Crown Heights Affair

Crown Heights Affair
Origin	Crown Heights Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	R&B, disco, dance, funk
Years active	1967–1984; 2013
Labels	De-Lite, RCA (United States)
Past members	Ben Iverson Arnold "Muki" Wilson Bert Reid (deceased) Darryl Gibbs James Baynard (deceased) Phillip "Flip" Thomas Raymond Rock William Anderson Raymond Reid (deceased) Howard Young

Crown Heights Affair are an American R&B / funk / disco group from Brooklyn, New York City, founded in 1967.

Originally known as Ben Iverson and the Nue Dey Express on Britne Records, founded by then-bassist Donnie Linton, the group was renamed for a neighborhood in Brooklyn. The line-up consisted of Phillip Thomas (vocals), William Anderson (guitar/vocals), Howard Young (keyboards), Bert Reid and James Baynard (trumpets), Raymond Reid, Arnold 'Muki' Wilson, Julius Dilligard Jr., and Raymond Rock. Under contract to RCA they recorded their self-titled first album in 1974, featuring their first single "(You Can't Bend My) Super Rod".

Personnel changes followed, along with a shift in 1975 to De-Lite Records. 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" reached Number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1975, (plus US Billboard Hot 100 #43); and they topped out at #2 on the US Dance Chart later that year with "Every Beat Of My Heart" (Billboard Hot 100 #83). In the UK Singles Chart they made the Top 40 in 1978 with "Galaxy Of Love", and #10 in 1980 with "You Gave Me Love".

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