KC and the Sunshine Band (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = KC and the Sunshine Band
| type = studio
| artist = KC and the Sunshine Band
| cover = KC and the Sunshine Band album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 6 July 1975
| recorded = 1974–1975
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Disco|funk}}
| length = 29:36
| label = TK
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Harry Wayne Casey|Richard Finch}}
| prev_title = Do It Good
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = The Sound of Sunshine
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{Singles
| name = KC and the Sunshine Band
| type = studio
| single1 = Get Down Tonight
| single1date = February 11, 1975
| single2 = That's the Way (I Like It)
| single2date = June 10, 1975
| single3 = I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)
| single3date = 1975
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= KC & the Sunshine Band – KC and the Sunshine Band |publisher= AllMusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/kc-and-the-sunshine-band-mw0000627024 |accessdate= October 3, 2011}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = A−{{cite book|first= Robert |last= Christgau |author-link= Robert Christgau |year= 1981 |title= Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies |publisher= Ticknor & Fields |chapter= Consumer Guide '70s: K |chapter-url= https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=K&bk=70 |isbn= 089919026X |accessdate= February 28, 2019}}
}}
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.
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
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch; track 6 additional writing by Willie Clarke
| title1 = Let It Go (Part One)
| length1 = 2:56
| title2 = That's the Way (I Like It)
| length2 = 5:07
| title3 = Get Down Tonight
| length3 = 5:14
| title4 = Boogie Shoes
| length4 = 2:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Ain't Nothin' Wrong
| length5 = 3:07
| title6 = I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = What Makes You Happy
| length7 = 2:49
| title8 = I Get Lifted
| length8 = 3:04
| title9 = Let It Go (Part Two)
| length9 = 2:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2012 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| title10 = Get Down Tonight
| note10 = Single Version
| length10 = 3:12
| title11 = That's The Way (I Like It)
| note11 = Single Version
| length11 = 3:05
| title12 = Get Down Tonight
| note12 = Tom Moulton Mix
| length12 = 9:06
}}
Personnel
- Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, vocals
- Jerome Smith – guitar
- Richard Finch – bass guitar, drum, percussion
- Robert Johnson – drums
- Oliver C. Brown – percussion
- Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
- Ken Faulk – trumpet
- Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
- Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
- Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
- Beverly Champion – background vocals
- Margaret Reynolds – background vocals
- Jeanette Williams – background vocals
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1975–1976) !Peak |
| Australian (Kent Music Report){{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |authorlink= David Kent (historian) |year= 1993 |title= Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition= illustrated |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St Ives, N.S.W. |page= 163 |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}}
|align="center"|7 |
| {{album chart|Canada|5|chartid=4045a|accessdate=January 23, 2025}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|5|artist=KC & The Sunshine Band|album=KC & The Sunshine Band|accessdate=May 29, 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|27|artist=KC & The Sunshine Band|album=KC & The Sunshine Band|accessdate=May 29, 2014}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|26|date=19750920|accessdate=May 29, 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=KC And The Sunshine Band|accessdate=April 12, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=KC And The Sunshine Band|accessdate=April 12, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1975) !Position |
| {{album chart|Canada|33|chartid=6489a|accessdate=January 23, 2025|refname=CA_YE75}} |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Album 1975 |publisher= Album Top 100. Hung Medien |access-date= April 12, 2021 |url= https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1975&cat=a |language= nl}}
|align="center"|42 |
| Chart (1976)
!Position |
|---|
| {{album chart|Canada|44|chartid=5175|accessdate=January 23, 2025|refname=CA_YE76}} |
| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/year-end/Billboard_Top_Albums_1976|title=Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1976|website=BestSellingAlbums.org|access-date=January 23, 2025}}
|align="center"|74 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|title=KC and the Sunshine Band|artist=KC and the Sunshine Band|type=album|relyear=1975|certyear=1976|region=Australia|award=Gold|salesamount=50,000|certref={{cite magazine|title= Golden Sunshine |magazine= Cash Box |volume= XXXVIII |issue= 8 |via= World Radio History |page= 50 |date= July 10, 1976 |access-date= November 21, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-07-10.pdf}}|salesref=}}
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|68528|KC and the Sunshine Band|type=album}}
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