Work the Walls

Work the Walls is a studio album released on July 7, 1992, by Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence.^[1] The album consist of thirteen tracks, including the charting singles "Work the Walls" and "Lock It" (which was originally released on the soundtrack to the film Strictly Business.^[1]

Work the Walls
Studio album by Rare Essence
Released	July 7, 1992[1]
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bias Studios
Genre	Go-go hip hop
Length	71:26[1]
Label	Sounds of the Capital
Producer	Donnell Floyd Mike Neal
Rare Essence chronology
Live at Celebrity Hall (1987) Work the Walls (1992) So What You Want? (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spot Light"		5:31
2.	"Lock It"	Micheal Neal J. Karen Thomas	4:55
3.	"Work the Walls"	Derek Floyd	5:08
4.	"I Got That Feeling"	R. Clark Derek Floyd	4:07
5.	"Sheraina"		5:41
6.	"Give Me That Beat"	Derek Floyd	4:17
7.	"Niggaz"	Derek Floyd	4:50
8.	"Hey Tamika"		5:05
9.	"One on One"		5:35
10.	"Party Goin' On"	Derek Floyd M. Johnson	5:36
11.	"Make 'Em Move Mick"		4:21
12.	"Lock It (Dub)"	Derek Floyd	7:40
13.	"Work the Walls (Live)"	Derek Floyd	7:42
Total length:			71:26

Personnel

• Charles "Shorty Corleone" Garris – vocals
• Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson – electric guitar, vocals
• Michael "Funky Ned" Neal – bass guitar
• Donnell Floyd – vocals, saxophone
• Kent Wood – keyboards
• Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman – congas, percussion
• Derick Paige – trumpet, vocals