KC and the Sunshine Band (album)

KC and the Sunshine Band
Studio album by KC and the Sunshine Band
Released	July 6, 1975
Recorded	1974–1975
Genre	Disco funk
Length	29:36
Label	TK
Producer	Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band chronology
Do It Good (1974) KC and the Sunshine Band (1975) The Sound of Sunshine (1975)
Singles from KC and the Sunshine Band
"Get Down Tonight" Released: February 11, 1975 "That's the Way (I Like It)" Released: June 10, 1975 "I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)" Released: 1975 "I Get Lifted" Released: 1976

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

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 songs reached no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B Singles Chart.

The album was remastered and reissued in 2006 by Collectors' Choice Music.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let It Go (Part One)"	2:56
2.	"That's the Way (I Like It)"	5:07
3.	"Get Down Tonight"	5:14
4.	"Boogie Shoes"	2:15

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Ain't Nothin' Wrong"	3:07
6.	"I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)" (Casey, Finch, Willie Clarke)	3:04
7.	"What Makes You Happy"	2:49
8.	"I Get Lifted"	3:04
9.	"Let It Go (Part Two)"	2:01

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

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4]	27
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	26
US Billboard 200[6]	4
US R&B Albums[6]	1

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1975

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "KC & the Sunshine Band – KC and the Sunshine Band". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert. "K.C. & the Sunshine Band: K.C. & the Sunshine Band". Retrieved October 3, 2011.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & The Sunshine Band – KC & The Sunshine Band" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
4. "Swedishcharts.com – KC & The Sunshine Band – KC & The Sunshine Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
5. "1975-09-20 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
6. "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

External links

• KC and the Sunshine Band at Discogs (list of releases)