Tag: KC & The Sunshine Band

Saturday, April 29, 2023 2pm ET: Number One Album of 1978: Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977)

Saturday Night Fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. The soundtrack was released on November 15, 1977. It is one of the best-selling albums in history, and remains the second-biggest-selling soundtrack of all time, after The Bodyguard, selling 40 million copies worldwide (double-disc album).

In the United States, the album was certified 16× Platinum for shipments of at least 16 million units. The album stayed atop the charts for 24 straight weeks from January to July 1978 and stayed on Billboard’s album charts for 120 weeks until March 1980. In the UK, the album spent 18 consecutive weeks at No. 1. The album epitomized the disco phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic and was an international sensation. The album has been added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for being culturally significant.

  1. “Stayin’ Alive” – Bee Gees 4:45
  2. “How Deep Is Your Love” – Bee Gees 4:05
  3. “Night Fever” – Bee Gees 3:32
  4. “More Than a Woman” – Bee Gees 3:18
  5. “If I Can’t Have You” – Yvonne Elliman 3:00
  6. “A Fifth of Beethoven” – Walter Murphy 3:03
  7. “More Than a Woman” – Tavares 3:17
  8. “Manhattan Skyline” – David Shire 4:45
  9. “Calypso Breakdown” – Ralph MacDonald 7:51
  10. “Night on Disco Mountain” – David Shire 5:13
  11. “Open Sesame” – Kool & the Gang 3:59
  12. “Jive Talkin’ ” – Bee Gees 3:44
  13. “You Should Be Dancing” – Bee Gees 4:14
  14. “Boogie Shoes” – KC and the Sunshine Band 2:17
  15. “Salsation” – David Shire 3:51
  16. “K-Jee” – MFSB 4:13
  17. “Disco Inferno” – Trammps 10:51

Barry Gibb – lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar (tracks 1–4, 12–13)
Robin Gibb – lead vocals (track 2), harmony and backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 12–13)
Maurice Gibb – bass, harmony and backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 12–13)
Alan Kendall – electric guitar (tracks 1–4, 12–13)
Blue Weaver – keyboards, synthesizer, piano (tracks 1–4, 12–13)
Dennis Bryon – drums, percussion (tracks 1–4, 12–13)
Joe Lala – percussion (tracks 1–4)
Stephen Stills – percussion (track 13)
Mike Baird – drums (track 10)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (tracks 8, 10)
Bob Bowles – guitar (tracks 5, 7)
Dennis Budimir – guitar (track 10)
Sonny Burke – piano (tracks 5, 7, 8); electric keyboards (track 15)
Eddie Cano – acoustic piano (track 15)
Mike Caruso – guitar (track 6)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (tracks 5, 7)
Scott Edwards – bass (tracks 5, 10, 15)
Steve Forman – percussion (tracks 8, 10, 15)
James Gadson – drums (tracks 5, 7–8)
Ralph Grierson – keyboards (track 10)
Mitch Hoder – guitar (track 8)
Abraham Laboriel – bass (track 8)
Freddie Perren – synthesizer, keyboards, percussion (track 5)
Emil Richards – percussion (track 10)
Jerome Richardson – flute solo (track 15)
Tony Terran – trumpet solo (track 15)
Lee Ritenour – guitar (tracks 8, 10, 15)
David Shire – adaptation (track 10)
Mark Stevens – drums (track 15)
Chino Valdez – congas (track 15)
Bob Zimmitti – percussion (tracks 5, 7, 15)
John Tobler – liner notes
Bill Oakes – compilation, album supervision

Tuesday 1/31/23 11am ET: Feature Greatest Hits LP: KC & The Sunshine Band – Greatest Hits (1980)

Greatest Hits is the first official compilation album by KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was released in February 1980 on the TK label.

