Crown Heights Affair

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Crown Heights Affair was an R&B / funk / disco group from New York, founded in the early 1970s.

Contents 1 Career 2 Footnote 3 Reference 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] Career

Originally known as Neu Day Express, the group took their new name from a district of their native Brooklyn, and consisted of Phil Thomas, William Anderson, Howard Young, Bert Reid, James Baynard, Raymond Reid, Muki Wilson and Raymond Rock. Signed by RCA they recorded a self titled debut album in 1974.

Personnel changes followed, along with a shift to De-Lite Records, the then home of Kool and the Gang. The record label's subsequent liaison with Polygram Records saw the group gain worldwide audiences for singles such as "Dreaming A Dream", "Every Beat of My Heart", "Foxy Lady", and "Dancin'".

"Dreaming A Dream" hit Number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1975, (plus Billboard Hot 100 #43); and they topped out at #2 on the dance chart later that year with "Every Beat Of My Heart" (Billboard Hot 100 #83). In the UK they made the Top 10 in 1980 with "You Gave Me Love".

[edit] Footnote

Bert Reid died of lung cancer on 12 December 2004.

[edit] Reference

• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X

[edit] External links

• Crown Heights Affair biography
• Crown Heights Affair biography (and discography) at the All Music Guide
• Bert Reid death notification at the "Dead Rock Stars Club"

[edit] See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart