KC and the Sunshine Band (album)

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KC and the Sunshine Band
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Studio album by
KC and the Sunshine Band
Released6 July 1975
Recorded1974–1975
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Length29:36
Label TK
Producer
KC and the Sunshine Band chronology
Do It Good
(1974)		KC and the Sunshine Band
(1975)		 The Sound of Sunshine
(1975)
Singles from KC and the Sunshine Band
  1. "Get Down Tonight"
    Released: February 11, 1975
  2. "That's the Way (I Like It)"
    Released: June 10, 1975
  3. "I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)"
    Released: 1975
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Christgau's Record Guide A− [2]

KC and the Sunshine Band is the second studio album by KC and the Sunshine Band. The record was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in July 1975 on the TK label.

Contents

History

KC and the Sunshine Band contains two of the group's biggest hits, "That's the Way (I Like It)" and "Get Down Tonight", both of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B Singles Chart. The song "Boogie Shoes" also subsequently became a hit in early 1978 after being included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch; track 6 additional writing by Willie Clarke

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Let It Go (Part One)"2:56
2."That's the Way (I Like It)"5:07
3."Get Down Tonight"5:14
4."Boogie Shoes"2:15
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Ain't Nothin' Wrong"3:07
6."I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)"3:04
7."What Makes You Happy"2:49
8."I Get Lifted"3:04
9."Let It Go (Part Two)"2:01
2012 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Get Down Tonight" (Single Version)3:12
11."That's The Way (I Like It)" (Single Version)3:05
12."Get Down Tonight" (Tom Moulton Mix)9:06

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14] Gold50,000 [14]

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  14. 1 2 "Golden Sunshine" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. XXXVIII, no. 8. July 10, 1976. p. 50. Retrieved November 21, 2021– via World Radio History.
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