (1991)

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).^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
New Musical Express	6/10[4]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Keith Farley described the album 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."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Carter, Manda Glanfield and Richard Walmsley, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Who's in the House?" (featuring Merlin)	Carter Glanfield Walmsley Merlin	3:59
2.	"Hey DJ/I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing" (featuring MC Betty Boop a.k.a. Betty Boo)	Carter Glanfield Walmsley Deke Richards Debbie Dean Alison Clarkson	3:31
3.	"Burn It Up (On the Groove Tip)" (featuring P. P. Arnold)	Carter Glanfield Walmsley P. P. Arnold	4:26
4.	"Warm Love" (featuring Claudia Fontaine)		6:05
5.	"Ska Train" (featuring Jum Jum)		4:52
6.	"Rok da House (W.E.F.U.N.K.)" (featuring the Cookie Crew)	Carter Glanfield Walmsley Debbie Pryce Susan Banfield	3:48
7.	"Make Me Feel" (featuring P. P. Arnold)		4:01
8.	"Don't Stop the Beat" (featuring MC Triple O)		4:17
9.	"Midnight Girl" (featuring Eric Robinson)		5:11
10.	"Sarayet-Sayam Sembtaé (Pt.1)"		5:14
11.	"Rok tha House" (7" Original)	Carter Glanfield Walmsley Pryce Banfield	3:54
12.	"Burn It Up" (7" Original Radio Edit)	Carter Glanfield Walmsley Arnold	3:20

Note

• Tracks 11 and 12 appear on CD only.

Personnel

Musicians

• The Beatmasters – primary artist, producer
• P. P. Arnold – guest artist, vocals
• Chris Ballin – background vocals
• Betty Boo – guest artist, vocals
• Cookie Crew – 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
• Mark "Spike" Stent – engineer
• Stephen Taylor – engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position Australian Charts (ARIA)[5] 129 UK Albums (OCC)[6] 30

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Gray, Louise (17 June 1989). "Albums: The Beatmasters". Melody Maker. Vol. 65, no. 24. p. 29.
2. "BEATMASTERS - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
3. "Anywayawanna - The Beatmasters - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
4. Barron, Jack (24 June 1989). "The Beatmasters — Anywayawanna (Rhythm King Records)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 36. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 4 November 2022 – via Flickr.
5. "Beatmasters chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. "Beatmasters | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
7. "British album certifications – The Beatmasters – Anywayawanna". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

• Anywayawanna at Discogs