diff --git a/discogs.go b/discogs.go
index 0564b14..d540082 100644
--- a/discogs.go
+++ b/discogs.go
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ type Client struct {
 
 // NewClient returns a new Client.
 func NewClient(o *Options) (*Client, error) {
+	header := &http.Header{}
 	base := apirequest.New().Client(&http.Client{}).Base(discogsAPI)
 	if o.UserAgent != "" {
 		base.Set("User-Agent", o.UserAgent)
+		header.Add("User-Agent", o.UserAgent)
 	}
 
 	cur, err := currency(o.Currency)
@@ -41,10 +43,11 @@ func NewClient(o *Options) (*Client, error) {
 	// set token, it's required for some queries like search
 	if o.Token != "" {
 		base.Set("Authorization", "Discogs token="+o.Token)
+		header.Add("Authorization", "Discogs token="+o.Token)
 	}
 
 	return &Client{
-		Release: newReleaseService(base.New(), cur),
+		Release: newReleaseService(header, cur),
 		Artist:  newArtistService(base.New()),
 		Label:   newLabelService(base.New()),
 		Master:  newMasterService(base.New()),
diff --git a/examples/discogs_example.go b/examples/discogs_example.go
index 4f87851..638ca67 100644
--- a/examples/discogs_example.go
+++ b/examples/discogs_example.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ func main() {
 	d, err := discogs.NewClient(&discogs.Options{
 		UserAgent: "TestDiscogsClient/0.0.1 +http://example.com",
 		Currency:  "EUR",
+		Token:     "",
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
@@ -21,5 +22,5 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", release)
+	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", release.Title)
 }
diff --git a/releases.go b/releases.go
index 13ef585..01789d9 100644
--- a/releases.go
+++ b/releases.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package discogs
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
-
-	apirequest "github.com/irlndts/go-apirequest"
 )
 
 // Release serves relesase response from discogs
@@ -49,23 +51,51 @@ type ReqRelease struct {
 
 // ReleaseService ...
 type ReleaseService struct {
-	api      *apirequest.API
+	header   *http.Header
 	currency string
 }
 
-func newReleaseService(api *apirequest.API, currency string) *ReleaseService {
+func newReleaseService(header *http.Header, currency string) *ReleaseService {
 	return &ReleaseService{
-		api:      api.Path("releases/"),
+		header:   header,
 		currency: currency,
 	}
 }
 
 // Release returns release by release's ID
 func (s *ReleaseService) Release(releaseID int) (*Release, error) {
-	release := new(Release)
-	apiError := new(APIError)
+	params := url.Values{}
+	params.Set("CurrAbbr", s.currency)
 
-	req := &ReqRelease{CurrAbbr: s.currency}
-	_, err := s.api.New().Get(strconv.Itoa(releaseID)).QueryStruct(req).Receive(release, apiError)
-	return release, relevantError(err, *apiError)
+	var release *Release
+	if err := s.request(strconv.Itoa(releaseID), params, &release); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return release, nil
+}
+
+func (s *ReleaseService) request(path string, params url.Values, resp interface{}) error {
+	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", discogsAPI+"releases/"+path+"?"+params.Encode(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.Header = *s.header
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	response, err := client.Do(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(body, &resp); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }