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Be Thankful for What You Got
Studio album by
William DeVaughn
Released1974
Recorded1974
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
Length42:04
LabelRoxbury
Producer
  • Frank Fioravanti (exec.)
  • John Davis
William DeVaughn chronology
Be Thankful for What You Got
(1974) 		Figures Can't Calculate
(1980)
Singles from Be Thankful for What You Got
  1. " Be Thankful for What You Got"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Blood is Thicker than Water"
    Released: 1974
  3. "Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand"
    Released: 1974
  4. "Kiss and Make Up [1]"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

Be Thankful for What You Got is a studio album issued in 1974 by the soul singer William DeVaughn. It includes the best-selling song also titled " Be Thankful for What You Got".

Track listing

All tracks are written by William DeVaughn, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand"5:41
2."We Are His Children"5:18
3."Blood Is Thicker than Water" (Pal Rakes, Russ Faith)7:24
4."Kiss and Make Up"2:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."You Gave Me a Brand New Start"2:43
6." Be Thankful for What You Got"7:13
7."Sing a Love Song" (William DeVaughn, Frank Fiorvanti)3:27
8."You Can Do It"3:40
9."Something's Being Done"3:45
Total length:42:04

Personnel

  • William DeVaughn - vocals, songwriting
  • John Davis - organ, piano, sax, flute, synthesizer
  • Jerry Cohen - clavinet, piano
  • Norman Harris - guitar
  • Pal Rakes - guitar
  • Bobby Eli - guitar
  • Hugh McDonald - bass
  • Rusty Jackman - bass
  • Al Price - drums
  • Earl Young - drums
  • Larry Washington - percussion
  • Vince Montana - vibraphone
  • Don Renaldo - strings, horns
  • Nadine Felder - background vocals
  • Gwen Oliver - background vocals
  • Carl Paroulo - engineering, mixing
  • Doug Fern - engineering
  • Joe Tarsia - engineering, mixing
  • Wes Farrell - art direction
  • Richard Germinaro - illustration
  • Big Cigar - album design

Potential confusion

DeVaughn's second album, originally released as Figures Can't Calculate, also includes the track "Be Thankful for What You Got" (in a different version); this second album was later reissued on CD by Unidisc as Be Thankful for What You Got and by Hot Productions as Be Thankful for What You've Got. [3]

References

  1. ^ William DeVaughn- "Kiss and Make Up" @Discogs.com Retrieved 6-24-2017.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You Got | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ Andrew Hamilton, review of Figures Can't Calculate, Allmusic. Retrieved on 19 October 2015.
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