| Space Cadet Solo Flight | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 43:30 | |||
| Label | TK | |||
| Producer | H. W. Casey, Richard Finch | |||
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Space Cadet Solo Flight is the seventh studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in 1981 on the TK label.
Space Cadet Solo Flight was credited only to group lead vocalist KC. Featuring more of a pop sound than the previous albums,[ citation needed ] it was not successful as the album and none of the singles released charted in the US. The album is notable for including a cover of the Supremes' 1966 hit song "You Keep Me Hangin' On".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Cadet" | Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Red Light" | Casey, Finch | 4:07 |
| 3. | "I Ask Myself" | Casey, Finch | 3:30 |
| 4. | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Make Me a Star" | Casey, Bruce Roberts | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I Don't Wanna Make Love" | Marc Gabriele, Madeline Stone, Norman Dolph | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Nothing Sadder Than a Heartache" | Gabriele, Stone | 3:24 |
| 8. | "What's Wrong?" | Gabriele, Stone, Dolph | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Only Love" | Gabriele, Stone, Dolph | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Holdin' on So Long" | Eddie Sierra, Jim Morgan, Dolph | 2:58 |
KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits "That's the Way ", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Boogie Shoes", "Please Don't Go" and "Give It Up". The band took its name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey's last name ('KC') and the 'Sunshine Band' from KC's home state of Florida, the Sunshine State. The group has had six top 10 singles, five number one singles and a number two single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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.
"Boogie Shoes" is a funk/disco song by KC and the Sunshine Band, which first appeared on their 1975 self-titled album. The song became a hit after it appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. It was subsequently released as a single and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the soul chart in 1978. Before its 1978 release as an A-side, the song was the B-side to the 1976 single "Shake Your Booty".
The Sound of Sunshine is the third studio album by the American funk and disco group The Sunshine Band. The album was produced by its vocalist Harry Wayne Casey, who did not perform vocals for the album, and Richard Finch. It was released in September 1975 on the TK label.
Part 3 is the fourth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in October 1976 on the TK label.
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.
Who Do Ya (Love) is the fifth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in August 1978 on the TK label.
Do You Wanna Go Party is the sixth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in June 1979 on the TK label.
The Painter is the eighth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. Produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, it was released in September 1981 on the Epic label.
All in a Night's Work is the ninth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in August 1982 on the Epic label.
KC Ten is the tenth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey, Robert Walker, and Ron Taylor and was released in December 1983 on the Meca label.
I'll Be There for You is the twelfth studio album by KC and the Sunshine Band, released in 2001. The album followed eight years after their previous studio album.
Bodies and Souls was released in September 1983 by The Manhattan Transfer on the Atlantic Records label.
Yummy is the thirteenth studio album by KC and the Sunshine Band, released in 2007. The album was released following a six-year gap after their last complete studio album.
Greatest Hits is the first official compilation album by KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was released in February 1980 on the TK label.
The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band is a compilation album by KC and the Sunshine Band, released in 1990. The album contained hits from 1974 to 1979, including every track included in their 1980 Greatest Hits compilation, along with their top 20 1983 hit "Give It Up" and other moderately successful singles.
Get Down Live! is the first live album by KC and the Sunshine Band, released in 1995.
25th Anniversary Collection is a compilation album by KC and the Sunshine Band, released in 1999. It is the most comprehensive KC and the Sunshine Band collection to date, containing nearly every single released during the band 1970s heyday, along with a small sampling of later tracks.
Paradise in Gazankulu is album by Harry Belafonte, released by EMI Records in 1988. It was his final studio album, prior to his death in 2023. The album deals with the plight of black South Africans under the Apartheid system. The album was re-released as an official mp3 download by amazon.com, and iTunes in the U.K. in 2010.
Portrait is the sixteenth studio album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1987 through GRP Records. The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.
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