Do It Good

Do It Good
original issue cover
Studio album by KC and the Sunshine Band
Released	April 12, 1974
Recorded	1973
Genre	Funk
Length	27:39
Label	TK
Producer	Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band chronology
Do It Good (1974) KC and the Sunshine Band (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]

Do It Good is the debut album by the American funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. Produced by Richard Finch, it was released in 1974 on the TK label.

History

Do It Good had little mainstream impact in the United States, despite catchy tracks like "Sound Your Funky Horn". The album was focused towards upbeat funk, which would later turn into disco.

After the song "Queen of Clubs" became a hit, the album was re-issued in 1978 with the title Queen of Clubs. The record had a new cover that featured a playing card with the Queen of Clubs on the front (the record label still gave the album title as Do It Good).

Record World said of "Queen of Clubs" that "the sound is fuller than on recent K.C. hits with an uptempo Motown feel." ^[3]

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do It Good"	Harry Wayne Casey, ], Betty Wright	2:25
2.	"Sound Your Funky Horn"	Harry Wayne Casey, Clarence Reid	2:59
3.	"Baby I Want Your Lovin'"	Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke (songwriter)	3:30
4.	"Queen of Clubs"	Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke	3:15
5.	"Blow Your Whistle"	Harry Wayne Casey	2:35

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"I'm a Pushover"	Harry Wayne Casey	3:45
7.	"You Don't Know"	Harry Wayne Casey,	2:30
8.	"I Need a Little Lovin'"	Harry Wayne Casey,	2:25
9.	"All My Love"	Harry Wayne Casey,	4:25

2012 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"I'm Gonna Do Something Good to You"	2:34
11.	"Why Don't We Get Together"	4:28
12.	"Queen of Clubs" (Single Version)	3:00
13.	"I'm a Pushover" (Single Version)	3:03

Personnel

• Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, vocals
• Richard Finch – bass guitar, drums, percussion
• Jerome Smith – guitar
• Oliver Brown – percussion
• Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
• Ken Faulk – trumpet
• Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
• Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
• Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
• Beverly Champion – background vocals
• Margaret Reynolds – background vocals
• Jeanette Williams – background vocals

Guest musicians

• Jimmy "Bo" Horne – background vocals
• George McCrae – background vocals
• Gwen McCrae – background vocals
• Betty Wright – background vocals

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Do It Good review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 28, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 21, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

External links

• Do It Good at Discogs