I'm Doin' Fine Now

"I'm Doin' Fine Now"
Single by New York City
from the album I'm Doin' Fine Now
B-side	"Ain't It So"
Released	1973
Length	2:48
Label	Chelsea
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell Sherman Marshall
Producer(s)	Thom Bell
New York City singles chronology
"I'm Doin' Fine Now" (1973) "Make Me Twice the Man" (1973)

"I'm Doin' Fine Now" is a song by American R&B group New York City. Released in 1973 by Chelsea Records from their debut album of the same name (1973), the song reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number eight on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 26 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. It was the 46th most successful song of 1973 in the US.

When it debuted on Casey Kasem's American Top 40 on April 28, 1973, Kasem remarked that the members of the band were keeping their "day jobs" until they were sure that the band was going to be a big success. At the time of the record's debut on the top 40, Tim McQueen was a systems analyst at a New York City bank, Claude W. Johnson serviced jukeboxes in Harlem, John Brown was an apprentice engineer at a record company, and Edward Schell drove a New York City taxicab.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1973) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] 95 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] 26 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [3] 24 UK Singles (OCC) [4] 20 US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 17 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 8 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 14

Year-end charts Chart (1973) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 46

The Pasadenas version

"I'm Doing Fine Now"
Single by the Pasadenas
from the album Yours Sincerely
B-side	"Cry My Tears (Posthumously Yours)"
Released	January 20, 1992 (1992-01-20)
Length	3:35
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell Sherman Marshall
Producer(s)	Ian Levine Billy Griffin
The Pasadenas singles chronology
"Another Lover" (1991) "I'm Doing Fine Now" (1992) "Make It with You" (1992)

In 1992, British group the Pasadenas released a cover of the song, retitled "I'm Doing Fine Now", that peaked at number four in the United Kingdom for four weeks, selling over 200,000 copies in the process. ^[9] The single was released in January 1992 by Columbia Records from their third album, Yours Sincerely (1992). It was produced by Ian Levine and Billy Griffin, and also reached the top 10 in Belgium, Greece, and Ireland.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [10] 143 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 6 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 9 Europe (European Dance Radio) [13] 2 France (SNEP) [14] 46 Germany (GfK) [15] 38 Greece (IFPI) [16] 9 Ireland (IRMA) [17] 6 UK Singles (OCC) [18] 4 UK Dance ( Music Week ) [19] 5 UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [20] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Belgium (Ultratop) [21] 44 Europe (European Dance Radio) [22] 13 UK Singles (OCC) [23] 28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	January 20, 1992	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Columbia	[24]
Australia	March 16, 1992	CD cassette		[25]

References

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