  1. “Sound Your Funky Horn” 2:59
  2. “Queen of Clubs” 3:17
  3. “Get Down Tonight” 5:15
  4. “Boogie Shoes” 2:16
  5. “That’s the Way (I Like It)” 5:06
  6. “Shake Your Booty” 3:04
  7. “I’m Your Boogie Man” 4:01
  8. “Keep It Comin’ Love” 4:26
  9. “Please Don’t Go” 3:43
  10. “Let’s Go Rock and Roll” 3:36
  11. “All I Want” 4:20

Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, vocal
Jerome Smith – guitar
Richard Finch – bass guitar, drum, percussion
Robert Johnson – drums
Fermin Goytisolo – percussion

Monday 1/16/23 9pm ET: Feature LP: KC & The Sunshine Band (1975)

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 July 6, 1975 on the TK label.

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 of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B Singles Chart. The song “Boogie Shoes” also subsequently became a hit in early 1978 after being included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by Big Break Records.

  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
  5. “Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong” 3:07
  6. “I’m So Crazy (‘Bout You)” 3:04
  7. “What Makes You Happy” 2:49
  8. “I Get Lifted” 3:04
  9. “Let It Go (Part Two)” 2:01
  10. “Get Down Tonight” (Single Version) 3:12
  11. “That’s The Way (I Like It)” (Single Version) 3:05
  12. “Get Down Tonight” (Tom Moulton Mix) 9:06

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

Thursday 6/23/22 11pm ET: Feature LP: KC & The Sunshine Band – Do You Wanna Go Party (1979)

Do You Wanna Go Party is the sixth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released June 22, 1979 on the TK label.

  1. “Hooked On Your Love” 3:55
  2. “I’ve Got The Feeling” 3:05
  3. “Ooh, I Like It” 6:06
  4. “Please Don’t Go” 3:50
  5. “I Betcha Didn’t Know That” 4:08
  6. “Que Pasa?” 5:10
  7. “Do You Wanna Go Party” 7:29

Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, vocal
Jerome Smith – guitar
Richard Finch – bass guitar, drum, percussion
Robert Johnson – drum
Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
Ken Faulk – trumpet
Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
Jerry Peel – french horn
Joe Singer – french horn
Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
Beverly Champion – background vocals
Donna Rhodes – background vocals
Althea Tate – background vocals
Manuel Capote – strings
David Chappell – strings
Bogdan Chruszcz – strings
David Everhart – strings
Marguerit Haldeman – strings
Roslind Lang – strings
Marjorie Lash – strings
Stuart McDonald – strings
Susan Oltman – strings
Robert Phillips – strings
Debra Spring – strings
Guy Weddle – strings
Valerie Vonpechy – harp
Charles Chalmers – background vocals
Sandra Chalmers – background vocals
Teri DeSario – background vocals

Sunday 4/3/22 6pm ET: Feature LP: KC & The Sunshine Band – Part 3 (1976)

Part 3 is the fourth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released October 1, 1976 on the TK label.

Part 3 contains three of the band’s biggest hits, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, and “Keep It Comin’ Love”. The first two reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 while the third peaked at number two. Two other singles, “I Like to Do It” and “Wrap Your Arms Around Me” found moderate success on the charts.

  1. “Baby I Love You (Yes, I Do)” 4:43
  2. “Wrap Your Arms Around Me” 3:47
  3. “I Like to Do It” 2:57
  4. “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” 3:06
  5. “Let’s Go Party” 2:57
  6. “Come on In” 3:25
  7. “I’m Your Boogie Man” 4:05
  8. “Keep It Comin’ Love” 4:23
  9. “I’m Your Boogie Man” (Single Version) 4:00
  10. “Keep It Comin’ Love” (Single Version) 3:51

Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, vocal
Jerome Smith – guitar
Richard Finch – bass guitar, drums, percussion
Robert Johnson – drums
Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
Oliver C. Brown – 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

Saturday 1/22/22 12pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: A2Z of the Hit of 1990 – Part 2

We interrupt our regular Saturday schedule with an installment of Part 2 of our library of 1990. In this segment we’ll feature music from: Vixen, Madonna, Danger Danger, Rush, Lenny Kravitz, Warrant, Fleetwood Mac, Nelson, Soul Asylum, Jon Bon Jovi, Judas Priest, Larry Gatlin and many more.

