Be Thankful for What You Got (album)

Be Thankful for What You Got
Studio album by William DeVaughn
Released	1974
Recorded	1974
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul
Length	42:04
Label	Roxbury
Producer	Frank Fioravanti (exec.) John Davis
William DeVaughn chronology
Be Thankful for What You Got (1974) Figures Can't Calculate (1980)
Singles from Be Thankful for What You Got
"Be Thankful for What You Got" Released: 1974 "Blood is Thicker than Water" Released: 1974 "Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand" Released: 1974 "Kiss and Make Up [1] " Released: 1974

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Be Thankful for What You Got is a studio album issued in 1974 by the soul singer William DeVaughn. It includes the best-selling song also titled "Be Thankful for What You Got".

Track listing

All tracks are written by William DeVaughn, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand"	5:41
2.	"We Are His Children"	5:18
3.	"Blood Is Thicker than Water" (Pal Rakes, Russ Faith)	7:24
4.	"Kiss and Make Up"	2:53

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"You Gave Me a Brand New Start"	2:43
6.	"Be Thankful for What You Got"	7:13
7.	"Sing a Love Song" (William DeVaughn, Frank Fioravanti)	3:27
8.	"You Can Do It"	3:40
9.	"Something's Being Done"	3:45
Total length:		42:04

Personnel

• William DeVaughn - vocals, songwriting
• John Davis - organ, piano, sax, flute, synthesizer
• Jerry Cohen - clavinet, piano
• Norman Harris - guitar
• Pal Rakes - guitar
• Bobby Eli - guitar
• Hugh McDonald - bass
• Rusty Jackman - bass
• Al Price - drums
• Earl Young - drums
• Larry Washington - percussion
• Vince Montana - vibraphone
• Don Renaldo - strings, horns
• Nadine Felder - background vocals
• Gwen Oliver - background vocals
• Carl Paroulo - engineering, mixing
• Doug Fern - engineering
• Joe Tarsia - engineering, mixing
• Wes Farrell - art direction
• Richard Germinaro - illustration
• Big Cigar - album design

Potential confusion

DeVaughn's second album, originally released as Figures Can't Calculate, also includes the track "Be Thankful for What You Got" (in a different version); this second album was later reissued on CD by Unidisc as Be Thankful for What You Got and by Hot Productions as Be Thankful for What You've Got. ^[3]

References

1. William DeVaughn- "Kiss and Make Up" @Discogs.com Retrieved 6-24-2017.
2. Hamilton, Andrew. "William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You Got | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
3. Andrew Hamilton, review of Figures Can't Calculate, Allmusic. Retrieved on 19 October 2015.