Do It Good | ||||
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Released | April 12, 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 27:39 | |||
Label | TK | |||
Producer | Richard Finch | |||
KC and the Sunshine Band chronology | ||||
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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.
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 Clarke | 3:30 |
4. | "Queen of Clubs" | Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke | 3:15 |
5. | "Blow Your Whistle" | Harry Wayne Casey | 2:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "I'm a Pushover" | Harry Wayne Casey | 3:45 |
7. | "You Don't Know" | Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch | 2:30 |
8. | "I Need a Little Lovin'" | Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch | 2:25 |
9. | "All My Love" | Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch | 4:25 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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