Do It Good

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Do It Good
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 12, 1974
Recorded1973
Genre Funk
Length27:39
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
SourceRating
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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.

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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 an 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 disc 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do It Good" Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, 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 Clarke3:30
4."Queen of Clubs"Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke3:15
5."Blow Your Whistle"Harry Wayne Casey2:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I'm a Pushover"Harry Wayne Casey3:45
7."You Don't Know"Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch2:30
8."I Need a Little Lovin'"Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch2:25
9."All My Love"Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch4:25
2012 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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

Guest musicians

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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 2023-03-08.