KC Ten

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KC Ten
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Studio album by
KC
ReleasedDecember 28, 1983
Recorded1982–1983
Genre Funk, disco, R&B
Length40:28
Label Meca
Producer H. W. Casey, Richard Finch, Robert Walker, Ron Taylor
KC chronology
All in a Night's Work
(1982)
KC Ten
(1983)
The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band
(1990)

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.

Contents

History

KC Ten was credited only to group lead vocalist KC. The album includes the hit song "Give It Up", which had also been on the previous album. The single reached the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their first and only number 1 single on the UK Singles Chart. The band disbanded after this album was released; eight years would pass before the band was reformed.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give It Up" Harry Wayne Casey, Deborah Carter4:03
2."Are You Ready?"Casey, Richard Finch 3:03
3."On the Top"Casey, Joseph Simmel, Robert Walker3:42
4."Don't Break My Heart"Casey, Hazel King2:45
5."Nobody Knows"Casey3:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Too High"Casey, Walker2:58
7."Don't Let Go"Casey4:36
8."In My World"Casey3:37
9."Let's Get Together" (Duet with Margaret Reynolds)Casey, Phil Rodriguez, Carter3:26
10."Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" Sylvester Stewart 4:34

Personnel

Production

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