''Do It Good'' is the debut album by the American funk and disco group
KC and the Sunshine Band
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 " Get Down Tonight", " That's the Way (I Like It)", " (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", ...
. Produced by
Richard Finch, it was released in 1974 on the
TK label.
History
''Do It Good'' had little mainstream impact in the United States, despite catchy tracks like "Sound Your Funky Horn". The album was focused towards upbeat
funk
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, which would later turn into
disco
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.
After the song "Queen of Clubs" became a hit, the album was re-issued in 1978 with the title ''Queen of Clubs''. The record had a new cover that featured a playing card with the Queen of Clubs on the front (the record label still gave the album title as ''Do It Good'').
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Record World
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'' said of "Queen of Clubs" that "the sound is fuller than on recent K.C. hits with an uptempo
Motown
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feel."
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by
Big Break Records.
Track listing
Personnel
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Harry Wayne Casey
Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name KC, is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, with co-founder Richard Finch (musician), Richard Fi ...
–
keyboards, vocals
*
Richard Finch –
bass guitar
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,
drums
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,
percussion
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*Jerome Smith –
guitar
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*
Oliver Brown – percussion
*Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
*Ken Faulk –
trumpet
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*Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
*Mike Lewis –
tenor saxophone
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*Whit Sidener –
baritone saxophone
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*Beverly Champion – background vocals
*Margaret Reynolds – background vocals
*Jeanette Williams – background vocals
Guest musicians
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Jimmy "Bo" Horne
Jimmie Horace Horne Jr. (born September 28, 1949), known as Jimmy "Bo" Horne, is an American singer and musician, whose most successful singles include "Gimme Some" (1975) and "Dance Across the Floor" (1978). Many of Horne's songs have been used ...
– background vocals
*
George McCrae
George Warren McCrae Jr. (born October 19, 1944) is an American soul and disco singer who is most famous for his 1974 hit " Rock Your Baby".
Biography and career
McCrae was the second of nine children, born in West Palm Beach, Florida. He ...
– background vocals
*
Gwen McCrae
Gwendolyn Patricia McCrae ( Mosley, December 21, 1943 – February 21, 2025) was an American singer, best known for her 1975 hit record, hit "Rockin' Chair (Gwen McCrae song), Rockin' Chair". Known in the music industry as the "Queen of Rare Gro ...
– background vocals
*
Betty Wright
Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul music, soul and Rhythm and blues, R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career ...
– background vocals
References
External links
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Do It Good' at
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1974 debut albums
KC and the Sunshine Band albums
TK Records albums