"I'm Doin' Fine Now" is a song by American R&B group

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. Released in 1973 by Chelsea Records from their debut album of the same name (1973), the song reached number 17 on the US ''

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, number eight on the ''Billboard''

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chart, number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 26 on the Canadian ''

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'' Top Singles chart. It was the 46th most successful song of 1973 in the US. When it debuted on

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on April 28, 1973, Kasem remarked that the members of the band were keeping their "day jobs" until they were sure that the band was going to be a big success. At the time of the record's debut on the top 40, Tim McQueen was a systems analyst at a New York City bank, Claude W. Johnson serviced

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es in Harlem, John Brown was an apprentice engineer at a record company, and Edward Schell drove a New York City taxicab.

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The Pasadenas version

In 1992, British group the Pasadenas released a cover of the song, retitled "I'm Doing Fine Now", that peaked at number four in the United Kingdom for four weeks, selling over 200,000 copies in the process. The single was released in January 1992 by Columbia from their third album, '' Yours Sincerely'' (1992). It was produced by

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, and also reached the top 10 in Belgium, Greece, and Ireland.

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1973 songs 1973 debut singles 1992 singles The Pasadenas songs Songs written by Thom Bell Song recordings produced by Thom Bell Chelsea Records singles Columbia Records singles {{1970s-R&B-song-stub