Boogie Down

"Boogie Down" is a 1973 song recorded by Eddie Kendricks for Motown Records' Tamla label. The song was co-written by Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree and Frank Wilson, the same song writing team that had composed "Keep on Truckin'", Kendricks' first major hit as a solo artist. Caston and Wilson co-produced the song and the arrangement was handled by Caston, Wilson and David Van DePitte.

Like "Keep on Truckin'", "Boogie Down" is an up-tempo, disco number that saw heavy rotation in dance clubs. Released as a single from the album of the same name, "Boogie Down" became Kendricks' second consecutive single to top the Billboard's R&B Singles Chart, holding the number one position for three weeks, and just missed becoming his second straight #1 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, peaking at number two for two straight weeks.^[1] However, it was his second #1 single on the Cash Box Top 100 chart. It was a Top 40 hit in Britain as well, making #39 on the UK Charts. Billboard ranked it as the #30 Pop single of 1974.

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Eddie Kendricks
Solo albums	All by Myself People ... Hold On Eddie Kendricks Boogie Down! For You The Hit Man He's a Friend Goin' Up in Smoke Slick
Other albums	Live at the Apollo Ruffin & Kendrick
Singles	"Keep on Truckin'" "Boogie Down" "Shoeshine Boy"
Related topics	Motown The Temptations
Portal:R&B and Soul Music