| I'm Doin' Fine Now | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
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| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Chelsea | |||
| Producer | Thom Bell, Wes Farrell, John Bahler | |||
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I'm Doin' Fine Now is the debut studio album recorded by American male vocal quartet New York City, released in 1973 on the Chelsea label.
The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 14 on the Hot Soul Singles and No. 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Also featured are two other chart singles: "Make Me Twice the Man" and "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hang Your Head in Shame" | Ron Baker, Norman Harris, Allan Felder | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Make Me Twice the Man" | Tim McQueen | 3:16 |
| 3. | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | Jimmy Webb | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Sanity" | Tim McQueen, John Brown, Claude Johnson, Edward Schell | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Hang On Sloopy" | Wes Farrell, Bert Russell | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Set the Record Straight" | Tim McQueen | 2:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Uncle James" | Joseph Jefferson | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Ain't It So" | Joseph Jefferson | 3:36 |
| 10. | "I'm Doin' Fine Now" | Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Reach Out" | Wes Farrell, Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart | 3:31 |
| Chart (1973) | Peaks [2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 122 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 35 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [2] | US R&B [2] | US A/C [2] | ||
| 1973 | "I'm Doin' Fine Now" | 17 | 14 | 8 |
| "Make Me Twice the Man" | 93 | 44 | — | |
| "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry" | 79 | 19 | — | |
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