K-Jee

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"K-Jee"
Single by the Nite-Liters
from the album Morning, Noon & the Nite-Liters
Released1971
Recorded1971
Studio RCA Mid-America Center, Chicago
Genre Soul, funk, proto disco
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Harvey Fuqua, Charlie Hearndon
Producer(s) Harvey Fuqua

"K-Jee" is a 1971 instrumental song by American soul and funk band the Nite-Liters. [1] [2] Written by Harvey Fuqua and Charlie Hearndon, it charted in 1971 at No. 17 on the US Billboard R&B chart. [3] It spent 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, [4] debuting at number 93 the week of July 3, 1971 and peaking at No. 39 the week of September 11, 1971. [5] [6] The song gained some notoriety again when it was included on the successful Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977, from the eponymous film.

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Charts

YearSingleChart positions
US US
R&B
1971"K-Jee"3917

Cover versions

Use in other media

The instrumental has also appeared as a theme for newscasts presented on KMSP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, WKAB in Montgomery, Alabama, and WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. [8] It also used for Today In Chicago on WMAQ-TV in Chicago. It was also used by WTVM in Columbus, GA as the opening theme for their Action 9 News broadcast in the late 70s. In the early 80s, the start of the song was used as "bumper" music (going into the commercial break) on WICZ-TV 40 in Binghamton, NY.

References

  1. ↑ Paige, Nathan (9 June 2016). "Nate Neblett, founding member of the Nite-Liters, New Birth, has died". Cleveland.com.
  2. ↑ Wang, Oliver (13 July 2010). "Harvey Fuqua: From Doo-Wop To Disco". NPR .
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 427.
  4. ↑ Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 23, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Billboard Hot 100, Week of July 3, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Billboard Hot 100, Week of September 11, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 174.
  8. ↑ Maryland
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