Label:
Demon Records
Format:
Vinyl
Release Date:
26/04/2024
Cat no:
DEMREC1186
Barcode:
5014797910799
Genre:
Dance
Sub Genre:
Electronica
William DeVaughn
William DeVaughn: Be Thankful For What You Got – 50th Anniversary Edition (1LP)
William DeVaughn: Be Thankful For What You Got – 50th Anniversary Edition (1LP)
William DeVaughn
- Give The Little Man A Great Big Hand
- We Are His Children
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water
- Kiss And Make Up
- Be Thankful For What You Got
- Sing A Love Song
- You Can Do It
- Something's Being Done
About this release
- Classic album from D.C. native and soulful stalwart William DeVaughn
- Released in March ’74, sold almost 2 million copies, reached the tip of the U.S. R&B charts and four on the Billboard Top 100 chart
- Features the seminal ‘Be Thankful For What You’ve Got’ (Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin’ the scene with a gangster lean.’ as sampled by N.W.A, De La Soul, Outkast, Ludacris, Big Tymers, Rihanna, Hip Club Groove and L’Imperatrice
- Also contains the hit single ‘ Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand’
- Backed by the cream of Philadelphia session groups MFSB (Norman Harris, Vince Montana, John Davis)
- Re-reissued per popular demand, with newly mastered audio, and an obi strip containing fresh insights on Devaughn and his music
- Pressed on 140g black vinyl
- RIYL: Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions, Marvin Gaye, Leroy Hutson, Teddy Pendergrass, Bobby Womack