12pm to 4pm ET

Saturday 1/15/22 12pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: A2Z of the Hit of 1990 – Part 1

We interrupt our regular Saturday schedule with an installment of Part 1 of our library of 1990. In this segment we’ll feature music from: Stranglers, Soul II Soul, Tom Petty, Beautiful South, Eric Johnson, Willie Nelson, KC & The Sunshine Band, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Nick Lowe, Elton John, Whistle, Robert Planet, Ian Hunter & Mark Ronson, and many more.

12pm to 4pm ET

Friday 1/29/2021 12pm ET: Feature Artist: KC & The Sunshine Band


KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band which was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits “That’s the Way (I Like It)”, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, “Keep It Comin’ Love”, “Get Down Tonight”, “Boogie Shoes”, “Please Don’t Go” and “Give It Up”. The band took its name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey’s last name (‘KC’) and the ‘Sunshine Band’ from KC’s home state of Florida, the Sunshine State. The group had six top 10 singles, five number one singles and a number two single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

A revival of interest in disco music in 1991 brought Casey out of retirement. He reformed the band with some new members and two other original members, (the percussionist Fermin Goytisolo and vocalist Beverly Champion-Foster) and began touring once again. The new band has released a large number of compilation albums through Rhino Records, along with some newly recorded material. The album Oh Yeah! was released in 1993 after a ten-year gap between new albums (excluding compilations).

On July 28, 2000, guitarist Jerome Smith died accidentally while working as a bulldozer operator.

In 2001, the band made a brief comeback into the music scene after an eight-year lull with the release of a new album titled I’ll Be There For You. The album was praised by critics, but it failed to generate any impact on the charts or in sales. More recently, the group had an appearance in the 2003 remake of the movie The In-Laws.

On July 6, 2013, KC and the Sunshine Band were honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.

 

Wednesday 4pm ET: Sounds of The 70s

This week on the Sounds of The 70s we feature music from: Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, KC & The Sunshine Band, Bad Company, Aerosmith, Henry Gross, Doobie Brothers, Thelma Houston, Grass Roots and more. . . 

Wednesday 4pm: Sounds of The 70s

This week on the Sounds of The 70s, music from:  Frankie Valli, Wet Willie, John Miles, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, David Dundas, Wayne Newton, Electric Light Orchestra, Jethro Tull, KC & The Sunshine Band, Jackson 5 and many more . . . 

Friday 11pm: ClubMax

This week on ClubMax we feature tunes from Janet Jackson, Secret Ties, Black Blood, KC & The Sunshine Band, Katy Perry, New Order, Duran Duran, Karen Young, Shalamar, Mark Ronson, First Choice and more . . . 

Artist Countdown: KC & The Sunshine Band Top 30 Hits 6p ET @RadioMax

KC & Sunshine BandKC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits “That’s the Way (I Like It)”, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, “Keep It Comin’ Love”, “Get Down Tonight”, “Give It Up”, and “Please Don’t Go”. They took their name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey’s last name (“KC”) and the “Sunshine Band” from KC’s home state of Florida (‘The Sunshine State’).  Source: Wikipedia

1 That’s the Way (I Like It)
2 Please Don’t Go
3 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
4 Give It Up
5 Keep It Comin’ Love
6 Get Down Tonight
7 Yes, I’m Ready (with Teri DeSario)
8 I’m Your Boogie Man
9 Queen of Clubs
10 Boogie Shoes
11 It’s the Same Old Song
12 I Like to Do It
13 Wrap Your Arms Around Me
14 Do You Wanna Go Party
15 Sound Your Funky Horn
16 Shotgun Shuffle
17 Rock Your Baby
18 Black Water Gold
19 Don’t Run (Come Back to Me) (with Teri DeSario)
20 Do You Feel All Right
21 Come to My Island
22 I Betcha Didn’t Know That
23 Blow Your Whistle
24 Let’s Go Rock and Roll
25 I Will Love You Tomorrow
26 I’m So Crazy (‘Bout You)
27 2 Live Party (with 2 Live Crew and Freak Nasty)
28 Who Do Ya Love
29 Something’s Happening
30 I’m a Pushover